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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Matthew Rawstron, Runcorn, GB;
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/24 (2006.01); A44B 19/38 (2006.01); A44B 19/18 (2006.01); A44B 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/382 (2013.01); A44B 19/18 (2013.01); A44B 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slide fastener includes first and second stringers, an intermediate body, a first slider, and a second slider. The first and second stringers are separated by a first lateral distance in a first longitudinal portion, the first and second stringers are separated by a second lateral distance in a second longitudinal portion. A transition portion extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal extent of the intermediate body interposes the first and second longitudinal portions, and the second lateral distance is greater than the first lateral distance.