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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Maseguchi, Toyama, JP;
Yoshie Nakamae, Toyama, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Toyama, JP;
Yoshio Taira, Toyama, JP;
Hikaru Sato, Toyama, JP;
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A slide fastener includes a pair of left and right fastener tapes; and a pair of element rows including a plurality of fastener elements that face edge portions of the fastener tapes on sides facing each other along a length direction of the fastener tapes, and to which a slider that engages with the pair of element rows is slidably attached. The fastener element is made of a metal, a water-repellent layer made of a water-repellent agent is provided on the fastener tape, and adhesion of water to the fastener tape is prevented by the water-repellent layer.