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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1986
Filed:
May. 08, 1985
Akiyoshi Kando, Uozu, JP;
Yoshida Kogyo K. K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically closing a slide fastener with two rows of partly interengaged coupling elements, comprises a conveyor for feeding the slide fastener, a holder for temporarily arresting the movement of the slide fastener on the conveyor, and a driver for moving a slider in a fastener closing direction to fully close the slide fastener while the latter is being held in position by the holder. The holder and the driver are supported on opposite ends of an elongate support frame disposed above the conveyor. An actuator is connected to the support frame for reciprocating the latter with respect to the conveyor to bring the holder into and out of engagement with the slide fastener. The apparatus thus constructed is simple in construction, easy to adjust and maintain, and reliable in operation.