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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Hideyuki Matsushima, Toyama, JP;
Hisashi Yoneshima, Toyama, JP;
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of this invention is to provide a zipper pull of resilient body which is attached to a slider in a lateral direction thereof and capable of sliding the slider by rotating the zipper pull slightly so that the zipper pull is held in a stabilized state. A zipper pull mounting portion is provided on a top surface of a slider body and a connecting body of a zipper pull is disposed in a lateral direction relative to the mounting portion. The connecting body is comprised of two lateral bars disposed in parallel and vertical bars connected to both ends thereof so as to be protruded longitudinally. One of the vertical bars is buried in the zipper pull of resilient body so as to form a fixing portion. The zipper pull has an annular shape for surrounding the slider body. The lateral bars of the connecting body are inserted into the mounting portion. When a free end of the zipper pull is lifted up, the fixing portion is rotated and at the same time, the free vertical bar of the connecting body is lifted up, so that a locking pawl lever of automatic locking mechanism connected to the lateral bars is lifted up, thereby allowing the slider to slide. When the slider is locked, the zipper pull is fallen onto the slider body so that it can be maintained in a stabilized condition without swinging freely.