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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
May. 30, 2001
Hideyuki Matsushima, Toyama-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Mori, Toyama-ken, JP;
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A concave row and a convex row of a meshing slide fastener are molded of resin having plasticity. The convex row has a terminal end where slider guide portions for guiding a slider are removed. A convex-row-meshing portion of the convex row is inserted through a side of the slider so as to be engaged with a concave-row-meshing portion of the concave row. An engaging device including a female fastening member and a male fastening member is attached to terminal ends of the concave row and the convex row. In operation, the female fastening member of the engaging device on a side of the convex row is engaged with the male fastening member of the engaging device on the side of the concave row. After the slider is made to contact with the engaging device on the side of the concave row, the convex row is rotated with respect to the female fastening member and the male fastening member and inserted between guide flanges of the slider, so that the concave-row-meshing portion and the convex-row-meshing portion are meshed with each other by sliding of the slider. By conducting an inverse operation, the meshing is released so that the concave row and the convex row are separated from each other. Therefore, the meshing slide fastener with an engaging device can be meshed with and separated from each other by a simple operation.