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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2007
Syuji Wakata, Toyama-ken, JP;
Yuji Kondo, Toyama-ken, JP;
Syuji Wakata, Toyama-ken, JP;
Yuji Kondo, Toyama-ken, JP;
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a fastener tape for a slide fastener, which prevents stretching of an element attaching portion in a tape longitudinal direction while maintaining plasticity possessed by a knitted fabric inherently and has the improved strength of the element attaching portion, wherein a narrow width fastener tape is composed of a warp knitting structure in which an element attaching portion constituted of a plurality of wales is formed by knitting along one side edge of a tape main body portion, the element attaching portion is formed by disposing at least: a warp knitting yarn which runs in a zigzag fashion forming a needle loop across two or more wales adjacent to each other such that the needle loop is entangled with a needle loop of another knitting yarn of every other course on a wale; and a weft in-laid yarn which runs across two or more wales adjacent to each other.