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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Shunji Akashi, Runcorn, GB;
Shigeyoshi Takasawa, Runcorn, GB;
Morimasa Yoneoka, Prarolo, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A slider () for a slide fastener comprises a slider body portion (), a latchportion () and a crown portion (). The crown portion () is disposed on the upper side () of the slider body portion () and the latch portion () is disposed on the underneath side () of the slider body portion (). The latch portion () comprises a latching member () and a receiving portion () which engage with a receiving portion () and latching member () respectively on a second co-operating slider (), to releasably latch the first () and second () sliders together.