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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Shoji Matsui, Toyama-Ken, JP;
Teruo Ozaki, Toyama-Ken, JP;
Katsuo Satake, Toyama-Ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/02 (2006.01); A44B 19/04 (2006.01); A44B 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A metallic engaging element of vintage type having a pair of leg portions formed so as to branch to right and left sections from the bottom of a body portion of the engaging element. The leg portions are formed into an L-like sectional shape including a sheet-like nipping portion and a leg portion side wall. The sheet-like nipping portion has a notch portion for sandwiching one side edge portion of a fastener tape from the front and rear surfaces. At least one projecting portion is formed in each of leg portion inner wall surfaces opposing the one side edge portion of the fastener tape in the leg portion side wall.