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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Meirion Williams, Cheshire, GB;
Steven Thomas, Cheshire, GB;
Eiji Gonda, Cheshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A waterproof slide fastener is provided. A pair of tapes has coupling elements attached thereto. A coating of polymeric material is provided on at least one surface of the tape and extends continuously therealong. The coating includes in cross-section a fin with a bulbous region. The coating is not extendable beyond the coupling elements when the slide fastener is in an open arrangement.