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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Michael “woody” Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Gary Davis, Oxford, NC (US);
Paul Blalock, Oxford, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael “Woody” Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Gary Davis, Oxford, NC (US);
Paul Blalock, Oxford, NC (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/26 (2006.01); A44B 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/26 (2013.01); Y10T 24/2588 (2015.01); Y10T 24/258 (2015.01); Y10T 24/2586 (2015.01); A44B 19/265 (2013.01); A44B 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments herein provide modified slider bodies with one or more features such as an elongated spring cap, a protrusion on the bottom plate and/or plate coupler of the slider body, and/or vertically offset side rails. These features may minimize introduction of loose fabric, such as the lining of a lined garment, into the tape slot of the slider body, thereby help reduce jamming of the slider body during operation of the slide fastener.