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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Naoyuki Himi, Toyama, JP;
Inventor:
Naoyuki Himi, Toyama, JP;
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/08 (2006.01); A44B 19/42 (2006.01); A44B 19/02 (2006.01); A44B 19/04 (2006.01); A44B 19/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/08 (2013.01); A44B 19/02 (2013.01); A44B 19/04 (2013.01); A44B 19/262 (2013.01); A44B 19/42 (2013.01); Y10T 24/2539 (2015.01); Y10T 24/2543 (2015.01);
Abstract
A slide fastener including a pair of first and second stringers each including a tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on one longitudinal edge of the tape; wherein each of the coupling elements includes a first non-connecting portion and a second connecting portion and wherein the second connecting portion includes a head portion and a body portion; and wherein the first non-connecting portion includes an attachment surface to which a decorative element is attached and the attachment surface has a first surface and a second surface lower than the first surface. The decorative element is attached to the second surface.