Global Patent Index - EP 1459642 A1

EP 1459642 A1 20040922 - Slide fastener with separable bottom end stop

Title (en)

Slide fastener with separable bottom end stop

Title (de)

Reissverschluss mit einem trennbaren unteren Endanschlag

Title (fr)

Fermeture à glissière avec une butée d'arrêt inférieure séparable

Publication

EP 1459642 A1 20040922 (EN)

Application

EP 04005477 A 20040308

Priority

JP 2003077523 A 20030320

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop which scatters an external force applied to a reinforcement portion upon the opening/closing operation so as to reduce an applied load thereby preventing the reinforcement portion having flexibility from being damaged. Reinforcement portions (10) are formed on a lower half of a box pin (8) and an insert pin (9) of a separable bottom end stop (5) with synthetic resin symmetrically on both front and rear surfaces of a fastener tape (3) such that the reinforcement portions are extended on the fastener tape (3). Each of the reinforcement portions (10) is constituted of an inside portion (11) adjacent to the box pin (8) or the insert pin (9) and an outside portion (12) connected thereto. In the inside portion (11), plural ribs (13a) are disposed obliquely and a concave portion is formed among the ribs (13a) so as to supply with flexibility. The outside portion (12) is formed of thick ribs (13b) such that it is connected to the inside portion (11). Consequently, an external force applied to the reinforcement portion is scatted by the oblique ribs (13a) in the thin inside portion (11), thereby reducing the applied load. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A44B 19/38

IPC 8 full level

A44B 19/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A44B 19/38 (2013.01 - EP KR US); Y10T 24/2511 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1459642 A1 20040922; BR PI0400951 A 20050524; CN 1261059 C 20060628; CN 1531885 A 20040929; HK 1065927 A1 20050311; JP 2004283299 A 20041014; JP 4072953 B2 20080409; KR 100554597 B1 20060303; KR 20040082979 A 20040930; MX PA04002436 A 20040923; TW 200422002 A 20041101; TW I244907 B 20051211; US 2004181920 A1 20040923

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04005477 A 20040308; BR PI0400951 A 20040319; CN 200410030137 A 20040319; HK 04108850 A 20041110; JP 2003077523 A 20030320; KR 20040018627 A 20040319; MX PA04002436 A 20040315; TW 93106979 A 20040316; US 79917504 A 20040312