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EP 1 066 895 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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13.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/24 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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10.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/02 |
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Date of filing: 20.06.2000 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
30.06.1999 JP 18593699
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Applicant: YKK Corporation |
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Tokyo 101-0024 (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Sugimoto, Yasuhiko
Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama 930-0373 (JP)
- Kikukawa, Norio
Namerikawa-shi, Toyama 936-0027 (JP)
- Yoshimura, Yasuharu
Kurobe-shi, Toyama 938-0031 (JP)
- Wakasa, Hironobu
Kurobe-shi, Toyama 938-0031 (JP)
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Representative: Luckhurst, Anthony Henry William |
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MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS
London WC2A 3LS (GB) |
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Article equipped with structural members and method for its manufacture |
(57) A method of manufacturing an article equipped with structural members wherein the
surface of an elongate body comprising metal or alloy is subjected to plating treatment
to form a plating film of film thickness 0.001 - 10 µm, this is cut into structural
members, and the structural members are then mounted on a substrate. The method provides
highly decorative articles equipped with structural members of metal or metal alloy
(e.g., slide fasteners or fastener chains, or clothing having buttons thereon) wherein
the effect of the various types of plastic processing on the plating film is slight
and furthermore, wherein there are no problems regarding product quality and function
even though they are subjected to various types of plating treatment.