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(11) EP 1 145 965 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(43) Date of publication:
17.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/42

(21) Application number: 01302632.3

(22) Date of filing: 21.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B65C 7/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 21.03.2000 JP 2000078707

(71) Applicants:
  • Kotec's Co. Ltd.
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Sanyo Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Goto, Akihiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi (JP)
  • Ueno, Hideyuki
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Dealtry, Brian 
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD
Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)

   


(54) Fastening element


(57) It is an object to provide a fastening element (20) with less generation of jamming at the time of operation. Because a fastening element comprises a plurality of a unit fastening element arranged adjacently, the unit fastening element comprising a filament section (5), an inserting head section (19) equipped with a suitable engagement section located at one end of the filament section, and a socket section (8) equipped with a hole (10) for irreversibly passing the inserting head section (19) located at the other end of the filament section, the fastening element characterized in that a plurality of the socket sections (8) or their vicinities arranged adjacent to each other are temporarily fixed to the connection bar section individually installed, respectively, and a plurality of optional filament sections (11) adjacent to each other are separably fixed temporarily, jamming is less generated when the operator couples the fastening element by the coupler gun.