(19)
(11) EP 1 459 643 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39

(21) Application number: 04005825.7

(22) Date of filing: 11.03.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A44B 19/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 20.03.2003 JP 2003077524

(71) Applicant: YKK CORPORATION
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mizuhara, Hisayoshi
    Kurobe-shi Toyama-ken (JP)
  • Kumano, Isamu
    Kurobe-shi Toyama-ken (JP)
  • Sanada, Yukio
    Toyama-shi Toyama-ken (JP)
  • Segawa, Kiyomasa
    Kurobe-shi Toyama-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann 
Rosental 7, II Aufgang
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


(54) Slide fastener with separable bottom end stop


(57) This invention relates to a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop which enables a reinforcement portion of the separable bottom end stop to be sewed securely thereby preventing ribs at a sewing position from being damaged by a sewing needle. A reinforcement portion (10) is formed integrally on a lower half portion of each of a box pin (8) and an insert pin (9) of the separable bottom end stop using synthetic resin such that it is exposed on the fastener tape (3). The reinforcement portion (10) is constituted of an auxiliary member (11) and ribs (13) formed at a sewing position (40) to be sewed to a sewing object. The rib (13) is formed such that its height is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width is 0.6 to 0. 9 mm and that it is expanded gradually from a vertex to a base portion. A gap portion (23), which is wider than the base portion of the rib (13), is formed between adjoining ribs (13). Thus, the rib (13) avoids strike of a sewing needle to prevent itself from being damaged by the sewing needle and the gap portion (23) ensures sewing of the fastener tape onto the sewing object.






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