Zip fastener
US10798998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C13/103
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A zip fastener may include a first slider disposed to slide lengthwise along a pair of stringers, and which includes one of a male part and a complementary female part. The other of the male part and the female part is formed on either a member, which may be a fixture fixed to the stringers, or a second slider. The male coupling part includes a neck adjacent an enlarged head, and the female coupling part includes a transverse slot with broad and narrow sections. In a two-handed operation, the male and female parts are mutually engaged to connect the first slider and the member by relative transverse movement, to pass the male part through a mouth of the transverse slot. When latched is closed in this way, axial separation of the first slider from the member is precluded.
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