End terminating means for zip fasteners
US4756061A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2596
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
End terminating means (30,32) for a zip fastener (10), which comprises two strips of material (12,14) adapted to be releasably secured together, is in the form of a receptacle (FIG. 2a) having an open end through which adjacent ends of the strips are inserted. The receptacle has a dove-tailed lid (42) pivoted above an opening in the receptacle and incorporating barbs (48,50) adapted to hook into the strips (12,14) to retain them in the receptacle. The lid engages the edges of the opening to lock it in the closed position.
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