Slide fastener chain and slide fastener

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PATENT NO 9854880
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15025851

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[Problem] To provide a slide fastener chain and a slide fastener, which have a small curvature radius and which have flexibility enabling the slide fastener chain and the slide fastener to be smoothly bent. [Solution] A slide fastener chain (1) comprises: a pair of fastener tapes (2); and elements (3) affixed to the facing edges (21) of the fastener tapes (2) at a predetermined pitch. The slide fastener chain (1) is characterized in that: the elements (3) each have bases (31a, 32a) affixed to a fastener tape (2) and each have heads (31c, 32c) protruding from the bases (31a, 32a) and engaging with facing elements (3); and the thickness (t) and pitch (p) of the elements (3) satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2).

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  • 2013 Application Filing Year
  • A44B Class
  • 249 Applications Filed
  • 222 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 89.16 % Issued To-Date
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Kojima, Yoshinori Toyama, JP 29 407
Michihata, Isamu Toyama, JP 32 465
Miyawaki, Yui Toyama, JP 3 5
Tanaka, Hayuru Toyama, JP 4 13

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