Slide fastener chain and slide fastener
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Sep 30, 2013
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Abstract
[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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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- YKK CORPORATION
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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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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kojima, Yoshinori | Toyama, JP | 29 | 407 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 407 | |||
Michihata, Isamu | Toyama, JP | 32 | 465 |
# of filed Patents : 32 Total Citations : 465 | |||
Miyawaki, Yui | Toyama, JP | 3 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Tanaka, Hayuru | Toyama, JP | 4 | 13 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 13 |
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- A44B Class
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