Concealable slide fastener
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Mar 20, 2018
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Oct 5, 2017
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Mar 31, 2016
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Mar 31, 2016
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Abstract
A slide fastener includes first and second rows of slide elements and first and second tapes secured with the respective rows of slide elements. The slide elements of the first row of slide elements are configured to engage with slide elements of the second row of slide elements and each slide element of the first and second rows includes a base, a head, a neck extending between the base and the head, a top surface, a facing surface, and one or more shoulders. A first vertical distance between a lowermost surface of the head and the first end of the first tape is greater than a second vertical distance between a lowermost surface of the base and the first end of the first tape.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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YKK CORPORATION | CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 101-8642 |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- A44B Class
- 323 Applications Filed
- 217 Patents Issued To-Date
- 67.19 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ogura, Suguru | Macon, US | 19 | 99 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 99 |
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