EP0089695B1 - Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab - Google Patents

Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0089695B1
EP0089695B1 EP83102924A EP83102924A EP0089695B1 EP 0089695 B1 EP0089695 B1 EP 0089695B1 EP 83102924 A EP83102924 A EP 83102924A EP 83102924 A EP83102924 A EP 83102924A EP 0089695 B1 EP0089695 B1 EP 0089695B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
pull tab
support
aperture
channel
slide fastener
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
EP83102924A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0089695A3 (en
EP0089695A2 (en
Inventor
Susumu Ishii
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
YKK Corp
Original Assignee
Yoshida Kogyo KK
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Yoshida Kogyo KK filed Critical Yoshida Kogyo KK
Publication of EP0089695A2 publication Critical patent/EP0089695A2/en
Publication of EP0089695A3 publication Critical patent/EP0089695A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0089695B1 publication Critical patent/EP0089695B1/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/262—Pull members; Ornamental attachments for sliders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a slide fastener slider comprising a slider body, a pull tab support pivotably connected at one end to the slider body, a pull tab removably attached to the opposite end of the pull tab support, and means for detachably connecting the pull tab and the pull tab support, said pull tab support having at the opposite end an aperture and a support portion comprising a rod defining one side of said aperture, said pull tab having neck portion normally received in said aperture, and an opening in said neck portion normally receiving therein said support portion and said connecting means comprising a resilient pull tab retainer movable between a first position under its own resiliency and a second position against its own resiliency.
  • a slide fastener slider of this type is disclosed in US-A-2811 763.
  • the pull tab support is formed with an opening and pull tab is provided with a hook-like support portion defining an aperture.
  • the pull tab also comprises a resilient retainer that normally closes the aperture defined by said hook-like support portion.
  • WO 80/02494 describes a slide fastener slider whose pull tab support comprises a resilient tongue projecting into an elongate aperture of the pull tab and rearwardly engaging a shoulder of the pull tab.
  • pull tab support comprises a resilient tongue projecting into an elongate aperture of the pull tab and rearwardly engaging a shoulder of the pull tab.
  • the invention aims at improving the slide fastener slider of the type mentioned above in respect to the mechanical strength thereof, for the connection between the pull tab and the pull tab support to withstand great tensile forces.
  • a slide fastener slider satisfying this requirement is characterized in that said resilient pull tab retainer is disposed on said pull tab support, the wall of said pull tab support has a recessed thin portion adjacent said aperture, said thin portion including a channel extending alongside said rod from the outer edge of said pull tab support to said aperture, said neck portion comprises a sleeve, said opening being defined in said sleeve for receiving therein said rod, said sleeve having a longitudinal slit having a width wide enough to allow said thin portion to pass therethrough, but narrow enough to prevent said rod from passing therethrough, said resilient pull tab retainer normally closing said channel in its first position and being displaced out of said channel in its second position in order to disengage said pull tab from said pull tab support.
  • the pull tab can be attached to and detached from the pull tab support quickly in a simple operation.
  • the pull tab retainer is relatively simple in construction and hence can operate reliably and stably for an extended period of time.
  • the overall slider structure is accordingly relatively simple and can be assembled through a simple and timesaving procedure which easily lends itself to automation.
  • the pull tab can therefore be replaced with other pull tabs to suit desired application or meet users's preference.
  • the slide fastener slider 20 generally comprises a slider body 21, a pull tab support 22 pivotably connected at one end to the slider body 21, and a pull tab 23 detachably attached to the pull tab support 22.
  • the pull tab support 22 has a substantially oval opening 24 in one end thereof and a substantially rectangular aperture 25 in the opposite end thereof.
  • the opening 24 is partly defined by an arcuate pivot portion 26 pivotably connected to the slider body 21 (Figure 11).
  • the aperture 25 is defined, at its one side remote from said opening 24, by a straight support portion 27.
  • the support portion 27 is in the shape of a rod having an oval cross section ( Figure 3) and has an enlarged end 27' of circular cross section having a diameter D ( Figure 3) which is substantially the same as the length of the major axis of the oval cross section.
  • the pull tab 23 has at one end thereof a neck portion 28 and an opening 29 extending in and transversely through the neck portion 28.
  • the neck portion 28 is in the shape of a split sleeve having a longitudinal slit 30 ( Figures 3 and 4) communicating with the opening 29.
  • the opening 29 has a diameter which is larger than the diameter D of the end portion 27', and the slit 30 has a width W ( Figures 3 and 4) which is smaller than the diameter D and the length of the minor axis of the oval cross section of the support portion 27.
  • the pull tab 23 as it is mounted on the pull tab support 22 is pivotably movable with the opening 29 loosely receiving therein the support portion 27.
  • the pull tab support 22 is recessed in its opposite surfaces to form a thin portion 31 adjacent to the aperture 25, and a pair of channels 32, 33 extending parallel to the end 27' and communicating with the aperture 25.
  • the thin portion 31 has a thickness T ( Figure 3) which is smaller than the width W of the slit 30 in the neck portion 28 so that the latter can be moved through the channels 32, 33 in the directions of the arrowheads A ( Figures 2 and 4).
  • the thin portion 31 further has a recess 34 opening to the aperture 25 adjacent to the end 27'.
  • the channels 32, 33 are normally closed by a resilient pull tab retainer 35 acting as a torsion spring on the pull tab support 22.
  • the pull tab retainer 35 is generally U-shaped and comprises a pair of laterally spaced legs 36, 37 connected by a lateral joint 38 and a pair of confronting bent ends 39, 40 extending from the legs 36, 37 remotely from the lateral joint 38.
  • the lateral joint 38 is slightly twisted on itself such that the legs 36, 37 are normally out of lateral alignment with each other as shown in Figure 2.
  • the thin portion 31 has in its opposite surfaces a pair of holes 41, 42 located remotely from the aperture 25 and the channels 32, 33 and positioned out of lateral registry.
  • the pull tab retainer 35 is attached over the thin portion 31 across the channels 32, 33 with the bent ends 39, 40 pivotably fitted respectively in the holes 41, 42.
  • the shape of the pull tab retainer 35 and the position of the holes 41, 42 are selected such that the pull tab retainer 35 is normally urged under its own resiliency to move in the counter-clockwise direction indicated by the arrow B ( Figure 2) with the lateral joint 38 received in the recess 34, thus closing off the channels 32, 33.
  • the pull tab retainer 35 is angularly moved by fingers (not shown) in the direction of the arrow C ( Figure 2) against the resiliency of the retainer 35 until the retainer 35 is lifted clear out of the channels 32, 33.
  • the pull tab 23 can now be detached from the pull tab support 22 by pulling the neck portion 28 out through the channels 32, 33.
  • the pull tab retainer 35 can move in the direction of the arrow B under its own resiliency to close off the channels 32, 33 again when it is released from the finger pull.
  • Figures 5 through 8 show a modification according to the present invention in which a pull tab 43 is removably attached to a pull tab support 44.
  • the pull tab 43 and the pull tab support 44 are substantially the same as the pull tab 23 and the pull tab support 22 described above and shown in Figures 1 to 4 with the exception that the pull tab support 44 is recessed in one surface thereof to form a substantially rectangular thin portion 45 extending perpendicular to a support portion 46 along one end of an aperture 47.
  • the thin portion 45 has a thickness which is smaller than the width of a slit (not shown) in a neck portion 48 of the pull tab 43.
  • the pull tab support 44 further has a blind hole 49 extending parallel to the support portion 46 across the aperture 47, the hole 49 opening at one end 50 ( Figure 6) to the thin portion 45.
  • a stopper 51 extends on the thin portion 45 along an edge 52 thereof remote from the aperture 47 so as to define a gap 53 between the end 50 of the hole 49 and the stopper 51, there being also defined, between one or the lower end of the stopper 51 and one end 54 of the support portion 46, a channel 55 for the passage therethrough of the neck portion 48.
  • a substantially U-shaped, resilient pull tab retainer 56 is placed in the hole 49.
  • the pull tab retainer 56 has a pair of interconnected legs 57, 58 spaced from each other, the legs 57, 58 being snugly received in the blind hole 49.
  • the leg 58 has an outwardly bent end portion 59 extending through the gap 53 normally across the channel 55 to thereby prevent the neck portion 48 from being removed out of the aperture 47 through the channel 55.
  • the bent end portion 59 of the pull tab retainer 56 is lifted by a finger (not shown) inserted through the channel 55 against the resiliency of the retainer 56 until the bent end portion 59 abuts against the stopper 51 as shown in Figure 6. Then, the pull tab 43 is pulled off the pull tab support 44 by guiding the neck portion 48 through the channel 55. When released from the finger, the bent end portion 59 and hence the leg 58 is resiliently lowered to the position of Figure 5.
  • the neck portion 48 is pushed into the channel 55 to thereby force the bent end portion 59 to move upwardly out of the channel 55. At this time, the upward movement of the leg 58 may be assisted by a finger inserted through the channel 55. The neck portion 48 is finally moved past the bent end portion 59 into the aperture 47, and then the leg 58 springs downwardly back to the position of Figure 5.
  • a pull tab support 60 has in its one surface a substantially C-shaped recess 61 extending along and in spaced relation to an aperture 62.
  • the recess 61 communicates at one end with a groove 63 extending longitudinally in a support portion 64.
  • the opposite end of the recess 61 is held in communication with the aperture 62 to form a channel 65 for the passage therethrough of a neck portion 66 of a pull tab 67 (shown by phantom lines by clarity).
  • a generally U-shaped, resilient pull tab retainer 68 has a pair of interconnected legs 69, 70 spaced from each other and extending normally parallel to each other, the legs 69, 70 being positioned respectively in the recess 61 and the groove 63.
  • the leg 69 has an inwardly bent end portion 71 normally extending across the channel 65 to thereby prevent the pull tab 67 from displacing off the pull tab support 60.
  • the leg 70 is first placed in the groove 63 and then is secured to the support portion 64 by staking opposite edges 72, 73 of the groove 63.
  • the bent end portion 71 of the resilient pull tab retainer 68 is elevated by a finger (not shown) against the resiliency of the retainer 68 until the bent end portion 71 is displaced clear out of the channel 65. Then, the neck portion 66 is guided through the channel 65 into the aperture 62 as shown in Figure 10. When released from the finger, the retainer 68 can snappingly be returned to its normal position shown in Figure 9.
  • the neck portion 66 is pushed into the channel 65 against the bent end portion 71, which is forcibly moved upwardly against the resiliency of the retainer 68. The neck portion 66 is forced until it moves past the bent end portion 71 into the aperture 62. The retainer 68 then snaps downwardly to the normal position of Figure 9 in which the bent end portion 71 closes off the channel 65.

Landscapes

  • Slide Fasteners (AREA)
  • Insertion Pins And Rivets (AREA)
EP83102924A 1982-03-24 1983-03-24 Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab Expired EP0089695B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP57046969A JPS58163302A (ja) 1982-03-24 1982-03-24 引手を着脱できるスライドフアスナ−用スライダ−
JP46969/82 1982-03-24

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0089695A2 EP0089695A2 (en) 1983-09-28
EP0089695A3 EP0089695A3 (en) 1984-04-25
EP0089695B1 true EP0089695B1 (en) 1986-11-05

Family

ID=12762085

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP83102924A Expired EP0089695B1 (en) 1982-03-24 1983-03-24 Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab

Country Status (13)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0089695B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPS58163302A (ja)
KR (1) KR840002313B1 (ja)
AU (1) AU536535B2 (ja)
BR (1) BR8301508A (ja)
CA (1) CA1213420A (ja)
DE (2) DE89695T1 (ja)
ES (3) ES270976Y (ja)
GB (1) GB2117445B (ja)
HK (1) HK75588A (ja)
MY (1) MY8700816A (ja)
SG (1) SG76587G (ja)
ZA (1) ZA831730B (ja)

Families Citing this family (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0510654Y2 (ja) * 1987-04-13 1993-03-16
JPH0189006U (ja) * 1987-08-12 1989-06-12
US4918794A (en) * 1987-10-13 1990-04-24 Life-Link International, Inc. Pull for slide fastener sliders
JPH01101515U (ja) * 1987-12-28 1989-07-07
JPH0721122Y2 (ja) * 1988-04-20 1995-05-17 ワイケイケイ株式会社 スライドフアスナー用スライダー
CA2003937C (en) * 1988-12-02 1994-06-21 Ykk Corporation Security sealing mechanism
JPH0727848Y2 (ja) * 1989-12-28 1995-06-28 ワイケイケイ株式会社 スライドファスナー用スライダーの引手取付構造
JP3027922B2 (ja) * 1995-04-28 2000-04-04 トヨタ自動車株式会社 アーム及びアームの鍛造方法
PT893957E (pt) * 1996-04-09 2001-11-30 Riri Sa Junta universal para ligar a peca deslizante de um fecho de correr
JP2000262308A (ja) * 1999-03-12 2000-09-26 Nifco Inc ジッパー用引手構造
CZ300392B6 (cs) * 2000-02-21 2009-05-06 Brooks/Todo Seguridad En Espana, S. A. Plomba pro pytle a podobné obaly
EP1512338A1 (en) * 2003-09-03 2005-03-09 YKK Europe Limited Slide fastener slider with a releasable pull tab
CN108354278B (zh) * 2018-05-14 2024-04-02 浙江伟星实业发展股份有限公司 一种拉链头
CN110250668B (zh) * 2019-07-12 2024-05-03 泉州市旭麟机械制造有限公司 一种拉片容易更换的拉头
EP4025523A4 (en) * 2019-09-06 2023-08-16 Advanced Composite Structures, LLC INTERCHANGEABLE CLOSING SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE PANELS

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2160160A (en) * 1937-01-06 1939-05-30 Whitehall Patents Corp Slider for separable fasteners
US2322826A (en) * 1942-04-02 1943-06-29 Talon Inc Automatic lock slider for slide fasteners
CH238508A (it) * 1943-12-16 1945-07-31 Meccanica Sa Cursore per chiusura a guida.
US2811763A (en) * 1954-07-15 1957-11-05 Jordan Silvia Welter Zipper pull
US2983018A (en) * 1958-10-13 1961-05-09 Talon Inc Automatic lock slider for slide fasteners
DE1811663B2 (de) * 1968-11-29 1976-09-02 William Prym-Werke Kg, 5190 Stolberg Reissverschlusschieber
JPS5131316Y2 (ja) * 1972-07-28 1976-08-06
AU516651B2 (en) * 1977-05-12 1981-06-18 Yoshida Kogyo K.K. Ornamental attachment for slide fastener
FR2457083A1 (fr) * 1979-05-23 1980-12-19 Eclair Prestil Sa Curseur pour fermeture a glissiere, dont la tirette comporte un organe rapporte

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE89695T1 (de) 1984-03-01
BR8301508A (pt) 1983-12-06
GB2117445B (en) 1985-07-24
MY8700816A (en) 1987-12-31
GB2117445A (en) 1983-10-12
HK75588A (en) 1988-09-30
ES272096Y (es) 1984-04-16
ES270976U (es) 1983-09-01
AU536535B2 (en) 1984-05-10
DE3367319D1 (en) 1986-12-11
ES272097U (es) 1983-10-16
CA1213420A (en) 1986-11-04
ES270976Y (es) 1984-03-16
KR840003797A (ko) 1984-10-04
ES272097Y (es) 1984-04-16
KR840002313B1 (ko) 1984-12-19
GB8307040D0 (en) 1983-04-20
EP0089695A3 (en) 1984-04-25
EP0089695A2 (en) 1983-09-28
ZA831730B (en) 1984-04-25
ES272096U (es) 1983-10-16
AU1237683A (en) 1983-10-27
SG76587G (en) 1988-04-15
JPS58163302A (ja) 1983-09-28

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0089695B1 (en) Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab
CA1221818A (en) Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab
EP0178585B1 (en) Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab
EP0287060B1 (en) Pull tab for slide fastener slider
US4287646A (en) Automatically locking slider for slide fastener
CA1121683A (en) Umbilical cord clamp
JPS6123418Y2 (ja)
JP3733311B2 (ja) スライドファスナー用スライダーの引手
EP0204250A1 (en) Buckle
KR100572280B1 (ko) 슬라이드 파스너용 슬라이더
US5068950A (en) Provisional pull tab for slide fastener sliders
JPS63145603A (ja) プラスチック製バックル
EP0640300A2 (en) Auto-lock slider for concealed slide fastener
EP0203471B1 (en) Automatic locking slider for slide fasteners
US5860192A (en) Pull tab mounting arrangement for a zipper
EP0389594B1 (en) Key ring
KR900008811Y1 (ko) 견인 탭 부착구
KR880000143B1 (ko) 슬라이드 파스너용 슬라이더
US4945614A (en) Buckle assembly
US6530133B2 (en) Clasp for watch wristband
US2222529A (en) Lock slider for slide fasteners
JPS6328886Y2 (ja)
EP0248290B1 (en) Cord tightening device
EP0598373B1 (en) A slider for slide fasteners
US2296825A (en) Slider for slide fasteners

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

EL Fr: translation of claims filed
PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

DET De: translation of patent claims
TCNL Nl: translation of patent claims filed
ITCL It: translation for ep claims filed

Representative=s name: JACOBACCI CASETTA & PERANI S.P.A.

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19840725

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: JACOBACCI & PERANI S.P.A.

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 3367319

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19861211

ET Fr: translation filed
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
ITTA It: last paid annual fee
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 19931213

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 19931223

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 19940121

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 19940309

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 19940331

Year of fee payment: 12

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 19940331

Year of fee payment: 12

EAL Se: european patent in force in sweden

Ref document number: 83102924.4

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Effective date: 19950325

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Effective date: 19950331

Ref country code: CH

Effective date: 19950331

Ref country code: LI

Effective date: 19950331

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: YOSHIDA KOGYO K.K.

Effective date: 19950331

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Effective date: 19951001

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19951130

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

NLV4 Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee

Effective date: 19951001

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Effective date: 19951201

EUG Se: european patent has lapsed

Ref document number: 83102924.4

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST