EP2177126A1 - A stringer with a transversely stretchable warp-knit tape for a slide fastener - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
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- the present invention generally relates to slide fasteners having stretchable support tapes.
- the present invention relates to a stringer for a slide fastener comprising a transversely stretchable warp-knit tape having threads extending longitudinally of the tape, and including an inner, coupling element mounting area; an intermediate, transversely stretchable main area, and an outer, stitching area.
- Such a stringer for a slide fastener is disclosed in Japanese patents JP-57-03504 and JP-43-52901.
- a stringer with a support tape in which the middle or intermediate area is made laterally stretchable by a laid-in weft of elastic yarn is disclosed in GB-2 081 757 A .
- An object of the present invention is to provide a stringer having an improved transversely stretchable warp-knit tape with improved elastic properties such that it is capable to stretch to an amount of about 30% in the transverse direction.
- a stringer of the initially defined kind characterized in that wefts of elastic yarns are laid across the whole tape, and at least said intermediate main area of the tape is provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads.
- Said longitudinal gaps or missing threads can be easily created through the tape by repeatedly omitting a thread from alternative needles across the knitting machine in the area thereof corresponding to the intermediate transversely stretchable main portion of the tape(s).
- the inner area of the tape has a knit structure including an edge portion provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads, and an adjacent strengthened portion having no such gaps.
- an outer area of the tape has essentially the same knit structure of the inner area of the tape, whereby the coupling elements, such as coupling coils, can be attached to either side of the tape.
- FIG. 1 shows a portion of a slide fastener F comprising two stringers S in accordance with the present invention.
- Each stringer S comprises a support tape 1 carrying fastener elements C, for instance coil elements.
- Each fastener element C is sewn on the inner side area of one of the tapes 1.
- each tape 1 is divided widthwise into three areas, namely (from the inner side of the tape) a coupling element mounting area 2, an intermediate transversely stretchable main area 3, and an outer or stitching area 4 at which the tape 1 is sewn onto another member, such a piece of apparel for wearing or a bag.
- the areas 2, 3 and 4 have respective different knit structures.
- Figures 2 and 3 show an exemplar knit construction of a support tape 1 for a stringer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the tape shown therein has a warp-knit structure in which N threads extend longitudinally of the tape 1.
- the intermediate main area 3 of the tape 1 is provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps, in correspondence of what should be threads W10, W12 ... and all subsequent even-numbered threads up to thread W48. Said gaps of the intermediate main area 3 of the tape 1 correspond to missing threads and are created by repeatedly omitting a thread from alternative needles across the needle field of the warp-knitting machine corresponding to the intermediate main area of the tape.
- the inner area 2 of the tape 1 has essentially a knit structure including an edge portion 2a provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads, and an adjacent strengthened portion 2b having no such gaps.
- the longitudinal gaps of the edge portion 2a of the inner area 2 are formed as missing threads in correspondence the positions of what should be threads W2 and W4.
- the outer area 4 of the tape 1 has essentially the same knit structure of the inner area 2, and includes an edge portion 4a provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads and an adjacent strengthened portion 4b having no such gaps.
- edge portion 4a corresponds to that of edge portion 2a
- knit structure of section 4b essentially corresponds to that of section 2b.
- the coupling elements C could be attached to either side of the tape 1. This involves the advantage of reduced weaving costs.
- the knit construction thereof essentially includes a knit structure unit transversely repeated for a number of times (20 times in the exemplar embodiment shown).
- the repeated knit structure unit comprises a gap or missing thread and an adjacent thread chain-stitched in the (1-0/1-0) pattern.
- the intermediate area 3 includes 20 chain stitches L1 (see also figure 3 ) at positions W11, W13, ... and all subsequent odd-numbered positions up to position W47 ( figure 2 ).
- the edge portion 2a of the inner tape area 2 includes chain-stitched threads W1, W3, W5 alternating with gaps or missing threads at the positions which should correspond to threads W2 and W4, with in-laid wefts of the (0-0/3-3) pattern.
- the chain stitches of edge portion 2a are also of the (1-0/1-0) pattern, like those of the intermediate area 3, and have been thus again indicated L1.
- edge portion 2a also applies to the outer edge portion 4a.
- the general knit construction of the tape 1 also includes a first weft of the pattern (0-0, N-N), indicated L2 (see also figure 3 ), and a second weft of the pattern (N-N, 0-0), indicated L3; both said wefts L2, L3 are laid in across the whole tape 1.
- the chain stitches L1 of the tape are conveniently made with polyester yarn, and also the in-laid wefts L3 are made with polyester yarn.
- the wefts L2 and L4 which are laid in across the whole tape 1 are conveniently made with polytrimethyleneterephtalate yarn.
- the strengthened portions 2b, 4b of the inner and outer areas 2, 4 are the portions which in use the slider comes into contact with, and which helps to resist tape wear due to friction.
- a slide fastener manufactured using two tapes according to the present invention, having at rest an overall width of 65 mm (in the closed condition) has be successfully transversely stretched up to an overall width of 88 mm, thus with a width increase of more than 30%.
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Abstract
an inner, coupling element mounting area (2),
an intermediate, transversely stretchable main portion (3), and
an outer, stitching area (4).
Description
- The present invention generally relates to slide fasteners having stretchable support tapes.
- More specifically, the present invention relates to a stringer for a slide fastener comprising a transversely stretchable warp-knit tape having threads extending longitudinally of the tape, and including
an inner, coupling element mounting area;
an intermediate, transversely stretchable main area, and
an outer, stitching area. - Such a stringer for a slide fastener is disclosed in Japanese patents
JP-57-03504 JP-43-52901. A GB-2 081 757 A - An object of the present invention is to provide a stringer having an improved transversely stretchable warp-knit tape with improved elastic properties such that it is capable to stretch to an amount of about 30% in the transverse direction.
- This and other objects are achieved according to the invention by a stringer of the initially defined kind, characterized in that wefts of elastic yarns are laid across the whole tape, and at least said intermediate main area of the tape is provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads.
- Said longitudinal gaps or missing threads can be easily created through the tape by repeatedly omitting a thread from alternative needles across the knitting machine in the area thereof corresponding to the intermediate transversely stretchable main portion of the tape(s).
- In a presently preferred embodiment the inner area of the tape has a knit structure including
an edge portion provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads, and
an adjacent strengthened portion having no such gaps. - According to a still more preferred embodiment, an outer area of the tape has essentially the same knit structure of the inner area of the tape, whereby the coupling elements, such as coupling coils, can be attached to either side of the tape.
- Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparently from the following description provided merely as a non-liming example, referring to the annexed drawings, in which:
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figure 1 is a plan view of a slide fastener having stringer made in accordance with the present invention; -
figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the knit construction of a support tape for a stringer according to one embodiment of the present invention; and -
figure 3 is a schematic illustration of stitches and laid-in yarns composing the knit construction shown infigure 2 . -
Figure 1 shows a portion of a slide fastener F comprising two stringers S in accordance with the present invention. Each stringer S comprises asupport tape 1 carrying fastener elements C, for instance coil elements. - Each fastener element C is sewn on the inner side area of one of the
tapes 1. - As illustrated, each
tape 1 is divided widthwise into three areas, namely (from the inner side of the tape) a couplingelement mounting area 2, an intermediate transversely stretchablemain area 3, and an outer orstitching area 4 at which thetape 1 is sewn onto another member, such a piece of apparel for wearing or a bag. - The
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Figures 2 and3 show an exemplar knit construction of asupport tape 1 for a stringer according to one embodiment of the present invention. The tape shown therein has a warp-knit structure in which N threads extend longitudinally of thetape 1. - In the knit construction exemplified in
figures 2 and3 , the knit structure of the tape includes N=57 threads. - As illustrated in
figure 2 , the intermediatemain area 3 of thetape 1 is provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps, in correspondence of what should be threads W10, W12 ... and all subsequent even-numbered threads up to thread W48. Said gaps of the intermediatemain area 3 of thetape 1 correspond to missing threads and are created by repeatedly omitting a thread from alternative needles across the needle field of the warp-knitting machine corresponding to the intermediate main area of the tape. - As shown in
figure 2 , in a preferred embodiment theinner area 2 of thetape 1 has essentially a knit structure including anedge portion 2a provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads, and an adjacent strengthenedportion 2b having no such gaps. In the exemplar embodiment shown infigure 2 , the longitudinal gaps of theedge portion 2a of theinner area 2 are formed as missing threads in correspondence the positions of what should be threads W2 and W4. - In the preferred embodiment of
figure 2 theouter area 4 of thetape 1 has essentially the same knit structure of theinner area 2, and includes anedge portion 4a provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads and an adjacent strengthenedportion 4b having no such gaps. - The knit structure of
edge portion 4a corresponds to that ofedge portion 2a, and the knit structure ofsection 4b essentially corresponds to that ofsection 2b. - With reference to the embodiment in
figure 2 , since theinner area 2 and theouter area 4 of thetape 1 have essentially the same knit structure, the coupling elements C could be attached to either side of thetape 1. This involves the advantage of reduced weaving costs. - Reverting now again to the intermediate
main area 3, the knit construction thereof essentially includes a knit structure unit transversely repeated for a number of times (20 times in the exemplar embodiment shown). - The repeated knit structure unit comprises a gap or missing thread and an adjacent thread chain-stitched in the (1-0/1-0) pattern. Thus, in the embodiment shown in
figure 2 , theintermediate area 3 includes 20 chain stitches L1 (see alsofigure 3 ) at positions W11, W13, ... and all subsequent odd-numbered positions up to position W47 (figure 2 ). - Still with reference to
figure 2 , theedge portion 2a of theinner tape area 2 includes chain-stitched threads W1, W3, W5 alternating with gaps or missing threads at the positions which should correspond to threads W2 and W4, with in-laid wefts of the (0-0/3-3) pattern. The chain stitches ofedge portion 2a are also of the (1-0/1-0) pattern, like those of theintermediate area 3, and have been thus again indicated L1. - The in-laid wefts of the
edge portion 2a have been indicated L3. - The above-description of
edge portion 2a also applies to theouter edge portion 4a. - As it can be seen in
figure 2 , the general knit construction of thetape 1 also includes a first weft of the pattern (0-0, N-N), indicated L2 (see alsofigure 3 ), and a second weft of the pattern (N-N, 0-0), indicated L3; both said wefts L2, L3 are laid in across thewhole tape 1. - The chain stitches L1 of the tape are conveniently made with polyester yarn, and also the in-laid wefts L3 are made with polyester yarn.
- The wefts L2 and L4 which are laid in across the
whole tape 1 are conveniently made with polytrimethyleneterephtalate yarn. - The strengthened
portions outer areas - A slide fastener, manufactured using two tapes according to the present invention, having at rest an overall width of 65 mm (in the closed condition) has be successfully transversely stretched up to an overall width of 88 mm, thus with a width increase of more than 30%.
- Obviously, without affecting the principle of the invention the embodiments and the constructional details may be widely varied with respect to what has been described and illustrated purely by way of a non-limiting example, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the accompanying claims.
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- A stringer (S) for a slide fastener (F), comprising a transversely stretchable warp-knit tape (1), having threads (WI-WN) extending longitudinally of the tape (1) and including
an inner, coupling element mounting area (2),
an intermediate, transversely stretchable main portion (3), and
an outer, stitching area (4);
the stringer (S) being characterized in that wefts (L2, L4) of elastic yarns are laid across the whole respective tape (1) and at least said intermediate main area (3) of the tape (1) is provided with a number of transversely spaced longitudinal gaps or missing threads (W10, W12, ...). - A stringer according to claim 1, wherein the inner area (2) of the tape (1) has a knit structure including
an edge portion (2) provided with a number of transversely spaced, longitudinal gaps or missing threads (W2, W4), and
an adjacent strengthened portion (2b) having no such gaps. - A stringer according to claim 2, wherein the outer area (4) of the tape (1) has essentially the same knit structure of the inner area (2) of the tape, whereby the coupling elements (C) can be attached to either side of the tape (1).
- A stringer according to any preceding claims, wherein said intermediate main area (3) has a knit structure unit transversely repeated for a number of times and comprising a gap or missing thread and an adjacent thread chain-stitched in the (1-0/1-0) pattern.
- A stringer according to claim 2 or claim 3, or claim 4 when dependent on claim 2 or claim 3, wherein said edge portion (2a) of the inner tape area (2) includes chain stitched threads (W1, W3, ...) alternating with gaps or missing threads (W2, W4), with in-laid wefts (L3) of the (0-0/3-3) pattern.
- A stringer according to any preceding claims wherein the tape (I) includes N threads, including said gaps or missing threads, and comprises a first weft (L2) of the pattern (0-0, N-N) and a second weft (L4) of the pattern (N-N, 0-0), laid in across the tape (1).
- A stringer according to any preceding claims, wherein said wefts (L2, L4) laid across the whole tape (1) are made with polymethyleneterephtalate yarn.
- A stringer according to any of claims 2-7, wherein the chain stitches (L1) are made of polyester yarn.
- A stringer according to claim 5 or any claims dependent from the claim 5, wherein said in-laid wefts (L3) of the (0-0/3-3) pattern are made with polyester yarn.
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