EP3501323A1

EP3501323A1 - Clothing and zipper thereof

Info

Publication number: EP3501323A1
Application number: EP17873691.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Guifei PENG; Yishu Huang
Original assignee: Zhejiang Weixing Industrial Development Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Weixing Industrial Development Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-11-23
Filing date: 2017-04-19
Publication date: 2019-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-19
Also published as: JP2019524414A; JP6920437B2; EP3501323A4; WO2018094957A1; ES2831094T3; CN206273167U; US20200029657A1; EP3501323B1

Abstract

A zipper for clothes, comprising a slider (1) for engaging or disengaging zipper teeth. The slider (1) is provided with a through hole for a puller (4) to pass through; the puller (4) passes through the through hole and can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise with the slider (1) as an axis; the puller (4) is provided with a limiting portion (3) for preventing the puller from swaying left and right. The zipper can keep the puller stable on both left and right sides when the slider is hardly pulled upward or downward by the hand, thereby achieving a stable process of engaging and disengaging the zipper teeth and ensuring convenience in wearing clothes.

Description

This application claims the priority to Chinese patent application No. 201621269524.1 , titled "GARMENT AND ZIPPER THEREOF", filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on November 23, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

The present application relates to the field of garments, and in particular to a zipper for garments. The present application further relates to a garment having the zipper.

BACKGROUND

With the development of economy and scientific technology of human society, the zipper has developed, after a long evolution, from the initially metal material to the non-metal material, from single model and single function to multi models and comprehensive functions, from simple construction to today's delicate, beautiful and colorful construction. Its performance, structure and material are changing with each passing day, and it is widely used in various fields such as aerospace, aviation, military and medical fields and civil use. A little zipper plays an increasingly important role in people's lives, and increasingly shows its importance and vitality.

SUMMARY

An object of the present application is to provide a zipper which can prevent a puller from swaying left and right during a pulling process. Another object of the present application is to provide a garment having the zipper.
In order to achieve the above object, a zipper for garments is provided according to the present application. The zipper includes a zipper head base for engaging or disengaging zipper teeth; the zipper head base is provided with a through hole allowing a puller to pass through, and the puller passes through the through hole and is rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise by taking the zipper head base as an axis; and the puller is provided with a position-limiting portion for preventing the puller from swaying left and right. Compared with the above background art, the zipper provided by the present application utilizes the position-limiting portions on the puller to prevent the puller from swaying left and right relative to the zipper head base. Specifically, when it is required to hold the puller to engage or disengage the zipper teeth, the puller can generally rotate relative to the zipper head base to facilitate the hand to apply an upward or downward force. Position-limiting portions are further provided according to the present application, to prevent the puller from swaying left and right. A direction of rotation of the puller relative to the zipper head base is defined as a first direction, a sway direction of the puller is defined as a second direction, and obviously the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. With such an arrangement, in a case that the puller is pulled upward or downward by the hand, the left and right sides of the puller are steady, and the process of engaging or disengaging the zipper teeth is steady, ensuring the convenience of dressing. Preferably, the through hole is arranged on an elastic member located on the zipper head base.
Preferably, the elastic member is provided with a friction surface configured to be in sliding frictional contact with the position-limiting portion.
Preferably, the puller is provided with an end hole for nesting with the through hole, and the through hole is arranged perpendicular to the end hole.
Preferably, two of the position-limiting portions are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the through hole.
Preferably, the position-limiting portions are integrally formed with the puller.
Preferably, a hand holding portion is arranged at an end of the puller away from the through hole.
A garment is further provided according to the present application, and the garment includes the zipper described in any of the above aspects.
Preferably, the garment is a sportswear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For more clearly illustrating embodiments of the present application or technical solutions in the conventional technology, the drawing referred to describe the embodiments or the conventional technology will be briefly described hereinafter. Apparently, the drawings in the following description are only some examples of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings may be obtained based on the provided drawing without any creative efforts.

Figure 1 is a schematic view of a zipper in use according to an embodiment of the present application;
Figure 2 is a schematic view of a puller shown in Figure 1; and
Figure 3 is a schematic view of the zipper in Figure 1 viewed from another angle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Technical solutions of embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments according to the present application. Apparently, the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, rather than all embodiments. Any other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art and based on the embodiments of the present application without any creative work fall in the scope of protection of the present application.
In order to allow the person skilled in the art to better understand solutions of the present application, the present application is described further in detail hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
Referring to Figures 1 to 3, Figure 1 is a schematic view of a zipper in use according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic view of a puller shown in Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a schematic view of the zipper in Figure 1 viewed from another angle.
A zipper for garments is provided according to the present application. It is well known that, a zipper is a fastener generally including two tapes each having a row of metal or plastic teeth, and is used for connecting the edges of an opening (such as a garment or a pocket). The zipper has a slider which can pull the two rows of teeth into an interlocking position, to seal the opening. The above metal teeth or plastic teeth are zipper teeth, and a zipper head base is pulled upward or downward relative to the zipper teeth to realize the engagement or disengagement of the zipper teeth. The puller is connected to the zipper head base and is to be hold by people by hand to be pulled upward or downward, thereby realizing the engagement and disengagement of the zipper teeth.
As can be seen from Figure 1 and Figure 2 of the specification, the zipper head base 1 is provided with a through hole, and the through hole is arranged for the puller 4 to pass through, so that the puller 4 can rotate relative to the zipper head base 1. The rotation direction is defined as a first direction in the present application.
When dressing, people normally holds the puller 4 and pulls the puller 4 upward along the length direction of the body, to achieve the engagement of the zipper teeth. The puller 4 includes a first end and a second end, the first end cooperates with the through hole of the zipper head base 1 to realize rotation, and the second end is away from the through hole. Before being pulled upward along the length direction of the body, the second end of the puller 4, under the action of gravity, tends to face downward and is below the zipper head base 1. Thus, it is required to hold the second end by hand to rotate the puller 4 relative to the zipper head base 1, to ensure that the second end is above the zipper head base 1, such that the puller 4 can be pulled upward, thereby achieving the engagement of the zipper teeth.
In the above process, the rotation direction in which the second end is rotated from a position below the zipper head base 1 to a position above the zipper head base 1 is defined as the first direction.
During the rotation of the second end, since generally there is a certain gap between the second end and the through hole of the zipper head base 1, the puller 4 sways left and right relative to the zipper head base 1 during the rotation in the first direction. The swaying direction is defined as a second direction in the present application. Apparently, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
A position-limiting portion is arranged on the puller 4 according to the present application, and the position-limiting portion and the through hole of the zipper head base 1 form a hinge-like form, thereby preventing the puller 4 from swaying in the second direction Therefore, the left and right sides of the puller are steady when the puller is pulled upward or downward by hand, achieving a steady process of engaging or disengaging the zipper teeth and ensuring the convenience of dressing.
The position-limiting portion may be embodied as a protrusion 3 shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the specification. The through hole of the zipper head base 1 is arranged in an elastic member 2, and the elastic member 2 is located above the zipper head base 1, as shown in Figure 1 of the specification. The elastic member 2 and the zipper head base 1 can be integrally formed, and both are preferably metal parts to ensure the service life of the zipper.
As shown in Figure 1 of the specification, the elastic member 2 is provided with a vertical portion having a certain thickness in the horizontal direction as shown in Figure 1 of the specification. The through hole passes through the vertical portion in the horizontal direction, two sides of the through hole in the thickness direction thereof are respectively provided with two protrusion 3, and inner side walls of the two protrusions 3 are in sliding frictional contact with the two sides of the vertical portion in the thickness direction thereof. In the process of rotating the puller 4 in the first direction, the two protrusions 3 are always in contact with two sides of the vertical portion in its thickness direction, thereby ensuring that the left and right sides of the puller are stable, achieving the steady process of engaging or disengaging the zipper teeth, and ensuring the convenience of dressing.
The first end of the puller 4 may be provided with an end hole 5, as shown in Figure 2 of the specification. The end hole 5 and the through hole are nested with each other, and the through hole is arranged perpendicular to the end hole 5, as shown in Figure 3 of the specification. It can be seen that the mutually perpendicular end hole 5 and through hole can achieve the above technical effects.
As shown in Figure 3 of the specification, a width of the end hole 5 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the through hole, so that the puller 4 can rotate relative to the elastic member 2 in the first direction; and when the width of the end hole 5 is equal to the thickness of the through hole, the angle of rotation of the puller 4 relative to the elastic member 2 in the second direction can be further reduced, and combining the action of the protrusions 3, the phenomenon of swaying can be further avoid.
Two protrusions 3 may be symmetrically arranged at two sides of the through hole, that is, the two position-limiting portions 5 are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the end hole 5. The protrusions 3 and the puller 4 can be integrally formed.
The second end of the puller 4 may be provided with a hand holding portion, that is, a hand holding portion to be held by hand is arranged at the end away from the through hole, which achieves the purpose of conveniently pulling the puller 4 upward or downward. The hand holding portion may be embodied as a corrugated uneven portion for increasing the friction between the puller 4 and the hand, thereby improving the success rate of holding the puller 4.
A garment having a zipper provided by the present application includes the zipper described in the above specific embodiments, and other parts of the garment can refer to the conventional technology, and are not described herein. The above garment may be a sportswear, an outdoor wear or other types of garment.
It should be noted that, relationship terms herein such as first and second are merely used to distinguish an entity from other entities and do not require or imply that there are any such actual relationships or sequences between these entities.
The garment and the zipper thereof according to the present application are described in detail hereinbefore. The principle and the embodiments of the present application are illustrated herein by specific examples. The above description of examples is only intended to help the understanding of the method and spirit of the present application. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and improvements may be made to the present application without departing from the principle of the present application, and these modifications and improvements are also deemed to fall into the scope of protection of the present application defined by the claims.

Claims

A zipper for garments, comprising a zipper head base for engaging or disengaging zipper teeth; wherein, the zipper head base is provided with a through hole allowing a puller to pass through, and the puller passes through the through hole and is rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise by taking the zipper head base as an axis; and the puller is provided with a position-limiting portion for preventing the puller from swaying left and right.
The zipper according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is arranged on an elastic member located on the zipper head base.
The zipper according to claim 2, wherein the elastic member is provided with a friction surface configured to be in sliding frictional contact with the position-limiting portion.
The zipper according to claim 1, wherein the puller is provided with an end hole for nesting with the through hole, and the through hole is arranged perpendicular to the end hole.
The zipper according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein two of the position-limiting portions are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the through hole.
The zipper according to claim 5, wherein the position-limiting portions are integrally formed with the puller.
The zipper according to claim 5, wherein a hand holding portion is arranged at an end of the puller away from the through hole.
A garment, comprising the zipper according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The garment according to claim 8, wherein the garment is a sportswear.