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US 12,213,565 B2Granted
Slider for zip fasteners
AssigneeBottonificio B.A.P. S.P.A.
InventorRoberto Pievani
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Abstract
A zip slider (1) is described comprising a slider body (110); a lock mechanism (200) for locking the sliding movement of the slider (1) that is positioned in the slider body (110) and comprising a movable stop element (210) for stopping the sliding movement of the slider (1) in a longitudinal direction and in the zip opening direction and a release button (300) for unlocking the lock mechanism (200), slidably mounted in the slider body (110) and manually operable to unlock the lock mechanism (200).
Claims23
A slider for zip fasteners comprising:
- a slider body comprising a first end at which two longitudinal sliding channels for teeth of a zip fastener open and a second end at which a single longitudinal sliding channel for the teeth of the zip fastener opens, the two channels joining in said single channel in said slider body;
- a lock mechanism of the sliding of the slider positioned in the slider body and comprising a movable stop element of the sliding of the slider in a longitudinal direction and in an opening direction of the zip fastener;
- a release button of the lock mechanism, slidably mounted in the slider body and manually operable to unlock the lock mechanism;
- wherein the slider lacks any operating pull tab configured to interact with the lock mechanism;
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- wherein the release button is configured to cooperate with the movable stop element of the lock mechanism and move the movable stop element from an operative position,
- wherein the movable stop element engages one of said channels for locking a sliding of the slider along an opening direction of the zip fastener, to a non-operative position wherein the movable stop element does not engage any of said channels.
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