Slide fastener assembly and implementation of same in a mattress cover
AssigneeIdeal Fastener Corporation
InventorsGary DAVIS, Donnie RICE
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A slide fastener assembly includes a first stringer tape and a second stringer tape. The first stringer tape includes a row of interlocking zipper teeth attached along an inner edge thereof. The second stringer tape includes a row of interlocking zipper teeth attached along an inner edge thereof and a hollow tube arranged along a selvedge edge thereof. The slide fastener assembly further includes a separate cord positioned within the hollow tube, thereby forming a beaded cord at the selvedge edge of the second stringer tape.
Claims20
A slide fastener assembly comprising:
- a first stringer tape including a row of interlocking zipper teeth attached along an inner edge thereof;
- a second stringer tape including a row of interlocking zipper teeth attached along an inner edge thereof and further including a hollow tube arranged along a selvedge edge thereof;
- and
- a separate cord positioned within the hollow tube, thereby forming a beaded cord at the selvedge edge of the second stringer tape.
A slide fastener assembly comprising first and second stringer tapes, wherein:
- each of the first and second stringer tapes includes a row of interlocking zipper teeth attached along an inner edge thereof;
- and
- the second stringer tape includes a hollow tube arranged along a selvedge edge thereof, the hollow tube being part of a unitary body that includes the second stringer tape.
A cover for a bedding article, the cover comprising:
- a first cover portion having a first stringer tape attached along a perimeter edge thereof, the first stringer tape including a first row of interlocking zipper teeth arranged along an inner edge thereof;
- a second cover portion having a second stringer tape attached along a perimeter edge thereof, the second stringer tape including a second row of interlocking zipper teeth arranged along an inner edge thereof and a hollow tube arranged along a selvedge edge thereof;
- and
- a separate cord positioned within the hollow tube, thereby forming a beaded cord at the selvedge edge of the second stringer tape;
- wherein, upon arrangement of the first and second cover portions at either side of a bedding article and upon bringing the first row of zipper teeth into interlocking arrangement with the second row of zipper teeth, the beaded cord is arranged at or adjacent to an edge of the bedding article, thereby defining a stiffened edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.