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US 2022/0378157 A1Published application
Releasable Coupling Device
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAndrew A. Owings, Nicholas Buck, Adam Whiton
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a releasable coupling device having a first housing structure than includes a temporary magnet and a second housing structure that includes a permanent magnet. The first housing structure is receivable by a receiving receptacle of the second housing structure. The releasable coupling device may be included as part of a slide fastener assembly having two slider tapes.
Claims20
A slide fastener assembly comprising:
- a first slider tape having a first set of coupling elements;
- a second slider tape having a second set of coupling elements;
- a magnet having a magnetic field;
- a first housing structure of a releasable coupling device attached to the first slider tape, the first housing structure having a complimentary member which is attracted to the magnet when within the magnetic field;
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- a second housing structure of the releasable coupling device attached to the second slider tape, the second housing structure including the magnet and a receiving receptacle adapted to receive the first housing structure such that the magnet is in near contact with a first surface of the complimentary member.
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A slide fastener assembly comprising:
- a first slider tape having a first set of coupling elements;
- a second slider tape having a second set of coupling elements;
- a first housing structure of a releasable coupling device attached to the first slider tape, the first housing structure comprising a magnet having a magnetic field;
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- a second housing structure of the releasable coupling device attached to the second slider tape, the second housing structure comprising a complimentary member which is attracted to the magnet when within the magnetic field.
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A slide fastener assembly comprising:
- a first slider tape having a first set of coupling elements;
- a second slider tape having a second set of coupling elements;
- a set of magnets having a magnetic field;
- a set of complimentary members which are attracted to the set of magnets when within the magnetic field;
- a first housing structure of a releasable coupling device attached to the first slider tape, the first housing structure including an encircling structure that encircles a portion of the set of magnets such that a first surface of the set of magnets is exposed;
- a second housing structure of the releasable coupling device attached to the second slider tape, the second housing structure including a receiving receptacle adapted to receive the first housing structure such that the set of complimentary members is in near contact with the first surface of the set of magnets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.