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US 2026/0033601 A1Published application
Zipper
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsChristian Melarancio, Jun Shitaka
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Abstract
In a closed state of a zipper, distance from a tape-facing plane of an upper blade of a slider to a first tape at an end of a first terminal element facing a first row is different from distance from the tape-facing plane of the upper blade of the slider to the first tape at an opposite end of the first terminal element.
Claims15
A zipper, comprising:
- a first tape with a first row of engaging elements;
- a second tape with a second row of engaging elements;
- a slider having an upper blade and a lower blade;
- a first terminal element behind the last engaging element on the first tape in a closing direction of the slider;
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- a second terminal element behind the last engaging element on the second tape in the closing direction of the slider, wherein
- in a closed state of the zipper, the second terminal element extends beyond an end face of the first tape facing the second tape, and
- in the closed state of the zipper, distance from a tape-facing plane of the upper blade of the slider to the first tape at an end of the first terminal element facing the first row is different from distance from the tape-facing plane of the upper blade of the slider to the first tape at an opposite end of the first terminal element.
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