Sliding fastener

In a sliding fastener of the type used for joining sections of a garment and having first and second elongated interlocking elements each attached to one of said sections by a stringer, with said elements being brought together into side by side interlocking relationship by a slider moving longitudinally along the elements, the improvement comprising:

• an insert fastener including
• a recessed part and
• a protruding part conforming to the recessed part for insertion therein;
• first means, at one end of said first interlocking element and including one of the insert fastener parts therewith, for holding the slider in a position to be moved longitudinally to engage the first interlocking element, said slider being held in superposition with said one insert fastener part, whereby said one part may be directed toward the other part by gripping of the slider;
• and
• second means at a corresponding end of said second interlocking element and including the other of the insert fastener parts therewith for closing the insert fastener by moving said parts together in a direction substantially non-parallel with said stringers and for guiding the engagement of the slider with the second interlocking element when the insert fastener is closed.

In a sliding fastener of the type used for joining sections of a garment and having first and second elongated interlocking elements each attached to one of said sections by a stringer, with said elements being brought together into side by side interlocking relationship by a slider moving longitudinally along the elements, the improvement comprising:

• an insert fastener including
• a recessed part and
• a protruding part conforming to the recessed part for insertion therein;
• first means, at one end of said first interlocking element and including one of the insert fastener parts therewith, for holding the slider in a position to be moved longitudinally to engage the first interlocking element, said slider being held in superposition with said one insert fastener part, whereby said one part may be directed toward the other part by gripping of the slider;
• and
• second means at a corresponding end of said second interlocking element and including the other of the insert fastener parts therewith for closing the insert fastener by moving said parts together in a direction substantially non-parallel with said stringers and for guiding the engagement of the slider with the second interlocking element when the insert fastener is closed;
• wherein the slider has a gap along each side for permitting the passage of the stringer and said first means includes at least two plate portions, each for insertion in one of the side gaps of the slider, at the rear thereof, to hold the slider whenever the slider is moved from the interlocking elements onto said first means.

In a sliding fastener of the type used for joining sections of a garment and having first and second elongated interlocking elements each attached to one of the sections by a stringer, with the elements being brought together into side-by-side interlocking relationship by a slider moving longitudinally along the elements, the improvement comprising:

• an insert fastener including
• a recessed part and
• a protruding part conforming to the recessed part for insertion therein;
• first means, at one end of the first interlocking element and including one of the insert fastener parts therewith, for holding the slider in a rearward position from which it can be moved longitudinally forward to engage the first interlocking element, the slider being held in the rearward position at least partially within the recessed part once the protruding part has been inserted in the recessed part, whereby said one part may be directed toward the other part by gripping of the slider;
• and
• second means at a corresponding end of the second interlocking element and including the other of the insert fastener parts therewith for closing the insert fastener by moving the parts together in a direction substantially perpendicular with said stringers and for guiding the engagement of the slider with the second interlocking element when the insert fastener is closed.