Lockable slider for a slide fastener
AssigneeYoshida Kogyo K.K.
InventorHiroshi Mizuno
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Abstract
A lockable slider for a slide fastener is disclosed which essentially comprises a slider body having a conneting neck or diamond and including an upper and a lower wing member defining therebetween a guide channel for the passage of slide fastener stringers and a locking member resiliently supported within the slider body. A switching means including a cam is provided for alternately locking and unlocking the slider with respect to the slide fastener, the cam being engageable with the locking member to move its locking prong portion away from the guide channel.
Claims5
A lockable slider for a slide fastener which comprises a slider body including an upper wing member and a lower wing member joined at one end of said slider body by a connecting neck so as to define therebetween a generally Y-shaped guide channel, said slider body having a cavity formed in its lower surface spanning between said connecting neck and said lower wing member, a pull tab pivotably supported on said slider body, a locking member resiliently supported within said slider body and having a barrel portion overlying said cavity and a locking prong portion movable into and away from said guide channel, and a switching means comprising a pivotal pin extending vertically through said connecting neck and a cam ring connected to said pin and having a camming portion engageable with said locking member to retract said locking prong portion from said guide channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.