Side-entry fastener
OwnerImre Jack Smithinventor
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Abstract
A side-entry fastener having first and second side strips with teeth, which can be connected to one another to close an opening, and each side strip defining two ends, a connecting block member at one location on one strip, the connecting block member being secured in position, and defining a recess and a connecting bar secured to said second of the side strips the connecting bar being adapted to be introduced into and removed from the recess in the connecting block and retainers for retaining the bar in the recess, and a slider being adapted to slide over the bar and abut against the block, thereby permitting the two side strips of the slide fastener to be connected together and separated from one another, by lateral movement of the block and the bar relative to one another.
Claims13
A side-entry slide fastener having first and second side strips with teeth for connecting to one another to close an opening, and each side strip defining two ends, and comprising;
- a connection location on each said strip intermediate their ends, each connection location registering with the other connection location, and thereby define first and second ends of said strips separated by said connection location;
- a connecting block member at a connection location on one said strip, said connecting block member being secured in position to said strip, said block member defining a central block portion and first and second block end portions;
- first and second sliders, being located on respective first and second side strips, said sliders being slidable away from and towards said block member on respective said strips whereby to engage and disengage said teeth, and said sliders defining first and second sides;
- side openings defined by each of said first and second sides of said sliders for receiving respective said strips therein;
- a connecting bar secured to said second of said side strips at said connecting location, said connecting bar which can be secured to and removed from said connecting block member and, said connecting bar defining a central bar portion and first and second bar end portions, said central portion of said block member and said central portion of said bar being adapted to register with one another;
- one of said first and second block end portions of said block member defining a thin slider mating portion being dimensioned so that it can be slid sideways into a first said slider;
- the other of said first and second bar end portions of said bar defining a thin slider mating portion being dimensioned to be slid sideways into said second slider said sideways sliding movement bringing said block central portion and said bar central portion into engagement with one another and,
- retaining means for retaining said bar and said block member in engagement, and said sliders sliding so as to abut against said central portions of said block member, and against said central portion of said bar thereby permitting the two side strips of said slide fastener to be connected together and separated from one another by a sideways lateral movement of said block member and said bar relative to one another.
A method of connecting a slide fastener having first and second side strips with teeth which can be connected to one another to close an opening, and each side strip defining two ends, and having a connecting block member and at least one slider located on a first side strip said slider having side openings, a connecting bar secured to said second of said side strips which can be secured to and removed from said connecting block, at least one thin portion connected to one of said connecting block member and said connecting bar, and being dimensioned to be slid sideways into said slider, and, comprising the steps of;
- moving said connecting bar and said connecting block relatively laterally towards one another, and, sliding said thin portion sideways into a said side opening of said slider.
A side-entry slide fastener having first and second side strips with teeth, adapted to be connected to one another to close an opening, and each side strip defining two ends, and comprising;
- a connection location on each said strip, each connection location registering with the other connection location;
- a connecting block member at one said connection location on one said strip, said connecting block member being secured in position;
- first and second sliders, both said sliders being located on a first side strip, said sliders being slidable away from and towards said block member;
- side openings formed in said sliders for receiving said strips therethrough;
- a connecting bar secured to said second of said side strips at said connecting location, said connecting bar being attachable to and removable from said connecting block member;
- first and second thin slider portions connected to said connecting bar, and being dimensioned to be slid sideways into said first and second sliders, and,
- retaining means for retaining said bar and said block member in engagement, and said sliders being slideable over said thin slider portions of said bar and whereby to abut against said block member, thereby permitting the two side strips of said slide fastener to be connected together and separated from one another by a sideways lateral movement of said block member and said bar relative to one another.
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