Slide fastener

A slide fastener comprising a pair of first and second stringers each including a tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on a respective longitudinal edge thereof and a slider having flanges defining in part therebetween a bifurcated channel through which the coupling elements pass and adapted to slidably move along the rows of the coupling elements;

• the first stringer including a releasing end stop adapted to engage with one of the flanges to impede movement of the releasing end stop through the slider;
• the flanges forming a neck at a rear end of the slider distal of an upper dividing wall, the releasing end stop having a body portion mounted on the tape and including a first side facing the second stringer, a second side opposed to the first side and a shoulder provided on the second side so as to project laterally from the second side for engagement with the one flange of the slider, wherein the releasing end stop is pivotable relative to the an opposed coupling element to allow movement of the releasing end stop through the slider when additional force is applied to the slider.