Top stop for slider

A slider assembly having an engaged position and a disengaged position, the slider assembly comprising:

• (a) a slider body comprising a top wing and a bottom wing that are spaced apart from one another and joined by a connecting neck, wherein each of the top and bottom wings comprises a leading edge that extends along a front of the slider body;
• and
• (b) a top stop comprising:
• a body comprising a fin that extends laterally across the body of the top stop, wherein the fin comprises a contour that conforms to the leading edge of at least one of the top and bottom wings of the slider body and wherein, when the slider assembly is in the engaged position, the contour contacts the leading edge of at least one of the top and bottom wings;
• two extensions that project from the body of the top stop, wherein a first extension of the two extensions projects beyond a second extension of the two extensions, wherein, when the slider assembly is in the engaged position, the first extension of the two extensions approaches a first element of one of fastener tapes and the second extension of the two extensions approaches a second element of another of the fastener tapes;
• and
• a gap that is formed between the two extensions, wherein, when the slider assembly is in the engaged position, the connecting neck of the slider body is snugly received within the gap, and
• wherein the body of the top stop further comprises a plurality of holes.

A top stop comprising:

• a body comprising a fin that extends upwardly from the body and that extends laterally across the body, wherein the fin comprises a contour that conforms to a leading edge of a slider body;
• two extensions that project from the body, wherein a first extension of the two extensions projects beyond a second extension of the two extensions;
• a gap formed between the two extensions, wherein the gap is dimensioned to receive a connecting neck that extends between a top wing and a bottom wing of the slider body, wherein a lip of the gap conforms to a leading portion of the connecting neck;
• and
• two projections, wherein a first gap formed between a first projection of the two projections and the first extension of the two extensions is dimensioned to receive a first flange of the slider body and wherein a second gap formed between a second projection of the two projections and the second extension of the two extensions is dimensioned to receive a second flange of the slider body, and
• wherein the body of the top stop further comprises a plurality of holes.