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US 9,661,900 B2Granted
Slide fastener attachment method
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsHaruo Matsushima, Morimasa Yoneoka
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Abstract
The slide fastener attachment method includes: integrating, by welding or bonding, a fastener chain to which a segmented slider has not been attached and a fastener receiving member, and attaching the slider to the fastener chain after the integration. Thus, welding work operation efficiency is improved, and reduction of production cost can be expected.
Claims8
A slide fastener attachment method, the method including:
- forming an opening having a predetermined length on a fastener receiving member;
- integrating a fastener chain to which a slider has not been attached and the fastener receiving member by welding or bonding, wherein the fastener chain has a pair of left and right fastener tapes, each of the fastener tapes has an element row with plurality of fastener elements, and the element rows are coupled to each other, so the opening of the fastener receiving member corresponds to a position of the coupled element rows;
- forming a separated portion in the coupled element rows by separating a portion of the engaged fastener elements of the fastener chain;
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- attaching a slider to the separated portion of the element rows in the fastener chain after integration of the fastener chain and the fastener receiving member.
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