EP1800558B1 - Reissverschluss - Google Patents

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EP1800558B1
EP1800558B1 EP05450203A EP05450203A EP1800558B1 EP 1800558 B1 EP1800558 B1 EP 1800558B1 EP 05450203 A EP05450203 A EP 05450203A EP 05450203 A EP05450203 A EP 05450203A EP 1800558 B1 EP1800558 B1 EP 1800558B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/34—Stringer tapes; Flaps secured to stringers for covering the interlocking members

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  • the present invention relates to a zip fastener comprising two support tapes, two rows of coupling elements, each row attached to a respective support tape, and at least one slider body having a puller attached to the said slider body, which can be formed by a thermoforming method of using heat and pressure to transform a thermoplastic substrate into a zip fastener.
  • Zip fasteners are commonly used for joining together edges of two pieces of material. They may be used to provide a closable slit in a unit or may be used to join two separate pieces of material. They are widely used in the clothing industry as well as other industries, with almost any type of material.
  • a conventional zip fastener is comprised of two support tapes; two rows of coupling elements, each row being attached to its own support tape; and a slider element comprised of a puller attachment used to open or close the zip fastener.
  • a tunnel sometimes referred to as a garage, is created in an attempt to cover the opening at the distal end of the zip fastener as well as to hide the puller and the slider body.
  • creating a tunnel or a garage is time consuming and/or undesirable in some cases and does not effectively reduce the problem of water seeping through the coupling elements. Therefore, there is a need for an improved zip fastener that further reduces the aforementioned problems and disadvantages of the conventional zip fastener.
  • US 3,648,293 discloses a positioning guide and fastener combination for garments and the like, wherein the fastener is covered by folds of the support tapes.
  • EP 1132 311 A2 describes a reclosable package with a zipper closure, which in a storage configuration has the zipper surrounded by a tamper-evident structure forming a pocket for enveloping at least a portion of the zipper closure. Similar reclosable bags are described in US 2003/0103690 A1 and US 2002/0015537 A1 .
  • the objective of this invention is to provide a zip fastener with improved characteristics capable of reducing the problem of water seeping through the coupling elements as well as through the opening located at the distal end of the zip fastener.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a zip fastener that, once attached to the article, is less likely to disrupt the smoothness of the article and hides from view the unsightly puller and slider body without using a tunnel or garage.
  • a zip fastener (30) according to this invention comprises first and second support tapes (35), each of which has one row of coupling elements (40) each row being attached to each support tape (35), and a slider body (45) including a puller (50).
  • the support tapes (35), coupling elements (40), slider body (45) and puller (50) may be of any standard shape and structure.
  • the novelty of the zip fastener (30) according to this invention lies in the shapes and structures of the two support tapes (35).
  • the support tapes (35) are thermo-plasticized and portions of the first and second support tapes (35) are shaped into a U-shape, V-shape, inverted U-shape, expanded V-shape, or curve-shape by using a mold (55) and thermoforming. Shaping of the support tapes (35) through molding causes the coupling element (40) to situate either between or above the shaped support tapes (35).
  • thermo plasticized first and second support tapes (35) having the coupling elements (40) engaged with the opposed row, to which the slider (45) and the puller (50) have not yet been attached are placed between two halves of the mold (55) having the desired configuration as shown in Figure 2 of which the mould is a U-shape.
  • the strip of thermoplastic support tapes (35) having the coupling element (40) attached inside the mold (55) is then heated to a temperature between 80-180°C to shape or transform the support tapes (35) into the configuration corresponding to the mold.
  • the strips of support tapes (35) are left to cool while still under pressure so that the desired configuration is maintained.
  • the shaped support tapes (35) are removed from the mold (55).
  • Figure 4 shows the second embodiment of the zip fastener (30) according to this invention wherein the first and second support tapes (35) are shaped to form an inverted U-shape.
  • first and second support tapes (35) are shaped to form an inverted U-shape.
  • the middle portion (65) of the support tapes (35) is bent downward and the free end portion (70) of the support tapes (35) is bent outward to be on a parallel plane with the end portion (60) with the attached coupling element (40).
  • the middle portion (65) and the free end portions (70) of the support tapes (35) in turn act as a support for the coupling elements (40) sitting on the top of the inverted U-shape creating a zip fastener (30) with a coupling element (40) on the support tapes (35) higher than the normally flat zip fastener.
  • Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the zip fastener (30) according to this invention wherein the first and second support tapes (35) are shaped to form a U-shape.
  • the end portion (60) of the first and second support tapes (35) with the attached coupling element (40) act as a base.
  • the middle portion (65) of support tapes (35) is vertically lifted up and the free end portion (70) of the first and second support tapes (35) is horizontally bent to a parallel plane with the end portion (60) of which the coupling element attached.
  • the U-shaped zip fastener (30) with the coupling element (40) inside the U-shape is obtained.
  • FIG 8 and Figure 10 Further examples of additional embodiments of the zip fastener according to this invention are as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 10 wherein the zip fastener (30) is shaped into an expanded V- shape and inverted V-shape, respectively.
  • Figure 12 and Figure 14 show further embodiments of the zip fastener (30) according to the present invention.
  • portions of the first and second support tapes (35), including the end portion (60) of which the coupling element (40) is attached and the middle portion (65) are merged and are shaped into a curve.
  • the coupling element (40) may be on the top of the curve or inside the curve similar to the U-shape.
  • the support tapes (35) are flat and one end or both ends of the support tapes (35) are curved downward. This is also obtained by thermoforming using the mold (55) under controlled temperature and pressure.
  • the curved portion (75) of the support tapes (35) will be where the slider body (45) rests in the closed position of the zip fastener (30).
  • the curved portion (75) of the zip fastener (30) accommodates at least one slider body (45) as shown in Figure 17 .
  • the curved portion (75) lies beneath the surface of the article.
  • the slider body (45) as well as the puller (50) is hidden from view creating a smoother look on the surface of the article.
  • the opening caused when the width of the slider body obstructs the coupling elements at the distal end from engaging with each other will also be protected by the article's surface. This eliminates the need for the tunnel or garage while effectively reducing the chance of water passing through the opening.
  • the embodiment where the coupling element (40) sits high on the first and second support tapes (35) such as the inverted U-shape, inverted expanded V-shape, is assembled to the article and is subsequently exposed to water the water is less likely to seep through the coupling element (40). This is because the water tends to flow away from the coupling element (40) area onto the surface adjacent to the zip fastener (30) rather than pooling as in the conventional zip fastener. This is particularly suitable for use with watertight/water-proofed articles.
  • the coupling element (40) rests between the lifted portions of the first and second support tapes (35).
  • the slider body (45) is assembled to form a zip fastener (30)
  • the slider body (45) is housed within the lifted up portions of the first and second support tapes (35), creating a smoother look on the article's surface as the slider body (45) and the puller (50) are hidden from view, or if so desired, the entire zip fastener (30) can be hidden resulting in an even smoother look on the article's surface.
  • the zip fastener (30) may be shaped into any desired configuration for various purposes and can be used with various types of material including clothing articles, canvas, etc.

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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)

Claims (5)

  1. Reißverschluss mit zwei Stützstreifen (35), zwei mit je einem Stützstreifen verbundenen Reihen von Kupplungselementen (40) und zumindest einem Schieberkörper (45) mit einem Zuggriff (50), der an dem Schieberkörper angebracht ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Stützstreifen mittlere Bereiche (65), die von inneren Bereichen (60) der Stützstreifen aufwärts gebogen sind, und Randbereiche (70) aufweisen, die auf einer Ebene parallel zu den inneren Bereichen (60) verlaufen, um die beiden Reihen von Kupplungselementen zwischen den mittleren Bereichen (65) der zwei Stützstreifen ruhen zu lassen.
  2. Reißverschluss mit zwei Stützstreifen (35), zwei mit je einem Stützstreifen verbundenen Reihen von Kupplungselementen (40) und zumindest einem Schieberkörper (45) mit einem Zuggriff (50), der an dem Schieberkörper angebracht ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Stützstreifen mittlere Bereiche (65), die von inneren Bereichen (60) der Stützstreifen abwärts gebogen sind, und Randbereiche (70) aufweisen, die auf einer Ebene parallel zu den inneren Bereichen (60) verlaufen, um die beiden Reihen von Kupplungselementen oberhalb der mittleren Bereiche (65) der zwei Stützstreifen ruhen zu lassen.
  3. Reißverschluss nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die mittleren und inneren Bereiche der zwei Stützstreifen gemäß einer aus der folgenden Gruppe von Formen ausgewählten Form gestaltet sind: U-Form, umgekehrte U-Form, Kurvenform, umgekehrte Kurvenform, erweiterte V-Form und umgekehrte erweiterte V-Form.
  4. Reißverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei zumindest ein Ende der zwei Stützstreifen abwärts gekrümmt ist, und die Krümmung in einer geschlossenen Position zumindest einen Schieberkörper aufnimmt.
  5. Reißverschluss mit zwei Stützstreifen (35), zwei mit je einem Stützstreifen verbundenen Reihen von Kupplungselementen (40) und zumindest einem Schieberkörper (45) mit einem Zuggriff (50), der an dem Schieberkörper angebracht ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Stützstreifen ein flaches Segment aufweisen, während zumindest ein Ende der zwei Stützstreifen abwärts gekrümmt ist, und die Krümmung in einer geschlossenen Position zumindest einen Schieberkörper (45) aufnimmt.
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