US 12,465,120 B2
Slider for a slide fastener
Shinya Honda, Ascoli Piceno (IT)
Assigned to YKK CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by YKK CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/610,194.
Claims priority of application No. 202023000001215 (IT), filed on Mar. 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0315402 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A44B 19/26 (2006.01); A44B 19/30 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 19/262 (2013.01) [A44B 19/30 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slider for a slide fastener, the slider comprising:
a slider body (11) forming an upper wing (12), a lower wing (13), a connecting post (14) connecting the upper and lower wings, side flanges (15) protruding from side edges of the upper wing and side edges of the lower wing towards a geometrical mid-plane (P) that lies between the wings (12, 13), so as to form a Y-shaped channel (19) between the upper and lower wings, wherein the upper wing (12) and the lower wing (13) have respective opposite outer surfaces (23, 24) and are symmetrical with respect to said geometrical mid-plane (P);
two pullers (20, 21) pivotally attached to the slider body (11);
at least one locking protrusion (30) protruding inwardly into the Y-shaped channel (19) from at least one of the side flanges (15) of the slider body (11).