Patent ID: 9538817
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A44B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A slide fastener assembly comprising: (a) a first tape comprising a top side, a bottom side, edges and a plurality of elements; (b) a second tape comprising a top side, a bottom side, edges and a plurality of elements; (c) a pin comprising a first portion on the top side of the first tape and a second portion on the bottom side of the first tape, each of the first and second portions comprising: (d) a box that is integral with the second tape and that comprises a first portion on the top side of the second tape and a second portion on the bottom side of the second tape, wherein a cavity separates an inner surface of the first portion from an inner surface of the second portion and wherein a first deformable arm projects from the first portion into the cavity and a second deformable arm projects from the second portion into the cavity; wherein a distance between inner surfaces of the first and second deformable arms is less than the depth between the two protrusions.