Patent ID: 6497016
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A zipper slide for an invisible zipper comprising:a slide base, said slide base having a longitudinally extended upright partition block, said upright partition block comprising a recessed receiving chamber, said recessed receiving chamber comprising a hook hole, a receiving space, and a retaining portion; a hook plate displaceably mounted in said slide base, said hook plate comprising a hooked tip extended from one end thereof and extending into said hook hole of said recessed receiving chamber, a bearing portion formed on an opposing end and extending into said receiving space of said recessed receiving chamber, a bottom butt disposed intermediate said hooked tip and said bearing portion and supported in the receiving space of said recessed receiving chamber, and a top face disposed at a top face of said hook plate, said bottom butt forming a pivot about which said hook plate rotates to displace said hooked tip within said hook hole; a flat spring plate having one end fixedly connected to said retaining portion of said recessed receiving chamber and an opposing end pressed against said top face of said hook plate for holding said hook plate within said recessed receiving chamber and biasing said hook plate to position said hooked tip to extend through said hook hole; a locating plate fixedly fastened to the recessed receiving chamber of said partition block of said slide base; a coupling ring coupled to the hooked tip of said hook plate, said coupling ring defining a hole through which the hooked tip of said hook plate passes; and a pull tab coupled to the hole of said coupling ring.