Patent ID: 7334302
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bottom end stop for a slide fastener, having a two-division type configuration including a first member and a second member attached to opposing fastener stringers, respectively, wherein two pairs of a hook-shaped coupling head and a coupling concave portion are respectively formed on opposing faces of the first member and the second member, a front end of each coupling head of the first member and a front end of each coupling head of the second member face opposite directions relative to each other, each coupling head of the first member is fitted to each opposing coupling concave portion of the second member while each coupling head of the second member is fitted to each opposing coupling concave portion of the first member at a time of coupling each coupling head of the first member and each coupling head of the second member, any one of the first member and the second member has an engaging portion which engages a fastener element adjacent to the bottom end stop, and the one member having the engaging portion has a length in a longitudinal direction of the fastener stringer which is larger than a length in a longitudinal direction of the fastener stringer of the other member, and each coupling head of the first member and the second member comprises a front surface side coupling head and a rear surface side coupling head, which are formed integrally and face to a same direction, each front surface side coupling head and each rear surface side coupling head are offset in the longitudinal direction of the fastener stringer to form a coupling stepped portion, and each coupling stepped portion is overlapped with a mating coupling stepped portion at a time of engaging of the first member and second member.