Patent ID: 7591051

Claim:
A waterproof top end stop for a slide fastener having elasticity, which is disposed adjacent to fastener elements provided along opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes to connect the fastener tapes, comprising: an accommodating portion for accommodating a diamond of a slider and surrounded by insertion leg portions, the accommodating portion being provided in a center of the top end stop; protrusions which make contact with upper and lower blades of the slider, the protrusions being provided along an inner peripheral edge portion of the accommodating portion; and pressing portions which are projected outwardly from side edges of the top end stop, each side edge of the top end stop being on an opposite side of the top end stop from the opposing side edges of the fastener tapes, and the pressing portions projecting outwardly with respect to contact faces of leg portions in the fastener elements adjacent to both outer sides of the top end stop, the pressing portions being provided at the ends of the insertion leg portions only on part of right and left outer edge portions of the insertion leg portions along a length direction of the fastener tapes, wherein passage portions are constructed so as to be closed firmly due to contact between the pressing portion and the slider.