Patent ID: 8782858

Claim:
A slider for a slide fastener comprising: a slider body, in which front end portions of upper and lower blades are connected to each other by a connection post, and a Y-shaped element guide lane is disposed between the upper and lower blades; a tab whose one end portion is rotatably retained in the upper blade; and a locking pawl which is disposed in the upper blade and whose one end is provided with a claw portion, the slider body including an insert groove which is disposed in a concave shape from an upper surface of the upper blade and into which the locking pawl is inserted, a temporary engagement portion which is disposed on the front end portion of the upper blade and fixes another end of the locking pawl, and a claw hole which is penetrated so as to receive the claw portion, wherein a tab retaining portion which rotatably retains the tab is disposed to protrude from the upper surface of the upper blade, wherein the locking pawl is disposed so that the claw portion can be inserted into and lifted out of the element guide lane through the claw hole by falling and erecting operations of the tab, wherein rising portions, which rise from the upper surface of the upper blade and allow the tab to contact with the rising portions when the tab is fallen down to the front end portion of the upper blade, are disposed between the temporary engagement portion and the tab retaining portion.