Patent ID: 7650674

Claim:
A slider for a slide fastener with an automatic stopper, comprising; a body; a pull; a pawl rod; a leaf spring; and a cover, wherein: the cover includes a front wall, a back wall, side walls and an upper wall, the side walls are provided at respective centers thereof with openings through which a pivotal shaft of the pull can be passed, a pair of mounting parts are provided in the front and in the back on an upper wing plate of the body, holding mechanisms for holding the leaf spring are provided in the front and in the back on an inner face of the cover at respective positions inwardly separated from the front wall and the back wall, the holding mechanisms include first projections which are provided so as to project from a center of an inner face of the upper wall at positions inwardly separated from the front and back walls and with which the leaf spring is engaged, the holding mechanisms include second projections which project from portions in the cover to hold the leaf spring at corresponding positions to the first projections in a lateral direction, the upper wall is formed with grooves between the first projections and the side walls, the leaf spring suspended between the holding mechanisms defines spaces between the holding mechanisms and the upper wall, the spaces are defined by the grooves and the portions from which the second projections project, the holding mechanisms hold the leaf spring at positions inwardly separated from opposite ends thereof, the pivotal shaft of the pull and the pawl rod are interposed between the leaf spring and the upper wing plate, and the cover is fixed to the mounting parts.