Assertion: slide fastener | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: in resisting passage of water
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The zipper is so effective and reliable that in less than a hundred years, it has become the de facto fastener for thousands of different products.
text: The invention relates to a water resistant slide fastener, particularly to a slide fastener which is effective in resisting passage of water and the like and which can easily be positioned in closures of water resistant articles without the need for sealing flaps or water absorptive wicks or cores, and which has a water resistant polyurethane layer which is extremely resistant to abrasion and the like, and which has a very durable bond to the fabric of the stringer tapes.