A method includes sensing position of a slide of a zipper using at least one sensor, communicating the position of the slide of the zipper to a computing device, and executing one or more instructions on a processor of the computing device to perform an action based on the position of the slide of the zipper.

A slide fastener tape member includes a tape body and a core string portion disposed at a tape side edge portion of the tape body along a length direction. The core string portion is formed by fixing a string member at the tape side edge portion along the length direction by machine sewing. The string member is fixed linearly such that at least one thread used for machine sewing crosses while contacting an outer peripheral surface of the string member without being pierced by a needle thread of machine sewing. Thus, since the core string portion can be easily provided by fixing the string member to the tape body having desired properties at a later stage, the value-added tape members can be easily manufactured at a relatively low cost.

The Jacket Zipping Aid 2.0 is a kit of, or a tethered devise, assembled from manufactured parts that when used in a very specific manner will greatly improve the ease of zipping up a coat or jacket zipper by a disable person.

The Jacket Zipping Aid 2.0 is a kit of, or a tethered devise, assembled from manufactured parts that when used in a very specific manner will greatly improve the ease of zipping up a coat or jacket zipper by a disable person.

To provide an electric slide fastener system, a radio transmitter, and a slider as a radio receiver that are able to operate adequately according to the state of an electric slider. An electric slide fastener system is provided with: a slide fastener chain including a pair of fastener tapes and element strips including a plurality of elements fixed to the fastener tapes; a slider configured to be movable relative to the slide fastener chain and including at least a power supply, a control part including a reception part for receiving a radio signal, and an output part including a drive part for driving an electric motor and a transmitting part for transmitting a drive force to the element strips; and a radio input part for transmitting by radio an instruction signal to the slider.

System and methods for managing apparel are disclosed. One method includes receiving information indicative of an magnetically energized sensor disposed adjacent a fastener associated with an item of apparel; determining a characteristic of the fastener based at least upon the received information; and providing a response to a wearer of the item of apparel based at least upon the characteristic of the fastener.

Elements for a slide fastener are provided, which have high strength and improved abrasion resistance. More particularly, an element for a slide fastener includes as a base material, an aluminum alloy having a composition represented by a general formula: Al.sub.aSi.sub.bCu.sub.cMg.sub.d in which a, b, c and d are expressed in percentage by mass, a denotes a balance, 0.4b0.9, 0.15c0.8, 0.8d2.0, and unavoidable impurity elements may be contained; and the aluminum alloy containing a precipitate containing Mg and Si.

Elements for a slide fastener are provided, which have high strength and improved abrasion resistance. More particularly, an element for a slide fastener includes as a base material, an aluminum alloy having a composition represented by a general formula: Al.sub.aSi.sub.bCu.sub.cMg.sub.d in which a, b, c and d are expressed in percentage by mass, a denotes a balance, 0.4b0.9, 0.15c0.8, 0.8d2.0, and unavoidable impurity elements may be contained; and the aluminum alloy containing a precipitate containing Mg and Si.

There is provided a slide fastener with a separable stop including a retainer pin and a separable pin. The separable pin has a projection configured to be engaged with a fastener element. The slider includes a raised portion. For example, the raised portion extends on a lower surface of the upper plate rearward from a periphery of the guide post and is raised from the lower surface of the upper plate toward the lower plate. The raised portion of the slider and the separable pin have respective contact portions configured to come in contact with each other in a moving direction of the slider. At least one of the contact portion of the raised portion of the slider and the contact portion of the separable pin is provided with an intersecting portion obliquely intersecting with the moving direction of the slider.

An element is configured to be installed together with a tape to form a fastener stringer, and includes: a main body including an upper main body and a lower main body; an installing portion for installing the tape; a head; and a neck connecting the main body and the head, wherein at least one of the upper main body and the lower main body includes a convex portion and a base portion, the convex portion protrudes from the base portion and extends in the left-right direction at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction. An inclined portion inclined downward along the left-right direction is formed on at least one side of the head along the upper-lower direction, and protrusions extending in the front-rear direction are formed on both sides of the convex portion.