Slide fastener with separable bottom end stop

Abstract

The slide fastener has a separable bottom end stop, and the separable bottom end stop has at least an insert pin and a box pin. The insert pin has an escape portion provided with an inclined surface or a curved surface along which the thickness dimension of the insert pin decreases in the direction of the tape width toward the side edge that faces the box pin, the escape portion being positioned in the front-end corner portion of a first-surface of the insert pin, the corner portion being positioned along the edge that faces the box pin. This allows the escape portion of the insert pin to function as an interference prevention means, efficiently prevent chain failure in an element row when the slide fastener is bent into a U-shape, and maintain stable engaging.

Claims

1. A slide fastener with separable bottom end stop comprising: a pair of first and second fastener stringers in which having element rows are disposed wherein a plurality of fastener elements made of synthetic resin are molded along a tape length direction at predetermined intervals at facing respective tape side edges of first and second fastener tapes; and separable bottom end stop disposed to one end of each of the first and second fastener stringers, the separable bottom end stop including: at least an insert pin attached adjacent to the element row of the first fastener stringer; and a box pin attached adjacent to the element row of the second fastener stringer, wherein at least a corner portion of a front end of the insert pin on a facing side edge side that faces the second fastener stringer includes an escape portion which avoids interference with a fastener element disposed adjacent to the box pin when the fastener elements are coupled, and the escape portion has an inclined surface which declines downward or a concave curved surface, and a thickness dimension of the insert pin in a tape front/back direction gradually decreases continuously from a main body portion towards a front end edge of the insert pin.

2. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1 wherein the escape portion is configured so as to exhibit an approximately triangular shape including the front end edge on an element row side and a facing side edge as two sides when the insert pin is viewed from a first surface side.

3. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1 wherein the escape portion is disposed in a front end region within 10% of the entire length of the insert pin in the tape length direction from the front end edge on an element row side in the insert pin.

4. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1 wherein an inclined angle of the inclined surface or the curved surface of the escape portion is set equal to or more than 15 and less than 90 with respect to a first surface of the insert pin.

5. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1 wherein a notch portion including a notch bottom surface is disposed via a step in a part of the corner portion that faces the second fastener stringer.

6. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1 wherein a dimension of the fastener element in the tape front/back direction gradually decreases along an inclined surface of the fastener element as the inclined surface extends toward a forefront portion of a head of the fastener element in the tape width direction.

7. The slide fastener with separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, wherein a dimension of the escape portion of the front end of the insert pin in the tape front/back direction gradually decreases as the escape portion extends toward the front end edge in the tape length direction throughout the tape width direction of the escape portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a slide fastener according to Embodiment 1 of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an insert pin disposed to the slide fastener.

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating states of an insert pin, a box pin, and a fastener element when the slide fastener is closed.

(4) FIG. 4 is a portional view taken along a IV-IV line illustrated in FIG. 3.

(5) FIG. 5 is a portional view of the insert pin in the V-V line illustrated in FIG. 3.

(6) FIG. 6 is a portional view illustrating a state when the slide fastener is bent to a tape first surface side.

(7) FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating a slide fastener according to Embodiment 2 of the invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of an insert pin disposed to the slide fastener.

(9) FIG. 9 is an enlarged view illustrating a main portion of a conventional slide fastener.

MODE(S) FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(10) Hereinafter, preferable embodiments of the invention will be explained in detail with examples and referring to drawings. Note that the invention is by no means limited to the respective embodiments explained below and can be variously modified as long as the embodiments have substantially the same configuration and achieve a similar operation/working-effect. Modes of respective fastener elements for configuring, for example, an element row of a slide fastener are not limited to the mode explained in the embodiments described below and can be optionally changed when necessary.

(11) Embodiment 1

(12) FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a slide fastener according to Embodiment 1, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an insert pin disposed to the slide fastener. Note that, in the following explanation, a tape length direction of the fastener tape is prescribed as a front/back direction, and in particular, a direction in which a slider is away from a separable bottom end stop is prescribed as a forward direction and a direction in which the slider is slid toward the separable bottom end stop is prescribed as a rearward direction. A tape width direction of the fastener tape is prescribed as a right/left direction, and, in particular, a left side when the slide fastener is viewed from a front side as illustrated in FIG. 1 is prescribed as left, and a right side is prescribed as right. Further, a tape front/back direction of the fastener tape is prescribed as an up/down direction, a side where a tab of the slider is disposed to a tape surface of the fastener tape is prescribed as upward, and a side opposite to the above side is prescribed as downward.

(13) As shown in FIG. 1, a slide fastener 1 according to Embodiment 1 includes a pair of first and second right/left fastener stringers 10a, 10b having element rows 12 disposed to facing tape side edges of right/left fastener tapes 11, a set of first and second upper/lower sliders 21, 22 slidably disposed along the element rows 12, an insert pin 31 disposed to a lower end of the first left fastener stringer 10a, a box pin 32 disposed to a lower end of the second right fastener stringer 10b, and a stop 39 attached to upper ends of the first and second fastener stringers 10a, 10b along the element rows 12. In the case, a separable bottom end stop 30 of the slide fastener 1 is composed of the second slider 22, the insert pin 31, and the box pin 32.

(14) Each of the first and second fastener stringers 10a, 10b includes the fastener tapes 11, and a plurality of synthetic resin fastener elements 13 disposed to a tape side edge of the fastener tapes 11. The respective right/left fastener tapes 11 are woven or knitted in a narrow strip-shape and have a tape main portion which is sewed to a product to which a fastener is attached and an element attachment portion (tape side edge) to which a fastener element 13 is attached. Further, a core thread portion 11a is disposed to a tape side edge on an element attachment portion in the fastener tapes 11.

(15) In the right/left fastener tapes 11, the plurality of synthetic resin fastener elements 13 is disposed in train to the element attachment portion including the core thread portion 11a by injection molding in the tape length direction at predetermined intervals and the element row 12 is formed by the plurality of fastener elements 13. In the invention, in the fastener elements 13 which configure the right element row 12, the fastener element 13 disposed adjacent to the box pin 32 is referred to as a first element 13a as described above.

(16) Note that a material of the fastener element 13 is not limited and a synthetic resin, for example, such as polyacetal, polyamide, polypropylene, polybutylene terephthalate, nylon, polycarbonate, and the like can be preferably used, and the fastener element 13 formed of the synthetic resin has a weight lighter than the metal fastener element.

(17) The fastener element 13 of Embodiment 1 is configured including substantially the same configuration as the fastener element illustrated in FIG. 9 described in Patent Document 1. To simply explain the configuration referring to FIG. 4, the fastener element 13 of Embodiment 1 has an element upper half portion 14 disposed to an upper surface (front surface) side which becomes a first surface of the fastener tapes 11 and an element lower half portion 15 disposed to a lower surface (back surface) side which becomes a second surface of the fastener tapes 11, and the element upper half portion 14 includes a first tape sandwiching portion and the first head portion extending from the first tape sandwiching portion toward external of a tape.

(18) Further, forward and rearward taper portions, which gradually decrease the forward/rearward dimension of the element upper half portion 14 upward are disposed to a forward surface side and to a rearward side surface, of the first tape sandwiching portion and a part of the first head portion in the element upper half portion 14, so that an outside appearance of the fastener element 13 appears as if it is a metal fastener element as well as fixing strength of the fastener element 13 to the fastener tapes 11 are increased. In the case, an inclined angle to an up/down direction of the forward and rearward taper portion in the element upper half portion 14 is set to approximately 10.

(19) The first head portion in the element upper half portion 14 extends up to an forefront portion of the element lower half portion 15 and is formed in a taper shape whose dimension in the front/back direction is gradually decreased from a base end portion joined to the first tape sandwiching portion of the first head portion toward the forefront portion. Further, the first head portion is configured to swell in the front/back direction than a neck portion of the element lower half portion 15 to be described later. Further, the element upper half portion 14 is formed with an upper taper portion having a inclined surface that inclines downward to gradually decrease a height dimension of the fastener element 13 toward an forefront of the first head portion.

(20) In the case, an inclination start portion 14a from which the downward inclination of the upper taper portion begins is set at a position where a dimension from a forefront of the first head portion to the inclination start portion 14a in the direction of the tape width is made to a magnitude of 45% in the overall fastener element 13 in the direction of the tape width, and further an inclined angle of the upper taper portion in the right/left direction is set to approximately 20.

(21) The element lower half portion 15 in the fastener element 13 is formed integrally with the element upper half portion 14. The element lower half portion 15 includes a second tape sandwiching portion for sandwiching the fastener tapes 11 between element lower half portion 15 and the first tape sandwiching portion of the element upper half portion 14, a neck extending from the second tape sandwiching portion toward external of the tape and having a shape narrowed in the front/back direction, and a second head portion disposed to a forefront of the neck and becoming large in the front/back direction.

(22) The first and second sliders 21, 22 in Embodiment 1 are configured substantially similarly to two sliders used in a slide fastener having a conventional both sides separable bottom end stop and disposed to cause rear ports thereof to face with each other, as shown in FIG. 1. Here, the first slider 21 is disposed near to the stop 39 side (forward side) than the second slider 22 and is used as a front opening slider for coupling the right/left element rows 12 when the first slider 21 is slid toward the stop 39 side. Further, the second slider 22 is disposed nearer to an openable/engageable side (rearward side) than the first slider 21 and is used as a rear opening slider for departing the right/left element rows 12 when the second slider 22 is slid toward the stop 39.

(23) Further, each of the first and second sliders 21, 22 includes a slider body 23 and a tab 24 turnably held by the slider body 23. The slider body 23 of each of the sliders 21, 22 has upper/lower blades, a guide column for coupling between one ends of the upper/lower blades, right/left flange portions extending from right/left side edges of the upper/lower blades in a direction where they approach each other, and a tab attachment column standingly disposed on an upper surface of the upper blade.

(24) Right/left shoulder ports are formed to an end of the slider body 23 with the guide column held therebetween and a rear port is formed to a rear end of the slider body 23. Further, an approximately Y-shaped element guide path for communicating the right/left shoulder ports to the rear port is formed between the upper/lower blades, and tape insertion intervals capable of inserting the fastener tapes 11 are disposed to right/left sides of the slider body 23.

(25) The insert pin 31 in Embodiment 1 is disposed adjacent to the element row 12 so as to be continuous from a rear end of the element row 12 in the first left fastener stringer 10a and is fixed across both tape front/back surfaces of the fastener tapes 11. The insert pin 31 is formed by injection molding the same synthetic resin material as the fastener element 13 such as polyacetal, and the like.

(26) Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the insert pin 31 has an insert pin main body 31a fixed to the fastener tapes 11, a first tapered portion 31b formed to a front end near to the element row 12 of the insert pin main body 31a as an escape portion, a projecting portion 31c disposed to a central portion of the insert pin 31 in a length direction and projects in the direction of the tape width toward the box pin 32 side, a second tapered portion 31d disposed to a rear side of the projecting portion 31c, an accommodation concave portion 31e recessed in the direction of the tape width from a box pin facing a side surface in a front end of the insert pin main body 31a, and an element engaging portion 31f projecting forward from the front end of the insert pin main body 31a.

(27) The first tapered portion 3lb acting as the escape portion in the insert pin 31 is configured such that it is disposed to an upper surface side of an insert pin front end including a front-end corner portion on a facing side surface side 31g that confronts the box pin 32 in an upper half portion of the insert pin main body 31a, and when the insert pin 31 is viewed from a front surface side (upper surface side), the first tapered portion 31b exhibits an approximately triangular shape including a front end edge of the insert pin 31 and a box pin facing side edge 31i as two sides. In the case, the first tapered portion 31b is disposed in a front end region within 10% of the entire length from the front end edge of the insert pin 31 in the tape length direction.

(28) Further, the first tapered portion 31b is composed of a flat inclined surface including an inclination for gradually decreasing a thickness of the insert pin 31 in the tape front/back direction toward the side edge that faces the box pin in the direction of the tape width as illustrated in FIG. 5 as well as in FIG. 4.

(29) Note that, in the invention, the escape portion formed to the insert pin 31 is not restricted to an inclined surface such as the first tapered portion 31b and may be composed of a curved surface in which the thickness dimension of the insert pin 31 in the tape front/back direction is gradually decreased toward the side edge that faces the box pin in the direction of the tape width as well as also gradually decreased toward the insert pin front end edge in the tape length direction. In the case, the curved surface that constitutes the escape portion may be externally curved in a convex shape or in a concave shape. When, for example, a high value is set on an outside appearance of the insert pin, it is preferable to form the curved surface in the convex shape, whereas when a high value is set on a function as the escape portion, it is preferable to form the curved surface in the concave shape.

(30) In Embodiment 1, the provision of the first tapered portion 31b as described above as the escape portion decreases a thickness dimension of an upper half portion of the insert pin 31 in the front-end corner portion on a box pin facing side surface side, and the first tapered portion 31b can be used as an interference avoiding means for avoiding the insert pin 31 from interfering with the first element 13a each other as described later. Further, the first tapered portion 31b can be used also as a chamfered portion.

(31) In particular, since the first tapered portion 31b of Embodiment 1 is disposed in the approximately triangular shape in the front end corner region of the first surface of the insert pin 31 as described above, the thickness dimension of the insert pin 31 in the corner portion can be efficiently decreased without increasing a region in which the first tapered portion 31b is formed and a strength of the insert pin 31 itself can be also suppressed from being decreased.

(32) In the case, an upper surface of the insert pin main body 31a is disposed in parallel with a tape surface of the fastener tapes 11, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and the inclined angle of the first tapered portion 31b is formed by being inclined in a range equal to or more than 15 and less than 90 and preferably equal to or more than 20 and less than 45 to the upper surface of the insert pin main body 31a. In particular, in Embodiment 1, an inclined angle of the first tapered portion 31b to the upper surface of the insert pin main body 31a is set to 30.

(33) The projecting portion 31c in the insert pin 31 is disposed to an upper half portion side of the insert pin 31 and projects from a central portion of the insert pin 31 in the length direction toward the box pin 32 side in the direction of the tape width. A rear end surface of the projecting portion 31c is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the tape length direction and to be abutted to a stepped portion 32d of the box pin 32 to be described later when the insert pin 31 is inserted into the first and second sliders 21, 22 to engagement the right/left element rows 12. In the case, disposing the second tapered portion 31d on a rear side of the projecting portion 31c allows to stably form the rear end surface of the projecting portion 31c.

(34) The accommodation concave portion 31e recessed to a side surface that faces the box pin of the insert pin 31 is configured to be able to accommodate an engaging convex portion 32c of the box pin 32 to be described later, and the accommodation of the engaging convex portion 32c of the box pin 32 in the accommodation concave portion 31e can determine a position of the insert pin 31 to the box pin 32.

(35) The element engaging portion 31f of the insert pin 31 is disposed to a lower half portion of the insert pin 31 and projects from a front end of the first element 13a forward so as to be inserted into the neck portion of the first element 13a and capable of engaging the insert pin main body 31a. In the case, an upper surface of the element engaging portion 31f is configured in a flat surface.

(36) The box pin 32 in Embodiment 1 is disposed adjacent to the element row 12 so as to be continuous from the rear end of the element row 12 in the second fastener stringer 10b on the right side and fixed across both the tape front/back surfaces of the fastener tapes 11. The box pin 32 is formed by injection molding the same synthetic resin material as the fastener element 13 such as polyacetal and the like.

(37) Further, the box pin 32 has a box pin main body portion 32a fixed to the fastener tapes 11, a stopper portion 32b disposed to an upper/lower surface of a rear end portion of the box pin main body portion 32a, the engaging convex portion 32c projecting from a facing side edge facing the insert pin 31 on a front end side of the box pin main body portion 32a in the direction of the tape width, and the stepped portion 32d disposed rearward of the engaging convex portion 32c.

(38) The stopper portion 32b in the box pin 32 has a thickness dimension larger than the interval between the upper/lower blades in the second slider 22 so as to be able to be abutted to a shoulder port side end of the second slider 22. The abutment of the second slider 22 to the stopper portion 32b regulates for the second slider 22 to slide rearward of the stopper portion 32b to thereby prevent the second slider 22 from falling from the second fastener stringer 10b.

(39) The engaging convex portion 32c in the box pin 32 is projectingly disposed from a front end region on an insert pin facing a side surface of the box pin main body portion 32a external of the tape so as to be inserted into and accommodated in the accommodation concave portion 31e disposed to the insert pin 31. The engaging convex portion 32c is formed so as to exhibit an approximately triangular shape when viewed from the front surface side and further has an end edge disposed orthogonal to the tape length direction.

(40) The stepped portion 32d in the box pin 32 is formed in an upper half portion of the box pin main body portion 32a by being cut out inward from a facing side edge of the insert pin 31 and is configured to be able to engage the projecting portion 31c disposed to the insert pin 31.

(41) The stop 39 in Embodiment 1 is disposed to be continuous from a front end of the element row 12 in the first and second fastener stringers 10a, 10b and fixed across both the tape front/back surfaces of the fastener tapes 11.

(42) The stop 39 is configured similar to a stop used in the conventional ordinary slide fastener 1 and is formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material such as polyacetal and the like. The provision of the stop 39 can regulate a slide of the first slider 21 and prevent the first slider 21 from falling from the second fastener stringer 10b.

(43) In the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1 having the configuration described above, the both sides separable bottom end stop 30 is configured by the second slider 22, the insert pin 31, and the box pin 32 as described above. Accordingly, when the first and second right/left fastener stringers 10a, 10b cause the element rows 12 to be engaged with each other from a separated state, the second slider 22 is moved to a slide rear end position where it is abutted to the stopper portion 32b of the box pin 32 as well as the first slider 21 is moved to a position where it is abutted to the second slider 22.

(44) Next, the insert pin 31 is inserted from a shoulder port of the first slider 21 into the element guide paths of the first and second sliders 21, 22. At the time, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the projecting portion 31c of the insert pin 31 is engaged with the stepped portion 32d of the box pin 32 as well as is, the engaging convex portion 32c of the box pin 32 is accommodated in the accommodation concave portion 31e of the insert pin 31, thereby the insert pin 31 is relatively positioned to the box pin 32.

(45) Thereafter, sliding the first slider 21 forward toward the stop 39 can cause the right/left element rows 12 to be engaged with each other as illustrated in FIG. 1. Further, sliding the second slider 22 that is held by the box pin 32 forward toward the stop 39 from the state that the right/left element rows 12 are engaged can separate the right/left element rows 12.

(46) In the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1, since the first tapered portion 31b is disposed as the escape portion in the front end region of the insert pin 31, when the element row 12 of the slide fastener 1 is bent into the U-shape to the upper surface side as illustrated in FIG. 6 from the state that the element rows 12 are engaged at the position adjacent to the insert pin 31 and the box pin 32 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4, a space to which the first element 13a is escaped is secured by the first tapered portion 31b, so that the insert pin 31 can be avoided from interfering with the first element 13a.

(47) In particular, in the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1, since the upper taper portions that function as the interference avoiding means are disposed to the element upper half portions 14 of the respective fastener elements 13, the insert pin 31 can be more securely avoided from interfering with the first element 13a as well as the element upper half portions 14 of the right/left fastener elements 13 are also avoided from interfering with each other. With the configuration, chain failure in the element rows 12 due to the interference between the insert pin 31 and the first element 13a can be effectively prevented and engaging of the right/left fastener elements 13 can be stably maintained.

(48) Further, the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1 is strongly bent until a radius of curvature becomes small, even if the first tapered portion 31b of the insert pin 31 comes into contact with the upper taper portion of the first element 13a, since the first element 13a is not pressed by the insert pin 31 until it becomes to disengage with the fastener element 13 of the opponent, engagementing of the right/left fastener elements 13 can be maintained. Accordingly, the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1 becomes a high quality slide fastener to which chain failure scarcely occurs by bending the slide fastener 1.

(49) Embodiment 2

(50) FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating a slide fastener according to Embodiment 2, FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of an insert pin disposed to the slide fastener. The slide fastener 2 according to Embodiment 2 is disposed with a first slider 21 for opening and engaging right/left element rows 12 and further a separable bottom end stop 40 is composed of an insert pin 41, a box pin 42, and a box 43 as described later, and a configuration of the slide fastener 2 other than the above configuration is substantially the same as that of the slide fastener 1 according to Embodiment 1. Accordingly, an explanation of Embodiment 2 is omitted by denoting the components having the same configuration as those of the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1 described above by the same reference numerals.

(51) A slide fastener 2 according to Embodiment 2 includes a pair of first and second right/left fastener stringers 10a, 10b having element rows 12 disposed to facing tape side edges of right/left fastener tapes 11, a first slider 21 slidably disposed along the element rows 12, an insert pin 41 disposed to a lower end of the first left fastener stringer 10a, a box pin 42 disposed to a lower end of the second right fastener stringer 10b, a box 43 integrated to a lower end of the box pin 42, and a stop 39 attached to upper ends of the first and second fastener stringers 10a, 10b along the element rows 12. In the case, a separable bottom end stop 40 of the slide fastener 2 is composed of the insert pin 41, the box pin 42, and the box 43.

(52) The first slider 21 in Embodiment 2 is configured similar to the first slider 21 in Embodiment 1 described above and disposed to engage the right/left element rows 12 when slid toward the stop 39 side. Note that in the slide fastener 2 in Embodiment 2, the second slider 22 disposed to the slide fastener 1 of Embodiment 1 described above is excluded.

(53) The insert pin 41 in Embodiment 2 is disposed so as to be continuous from rear ends of the element rows 12 in the first stringer 10a and is fixed across both tape front/back surfaces of the fastener tapes 11.

(54) Further, the insert pin 41 includes an insert pin main body 41a fixed to the fastener tapes 11, a first tapered portion 41c disposed to a front-end corner portion on a side edge that faces the box pin side on an upper surface side of the insert pin main body 41a, a notch portion 41b disposed nearer to the side edge side that faces the box pin than the first tapered portion 41c in the front-end corner portion of the insert pin main body 41a, a second tapered portion 41d disposed inside of a tape of the front end in the insert pin main body 41a, an accommodation concave portion 41e recessed in a tape width direction from the side surface that faces the box pin in the front end of the insert pin main body 41a, and an element engaging portion 41f projecting forward from the front end of the insert pin main body 41a.

(55) The first tapered portion 41c in the insert pin 41 is disposed as the escape portion in a front end region within 10% from a front end edge of the insert pin 41 in a tape length direction. The first tapered portion 41c has an inclination which decreases the thickness dimension of the insert pin 41 in a tape front/back direction in the direction of the tape width toward the side edge that faces the box pin as well as also in a tape length direction toward an insert pin front end edge. With the configuration, a reduction of thickness dimension of an upper half portion of the insert pin 41 allows the first tapered portion 41c to be used as an interference avoiding means for avoiding the insert pin 41 from interfering with the first element 13a each other.

(56) In the case, the first tapered portion 41c is formed inclining in a range equal to or more than 15 and less than 90 and preferably in a range equal to or more than 20 and equal to or less than 45 to an upper surface of the insert pin main body 41a. In particular, in Embodiment 1, an inclined angle of the first tapered portion 41c to an upper surface of the insert pin main body 41a is set to 30.

(57) The notch portion 41b in the insert pin 41 is configured by cutting out an upper half portion of the insert pin main body 41a from the side edge that faces the box pin in a tape width direction. The disposition of the notch portion 41b forms a notch side surface 41g and a notch bottom surface 41h nearer to the side edge that faces the box pin than the first tapered portion 41c, thereby a step is formed between the first tapered portion 41c and the bottom surface 41h via the notch side surface 41g in an up/down direction as well as a space portion without a synthetic resin is formed on the bottom surface 41h. In the case, the notch side surface 41g of the notch portion 41b constitutes a part of the side surface that faces the box pin in the upper half portion of the insert pin 41.

(58) The notch portion 41b disposed adjacent to the side edge side that faces the box pin of the first tapered portion 41c functions as the interference avoiding means for avoiding the insert pin 41 from interfering with the first element 13a together with the first tapered portion 41c. In the insert pin 41 of Embodiment 2, the first tapered portion 41c and the notch portion 41b that function as the interference avoiding means are disposed in the front end region within 10% from the front end edge of the insert pin 41 in the tape length direction.

(59) The second tapered portion 41d in the insert pin 41 is disposed to the front end of the insert pin main body 41a adjacent to the inside of the tape of the first tapered portion 41c. The second tapered portion 41d has an inclination which gradually decreases the thickness dimension of the insert pin 41 in the tape front/back direction toward the insert pin front end edge in the tape length direction and configured as a chamfering portion of the insert pin 41.

(60) The accommodation concave portion 41e recessed to the side surface that faces the box pin of the insert pin 41 is configured so as to be able to accommodate an engaging convex portion of the box pin 42 to be described later, and accommodating the engaging convex portion of the box pin 42 in the accommodation concave portion 41e can position the insert pin 41 to the box pin 42.

(61) The element engaging portion 41f of the insert pin 41 is disposed to a lower half portion of the insert pin 41 and projects from the front end of the insert pin main body 41a forward so as to be inserted into a neck portion of the first element 13a and engaged with the first element 13a. In the case, an upper surface of the element engaging portion 41f is configured in a flat surface.

(62) The box pin 42 in Embodiment 2 is disposed so as to continue from a rear end of the element row 12 in the second fastener stringer 10b and fixed across both tape front/back surfaces of the fastener tapes 11. The box pin 42 has a box pin main body 42a fixed to the fastener tapes 11 and a not illustrated engaging convex portion projecting from a facing side edge facing the insert pin 41 on the front end side of the box pin main body 42a.

(63) The box 43 in Embodiment 2 is disposed to the lower end of the box pin 42. The box 43 has a box main body 43a which exhibits an approximately rectangular shape when viewed from a front surface side and an insert pin insertion hole formed to a left half portion of the box main body 43a from an upper surface side.

(64) As described above, in the slide fastener 2 of Embodiment 2 having the configuration described above, the one side open (front open) separable bottom end stop 40 is composed of the insert pin 41, the box pin 42 and the box 43. Accordingly, when the element rows 12 are engaged from a state that the first and second right/left fastener stringers 10a, 10b are separated from each other, first, the first slider 21 is moved backward up to a slide rear end position where the first slider 21 is abutted to the box 43.

(65) Next, the insert pin 41 is inserted into the insert pin insertion hole of the box 43 from a shoulder port of the first slider 21 via an element guide path of the first slider 21. At the time, accommodating the engaging convex portion of the box pin 42 in the accommodation concave portion 41e of the insert pin 41 relatively positions the insert pin 41 to the box pin 42. Thereafter, sliding the first slider 21 forward toward the stop 39 can engage the right/left element rows 12 as illustrated in FIG. 7.

(66) In the slide fastener 2 of embodiment 2, the first tapered portion 41c is disposed to the front end of the insert pin 41 as the escape portion as well as the notch portion 41b is disposed adjacent to the side edge side that faces the box pin of the first tapered portion 41c. With the configuration, when the element rows 12 are bent into the U-shape to the upper surface side at positions adjacent to the insert pin 41 and the box pin 42 in the state that the element rows 12 are engaged, since a large space for causing the first element 13a to escape is secured by the first tapered portion 41c and the notch portion 41b, an interference between the insert pin 41 and the first element 13a can be more effectively avoided than Embodiment 1 described above. Accordingly, an occurrence of chain failure in the element rows 12 at the positions adjacent to the insert pin 41 and the box pin 42 can be effectively prevented, so that a engaged state between the right/left fastener elements 13 can be stably maintained.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

(67) 1 slide fastener

(68) 2 slide fastener

(69) 10a first fastener stringer

(70) 10b second fastener stringer

(71) 11 fastener tape

(72) 11a core thread portion

(73) 12 element row

(74) 13 fastener element

(75) 13a first element

(76) 14 element upper half portion

(77) 14a inclination start portion

(78) 15 element lower half portion

(79) 21 first slider

(80) 22 second slider

(81) 23 slider body

(82) 24 tab

(83) 30 separable bottom end stop

(84) 31 insert pin

(85) 31 insert pin main body

(86) 31b first tapered portion

(87) 31c projecting portion

(88) 31d second tapered portion

(89) 31e accommodation concave portion

(90) 31f element engaging portion

(91) 32 box pin

(92) 32a box pin main body

(93) 32b stopper portion

(94) 32c engaging convex portion

(95) 32d stepped portion

(96) 39 stop

(97) 40 separable bottom end stop

(98) 41 insert pin

(99) 41 insert pin main body

(100) 41b notch portion

(101) 41c first tapered portion

(102) 41d second tapered portion

(103) 41e accommodation concave portion

(104) 41f element engaging portion

(105) 41g notch side surface

(106) 41h notch bottom surface

(107) 42 box pin

(108) 42a box pin main body

(109) 43 box

(110) 43a box main body