Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a top stop for a slide fastener of the type providing a seam-like closure including a forming block for supporting the slide fastener with its edges folded and the undersides of the folded edges exposed, stock guides supplying fusible material to recesses on either side of the forming block, a forming anvil for shearing the fusible material and defining cavities with the recesses for the fusible material and a member for fusing the material to the undersides of the folded edges to form two separate stop members for the top stop.
Abstract:
Gapped and cleaned slide fastener chains including a pair of carrier tapes having their inner edges folded upon themselves to provide a seam-like appearance and having a plurality of filamentary stringers attached to the folded portions of the carrier tape at intervals separated by gapped and cleaned areas with stitching threads securing the stringers to the folded portions and running continuously through the gapped and cleaned areas. A method of making gapped and cleaned seam-type slide fastener chain of the above described type including supporting the slide fastener chain with the filamentary stringers exposed, positioned a plurality of vibrating heads over the exposed stringers in frictional engagement therewith, reciprocating the vibrating heads in a transverse direction relative to the slide fastener chain, and moving the slide fastener chain such that the filamentary stringers sequentially pass under each of the vibrating heads. Apparatus for making gapped and cleaned seamtype slide fastener chain of the above described type includes a guide for supporting the slide fastener chain, a plurality of vibrating heads disposed over the chain in frictional engagement with the filamentary stringers, drive rollers cooperating with the guide for moving the slide fastener chain such that stringers sequentially pass under each of the vibrating heads, and a vibrator for reciprocating the vibrating heads relative to the slide fastener chain to remove severed portions of the filamentary stringers.
Abstract:
A method of forming an end stop for a slide fastener including folding the slide fastener to have a T-configuration exposing the undersides of the folded portions, disposing fusible material in cavities below the exposed undersides and fusing the material to the undersides of the folded portions to form a separate stop member on either side of the slide fastener.