SNAP BUTTON ZIPPER

摘要

A snap button zipper includes two zipper tapes, a plurality of male and female snap buttons each including a clamping part and an engagement part for interlocking, and a zipper slider movable to force the male snap buttons into engagement with or away from the respective female snap buttons. The clamping part of each of the snap buttons includes two clamping panels, two sliding guide portions respectively defining a respective planar surface for coupling the zipper slider and guiding the zipper slider to move along the zipper tapes, and two mounting panels for fixation to opposing top and bottom walls of the respective zipper tape. The zipper slider includes two sliding guide grooves for receiving the male and female snap buttons, and a plurality of stop blocks respectively for contacting and moving along the planar surfaces of the sliding guide portions of the male and female snap buttons.

主权项

1. A snap button zipper, comprising: two zipper tapes each comprising a longitudinal side rib extending along one respective long side thereof; a row of male snap buttons arranged along the longitudinal side rib of one said zipper tape;a row of female snap buttons arranged along the longitudinal side rib of the other said zipper tape; and a zipper slider slidable in one of two reverse directions to force said male snap buttons into engagement with respective said female snap buttons or to separate said male snap buttons from respective said female snap buttons, wherein:each said male snap button comprises an engagement part and a clamping part clamped on the longitudinal side rib of the respective said zipper tape;each said female snap button comprises an engagement part for interlocking with the engagement part of one respective said male snap button and a clamping part clamped on the longitudinal side rib of the respective said zipper tape;the clamping part of each of said male snap buttons and said female snap buttons comprises two clamping panels for clamping on two opposite sides of the longitudinal side rib of the respective said zipper tape, two sliding guide portions respectively extending from said clamping panels and respectively defining a respective planar surface for coupling said zipper slider and guiding said zipper slider to move along said zipper tapes, and two mounting panels respectively extending from said sliding guide portions for fixation to opposing top and bottom walls of the respective said zipper tape; andsaid zipper slider comprises two sliding guide grooves that are separated from each other at one end and merged into each other at an opposite end to form a Y-shape passage for receiving said male snap buttons and said female snap buttons, and a plurality of stop blocks respectively located at two opposing lateral sides thereof and respectively abutted against respective outer sides of said sliding guide grooves at different elevations and adapted for contacting and moving along said planar surfaces of said sliding guide portions.