SLIDE FASTENER

摘要

Provided is a slide fastener whereby waterproof properties near a bottom stop can be enhanced in cost-effective manner. A slide fastener (1) having a waterproof structure comprises a left-right pair of fastener stringers (2) each having a plurality of fastener elements (3) arranged in a row along an opposing edge (11) of each of a left-right pair of waterproof fastener tapes (10), a slider (7) for engaging and disengaging the left and right fastener elements (3) with each other, and a bottom stop (4) formed at the bottom end of the rows of fastener elements (3) so as to straddle the left and right fastener tapes (10). Each fastener element (3) includes an engaging head part (30), a base part (33), a neck part (32), and a shoulder part (34), and the bottom stop (4) covers a first fastener element (3a) near the lowermost end except for an upper portion of an engaging head part (30a) of the first fastener element, and covers a lower portion of a base part (33b) of a second fastener element (3b) that is above and adjacent to the first fastener element (3a). In the bottom stop (4), a recess (40) is provided that is downwardly indented at the top of the bottom stop. The upper portion of the engaging head part (30a) of the first fastener element (3a), and the lower portions of the neck part (32b) and the engaging head part (30b) of the second fastener element (3b) are disposed in the recess (40). A linking part (41) between the first and second fastener elements (3a, 3b) may be provided in the recess (40).