| 摘要 |
A novel and improved slide fastener shortening method and its apparatus for reliably removing fastner elements (3) without damaging fastener tapes (2) and for continuously carrying out the following cutting process withiout any trouble. The slide fastener shortening method comprises the steps of, inserting removers (51,52) into interstices between fastener elements (3) at a position approximately corresponding to the length of element required in a product slide fastener (3) of the desired short length, pressing unnecessary fastener elements in one side of the removers (51,52) for the desired length to make the fastener elements thin to permit easy deformation thereof, pulling the slide fastener (1) in the longitudinal direction to strip off the pressed and deformed fastener elements by the removers so as to form space sections, and cutting the pressed and deformed fastener elements (8) within the space sections (6) into the desired short length to obtain the product slide fastener of the desired short length. The slide fastener shortening apparatus is designed and constructed to perform the method. <IMAGE> |
