SLIDE FASTENER

摘要

A slide fastener (10) comprising a pair of stringer tapes (11, 12) each carrying along their respective inner longitudinal edges a row of coupling elements (13). The slide fastener (10) is produced from a continuous fastener chain (F) having mounted thereon alternate sliders (14) and top end stops (15) both movable along the rows of coupling elements (13). Either the slider (14) or the top end stop (15) is provided with a latch (26, 200) for retaining the slider (14) in provisionally or completely locked engagement with the top end stop (15).