METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING COUPLING ELEMENTS FROM A SLIDE FASTENER STRINGER TAPE

摘要

step 1 for holding the stringer tape (11) between the gripers supporting coupling elements (13); step (2) for driving the cutting edge (45) into the coupling head (18) of the element (13) in the direction facing the bead terminal (12); step 3 for driving a wedge-type expander (34) through the head (18) into the elements (13) to split them in two pieces and remove off the tape.