US Patent Issued to YKK on May 26 for "Slider for slide fastener" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,771, issued on May 26, was assigned to YKK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Slider for slide fastener" was invented by Yuki Chayahara (Kurobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slide fastener slider includes: a lower member; an upper member; a cover; and a pull tab. The lower member includes a lower blade, a guide column, an upper plate portion, and an attachment column. The upper member includes a flat plate portion, an opening portion, and a placement portion. The cover includes, at an end portion thereof in the front and rear direction, an engaging portion engaged with an engaged portion provided on the attachment column. A shaft portion provi...