The present disclosure relates to the technical field of zipper, and more particularly, relates to a slider of a zipper and a zipper.
To correctly use a zipper in daily life, a user needs to accurately insert the pin at the bottom of the zipper teeth chain into the slider. This insert operation of the zipper is not difficult for general people. However, for some people such as children, old people and disabled people having difficulty in hands movement and the like, it is difficult to accurately perform the insert operation when using the zipper. With regard to this problem, the industry has provided some improvements, such as adding an assistive insertion component such as a wider slider cover at the slider of the zipper. But on one hand, this design requires additional assembly and high cost, and on the other hand, the design also increases the volume of the slider and make it bulky and redundant. Therefore, it is an urgent problem to be solved to develop a zipper with a simple structure and easy insert operation.
An object of the embodiments of the application is to provide a slider of a zipper to solve the technical problem of difficult insert operation of a zipper in the prior art.
To solve the above technical problem, the embodiments of the disclosure adopt the following technical solutions:
A first aspect of the disclosure provides a slider of a zipper, the zipper includes tapes arranged at opposing left side and right side and zipper teeth arranged on the tapes, the slider of the zipper includes:
In one embodiment, the assistive insertion member includes a connection portion connected to the upper guide plate and a track portion connected to the connection portion, the assistive insertion member has a use state resulted from flipping the connection portion together with the track portion upwards relative to the upper guide plate;
In one embodiment, in the use state, taking a direction from the upper guide plate to the lower guide plate as a direction from top to bottom, cross section of the track portion is L-shaped, and the track portion comprises a first track plate and a second track plate, the first track plate is formed by extending downward from the connection portion, the second track plate is formed by extending outward from a lower edge of the first track plate in the width direction of the slider body, and the track channel is enclosed by inner sides of the first track plate and the second track plate.
In one embodiment, in the use state, taking a direction from the upper guide plate to the lower guide plate as a direction from top to bottom, the track portion is provided as a one-piece downwardly curved plate, an inner side of the curved plate is a smooth curved surface, and the track channel is enclosed by the inner side of the curved plate.
In one embodiment, the connection portion is provided with a notch in communication with the track channel.
In one embodiment, length of the notch is less than or equal to length of a pin of the first zipper teeth.
In one embodiment, in the use state, taking a direction from the slider body to the assistive insertion member as a direction from front to rear, the notch has a notch rear edge away from the slider body, and the track portion has a track rear edge away from the slider body;
in the width direction of the slider body, the notch rear edge is arranged to be tilted backwards, and the track rear edge is arranged to be tilted forwards.
In one embodiment, the assistive insertion member further includes a grip portion disposed at an end of the connection portion and the track portion facing away from the slider body.
In one embodiment, in the use state, taking a direction from the slider body to the assistive insertion member as a direction from front to rear and taking a direction from the upper guide plate to the lower guide plate as a direction from top to bottom, the grip portion is arranged to be tiled upwards in a backward direction.
In one embodiment, anti-slip ribs are provided on the grip portion.
In one embodiment, the pull tab further includes a connecting member, one end of the connecting member is pivotally connected to the upper guide plate, and other end of the connecting member is fixedly connected to the assistive insertion member; or
the connecting member is integrally provided with the assistive insertion member, and one end of the connecting member facing the slider body is pivotally connected to the upper guide plate.
In one embodiment, the assistive insertion member is made of a soft elastic material.
In one embodiment, the track channel flares out in a direction away from the slider body.
In one embodiment, in a length direction of the tapes, length of the track channel is greater than length of the slider body; and in a width direction of the tapes, width of the track channel is greater than width of the guide channel at corresponding side.
In one embodiment, height of the track channel is greater than height of the slider body.
A second aspect of the disclosure provides a zipper including the above-mentioned slider of the zipper.
The slider of the zipper provided by the embodiments of the disclosure has the following benefits: because of the assistive insertion member provided on the pull tab, a user may perform an accurate and convenient insert operation of the zipper through the following several simple steps: STEP ONE, flipping the pull tab upwards relative to the slider body to the other side; STEP TWO, inserting the pin at the bottom of the zipper teeth into the track channel from one end of the track channel of the assistive insertion member; and STEP THREE, making the pin of the zipper teeth to thus enter the slider body under the guide of the track channel, since the track channel is in communication with the guide channel at the corresponding side of the slider body, thereby completing an accurate insert operation of the zipper. As may be seen from the above use process, compared with existing assistive insertion solutions in the industry, the solution of the disclosure decomposes the insert operation of the zipper into three simple steps—flipping, then forming an insertion track, and then quickly, conveniently and accurately inserting in the slider body, which not only may achieve the purpose of allowing old people, children, disabled people having difficulty in hands movement and even regular people to more conveniently and accurately perform the insert operation of the zipper. In addition, the disclosure uses the design of the pull tab of the zipper itself without adding any component on the slider body, and the designed pull tab of the disclosure does not have any risk of falling off as the component direct added on the slider body, and therefore, the solution of the disclosure has the advantages of being simpler and safer in structure and more aligned with the use logic.
In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure, the following provides a brief description of the attached drawings necessary in the embodiments or in the exemplary technical descriptions. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of the disclosure, and those skilled in the art may also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without paying creative labor.
To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the disclosure clearer, the disclosure is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely used to explain the disclosure rather than limit it.
It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being “fixed to” or “disposed on” another component, it may be directly on or indirectly on another component. When one component is referred to as being “connected to” another component, it may be directly or indirectly connected to another component. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right” and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for ease of description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed or operated in a specific orientation, and cannot be construed as a limitation to the disclosure. Those skilled in the art may understand the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms according to specific situations. The terms “first” and “second” are only used for ease of description, and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features. The meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.
In order to illustrate the technical solutions provided in the disclosure, the following detailed description is made in conjunction with the specific accompanying drawings and the embodiments.
The embodiments of the disclosure provide a slider of a zipper.
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Based on this structural design, in the embodiment, because of the assistive insertion member 310 provided on the pull tab 300, a user may perform an accurate and convenient insert operation of the zipper through the following several simple steps: STEP ONE, flipping the pull tab 300 upwards relative to the slider body to the other side; STEP TWO, inserting the pin 120 at the bottom of the zipper teeth 110 into the track channel 311 from one end of the track channel 311 of the assistive insertion member 310; and STEP THREE, making the pin 120 of the zipper teeth 110 to thus enter the slider body under the guide of the track channel 311, since the track channel 311 is in communication with the guide channel 230 at the corresponding side of the slider body, thereby completing an accurate insert operation of the zipper. As may be seen from the above use process, compared with existing assistive insertion solutions in the industry, the solution of the disclosure decomposes the insert operation of the zipper into three simple steps of flipping, then forming an insertion track, and then quickly, conveniently and accurately inserting in the slider body, which not only may achieve the purpose of allowing old people, children, disabled people having difficulty in hands movement and even regular people to more conveniently and accurately perform the insert operation of the zipper. In addition, the disclosure uses the design of the pull tab 300 of the zipper itself without adding any component on the slider body 200, and the designed pull tab 300 of the disclosure does not have any risk of falling off as the component direct added on the slider body 200, and therefore, the solution of the disclosure has the advantages of being simpler and safer in structure and more aligned with the use logic.
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Specifically, in the embodiment, the assistive insertion member 310 includes a connection portion 312 connected to the upper guide plate 210 and a track portion 313 connected to the connection portion 312, and the connection portion 312 mainly functions as a connection therebetween. Specifically, the connection portion 312 may be pivotally connected to the upper guide plate 210 through the connecting member 320, and it is the track portion 313 provided with the track channel 311 that functions to guide the insertion. In actual use, the assistive insertion member 310 has a use state as shown in
It should also be noted that, in one embodiment, to provide comfort in touch, the assistive insertion member 310 is preferably made of a soft elastic material, for example, but is not limited to silica gel or the like. Of course, in other embodiments, the assistive insertion member 310 may also be made of a hard material.
Specifically, in the structure of the zipper, the zipper teeth 110 include a first zipper teeth 110 capable of free insertion and withdrawal, the guide channels 230 include a first guide channel 230 for the first zipper teeth 110 to be inserted therethrough. The track portion 313 is provided at the same side as the first guide channel 230. The track channel 311 is formed on the track portion 313, and the track channel 311 has a track guide inlet 317 facing away from the first guide channel 230 and a track guide outlet 315 facing the first guide channel 230. The track channel 311 flares out along the width direction of the slider body 200, so that the open area of the track guide inlet 317 may be effectively increased, to allow the pin 120 be inserted into the track channel 311 at more angles, and then enter the first guide channel 230. Therefore, the purpose of further improving the insertion convenience of the zipper is achieved.
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To conveniently pull the pull tab 300, the assistive insertion member 310 further includes a grip portion 314, which is disposed at an end of the connection portion 312 and the track portion 313 facing away from the slider body 200, and is preferably integrally disposed with the assistive insertion member 310. Here, the grip portion 314 may be designed to be in various shapes of, for example, a plate as shown in
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The above only provides optional embodiments of the disclosure, and is not intended to limit it. Various modifications and changes may be possible for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the disclosure shall fall within the scope of the claims of the disclosure.
This disclosure is a Continuation Application of PCT application No. PCT/CN2021/076329, filed on Feb. 9, 2021, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | PCT/CN2021/076329 | Feb 2021 | US |
Child | 18446669 | US |