US Patent 10512314 Slide fastener stop member

A stop member may include: a main body fixed to both fastener tapes of a slide fastener, the main body including a first portion arranged on first tape surfaces of the fastener tapes and a second portion arranged on second tape surfaces, the second tape surfaces being opposite to the first tape surfaces; and at least one leg fixed to at least one fastener tape and coupled to the first portion of the main body, the leg extending away from the main body and covering a first region of the first tape surface of the fastener tape. The second tape surface may include a second region that is opposite to the first region of the first tape surface and includes a bare region of the second tape surface. The bare region may extend from a peripheral wall surface of the second portion toward a terminal end of the leg.