Patent attributes
The invention provides a high-quality slider for a slide fastener provided with an automatic locking device, wherein the slider comprises a body, a pull, and the spring with the locking pawl, the spring is formed in an inverted U-shape comprising an upper and lower elements by cutting and bending a linear material having a same cross-sectional shape, a locking pawl is provided at a front end of the lower element, the body comprises a front and rear side attaching portions, a housing groove is provided at each attaching portion to house the spring so as to fix it to the upper element, a projection amount regulating portion of the locking pawl is provided on a wall of a pawl hole to elastically contact a base portion of a pawl element thereto, and a rear face of the upper element attached to the rear side attaching portion regulates an upward movement of the pawl element.
