Hill, Van Santen, Steadman & Simpson
Apparatus for applying sliders
 A method of and apparatus for manufacturing slide fasteners of selected product lengths from an elongate continuous stringer chain, the method comprising selecting predetermined fastener component parts from among a plurality of such respective component parts which differ in type, form, material and color, feeding and applying the selected parts one at a time to the stringer chain. The apparatus reducing the method to practice comprises operating units arranged to selectively feed and apply the component parts under computer program control. 
Yoshida Kogyo K.K.
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Shunji Tatsuo Hiroshi Yozo Kazuki Hiroshi
Akashi Ito Yoshida Okada Kuse Mizuno