Patent ID: 9301632
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A44B,A47G

Claim Text:
1. A zipper assist device, for use with a zipper having intermeshing zipper teeth, a slider and a zipper pull with no opening, comprising: a clamp for grasping said zipper pull at a point adjacent to said slider, said clamp having two clamp jaws with a pull tab engaging notch defined in said clamp jaws, with a spring in said clamp urging said clamp jaws together, with said clamp configured to open when a user presses on said jaws, and to close on said zipper pull by spring action, with said clamp configured to engage said zipper pull by frictional engagement of said pull tab engaging notch on sides of said zipper pull; and a pull strap with a first end and a second end, with said first end of said pull strap attached to said clamp at an end opposite said clamp jaws, with said pull strap configured to allow a user to close a zipper by pulling on said pull strap and thereby moving said slider on said zipper.