Patent ID: 9585443
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A44B,B26D,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Claim:
1. The method of providing a zipper with audible feedback and tactile feedback during operation, comprising the steps of: providing a zipper with a first profile and a second profile, wherein the first profile and the second profile are interlocked; providing a cutting wheel rotating about a first longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis remains in a fixed position during operation; providing a pressure roller opposed to the cutting wheel, the pressure roller rotating about a second longitudinal axis, wherein the second longitudinal axis remains in a fixed position during operation; placing the zipper with the first and second interlocked profiles between the cutting wheel and the pressure roller; and operating the cutting wheel to form indentations in the interlocked zipper; wherein the cutting wheel is cylindrical in shape with a plurality of cutting teeth around a periphery thereof: wherein at least one cutting tooth includes a leading tooth segment and a trailing tooth segment, wherein the leading tooth segment rotates ahead of the trailing tooth segment; wherein distal surfaces of the leading tooth segment and the trailing tooth segment are broader than the proximal surfaces thereof; and wherein the cutting teeth include an arcuate element between the leading tooth segment and the trailing tooth segment.