Patent ID: 9545158
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A47C,A47G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A barrier comprising: a base attachable to the surface of an article that includes a zipper with zipper tracks and a zipper slider that cooperates with the zipper tracks to open and close the zipper, the base having a slider connecting region configured to receive the zipper slider; a cover attached to the base and movable from an open position to receive the zipper slider in the slider connecting region, to a closed position to enclose the zipper slider received in the slider connection region; and a slider padding located on the base and extending across the slider connecting region from a first side of the base to a second side of the base, the first side of the base to be located on a first side of the zipper tracks and the second side of the base to be located on a second side of the zipper tracks when the base is attached to the surface of the article, the slider padding to extend across and overlie a portion of the zipper tracks at the slider connecting region, the slider padding constructed and arranged to engage with the zipper slider and to form an obstruction that prevents migration of particles or organisms past a portion of the barrier when the cover is in the open position and the zipper slider is received in the slider connecting region, wherein a material of the slider padding is softer than a material of the base.