Patent ID: 9706816
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A41D,A44B,B29L,B33Y,Y10T

Claim:
1. A zipper assembly comprising: a base comprising an upper surface, a trench formed in the upper surface, and a zipper tape attachment ledge raised above the upper surface configured for attachment to a zipper tape pin end; a slider comprising an upper surface, a zipper tape attachment region disposed on the upper surface of the slider and configured for attachment to a zipper tape box end, a lower surface configured for sliding movement across the upper surface of the base, and a key protruding from the lower surface of the slider, the key configured to fit within the trench of the base at an orientation to guide the attached zipper tape box end toward the attached zipper tape pin end by planar sliding movements of the slider lower surface with respect to the base upper surface; and an open-ended zipper comprising a first zipper tape having a first set of zipper teeth and a pin at a lower end of the first zipper tape, and a second zipper tape having a second set of zipper teeth and a box at a lower end of the second zipper tape, and a pull tab attached for slidable movement along the second set of zipper teeth; wherein the lower end of the first zipper tape is attached to the base and the lower end of the second zipper tape is attached to the slider.