Patent ID: 6047450
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A reclosable zipper comprising:a first profile and a second profile;said first profile including an interlocking member on a surface directed toward said second profile and a base directed away from said second profile;said second profile including an interlocking member on a surface directed toward said first profile and a base directed away from said first profile, said first and second interlocking members being engageable with each other; andportions of at least one of the first and second profiles forming a fulcrum between said profiles, said fulcrum being disposed between said one of said first and second profiles' interlocking member and base, the other of said first and second profiles including a surface along which said fulcrum may be shifted so that said first profile may be pivoted by pushing said first profile base toward said second profile base so as to cause said interlocking members, when engaged, to disengage.