Patent ID: 8474109
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A slider comprising: a channel dimensioned to receive at least partially a plurality of coils of a zipper component; a locking feature that is structurally integral with the slider, the locking feature having two angled portions and a bottom component positioned between the two angled portions and dimensioned to fit between the coils, wherein at least a portion of the locking feature is positioned within the channel to interact with the coils of the zipper component, and wherein the locking feature is configured so that, when sufficient force is applied to the slider in a first direction along the length of the zipper component, the locking feature allows the slider to move in the first direction along the length of the zipper component, and when sufficient force is applied to the slider in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the length of the zipper component, the locking feature allows the slider to move in the second direction along the length of the zipper component, wherein when the bottom component of the locking feature is received between the coils of the zipper component, a first of the two angled portions contacts one of the coils of the zipper component and a second of the two angled portions contacts an adjacent one of the coils of the zipper component to restrict the movement of the slider in both the first and second directions along the length of the zipper component until the sufficient force is applied to the slider in the first or second direction along the length of the zipper component, and wherein the two angled portions are positioned such that the two angled portions are arranged along the length of the zipper component when the slider is attached to the zipper component.