Patent ID: 6796015
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A44B,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a support structure; a first guide part supported by said support structure and comprising a first groove; a second guide part supported by said support structure and comprising a second groove; and a retainer coupled to said support structure and having first and second states, said retainer being coupled to said second guide part in said first state and being uncoupled from said second guide part in said second state, wherein said second guide part is locked in an extended position confronting said first guide part when said retainer is in said first state, and said second guide part is movable between said extended position and a retracted position not confronting said first guide part when said retainer is in said second state, said first and second grooves being configured and disposed on said first and second guide parts respectively such that when said second guide part is in said extended position, said first and second grooves are in an opposed spaced parallel positional relationship, thereby forming a guide for a section of a closed zipper captured between said first and second grooves.