Patent ID: 7097359
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture comprising a zipper and a slider mounted to said zipper, said zipper comprising first and second mutually interlockable zipper parts joined along respective sections proximal to respective ends of said zipper, and said slider being movable between first and second slider park positions for engaging or disengaging mutually confronting portions of said first and second zipper parts, wherein: said first zipper part comprises a first groove that opens onto a top surface of said first zipper part, and said second zipper part comprises a second groove that opens onto a top surface of said second zipper part; and said slider comprises a base and first through fourth projections depending from said base, said base being disposed above the tops of said first and second zipper parts, said first and third projections being inserted in and interlocked with said first groove in said first zipper part, and said second and fourth projections being inserted in and interlocked with said second groove in said second zipper part, said first through fourth projections sliding in said first and second grooves during slider travel along said zipper, said first and second projections being separated by a first distance, and respective portions of said third and fourth projections that are furthest apart being separated by a second distance greater than said first distance, said first and second distances being measured in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of said slider, said second distance being great enough to cause adjoining sections of said first and second zipper parts to disengage during slider travel.