Patent ID: 6209176
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for selectively securing a zipper cord, comprising:a) a base portion having a base portion wall, a first side wall projecting from said base portion wall and a second side wall projecting from said base portion wall, said walls defining a U-shaped channel; andb) a locking arm rotatably mounted on said base portion, said locking arm provided with a flexible tooth-like member, said locking arm rotatably movable from an unlocked first position which provides a first clearance between said base portion wall and said flexible tooth-like member, said first clearance sufficient for said zipper cord to be introduced into and withdrawn from said U-shaped channel, said locking arm rotatable to a locked second position providing a second clearance between said base portion wall and said flexible tooth-like member, said second clearance smaller than said first clearance and sized so that when said locking arm is in said second position, said flexible tooth-like member impinges on said zipper cord in an amount sufficient to secure said zipper cord in said U-shaped channel, said flexible tooth-like member sized and adapted to accomodate and secure cords of varying diameters when said locking arm is disposed in said second position, said flexible tooth-like member sized and disposed so that when said zipper cord is pulled in a direction away from said base portion, said locking arm is urged toward said second position;c) means for selectively moving said locking arm from said first position to said second position; andd) means for locking said locking arm in said second position; wherein said means for selectively moving comprises a plurality of protrusions extending from said locking arm sized and adapted to selectively engage corresponding apertures disposed in said base portion.