Patent ID: 8701266

Claim:
A method of installing a zipper assembly into a net the method comprising: providing the zipper assembly, the zipper assembly comprising: a first flexible tape having left and right longitudinal sides, a left side including a left row of zipper teeth disposed thereon; a second flexible tape having left and right longitudinal sides, a right side including a right row of zipper teeth disposed thereon, the right row being substantially aligned with the left row; at least one zipper slide received over both the left and right rows for slidable movement there along with movement in one direction interlocking the teeth of the left and right rows together and in an opposite direction releasing the interlocked teeth: a first zipper stop adjoining the first and second tapes proximate a top end of the left and right rows; a second zipper stop adjoining the first and second tapes proximate a bottom end of the left and right rows; a first row of spaced eyelets distributed longitudinally along the first tape; and a second row of spaced eyelets distributed longitudinally along the second tape; locating a linear opening in the net; selecting the zipper assembly having a length generally similar to the length of the opening; providing a plurality of zip ties; placing each zip tie through substantially all of the eyelets; and securing each zip tie around a string of the net bordering the opening.