Patent ID: 7244222

Claim:
An apparatus used in a process of manufacturing a thermoplastic zipper, the apparatus comprising: a pair of press members mounted on opposing blocks that are configured for placement on opposite sides of a thermoplastic zipper; a first set of biasing springs that bias the pair of press members away from each other and a thermoplastic zipper disposed therebetween; a pair of fingers mounted on opposing finger mounts that are configured for placement on opposite sides of a thermoplastic zipper, the pair of fingers configured to push a mounted slider along a thermoplastic zipper; a second set of biasing springs that bias the pair of fingers away from the pair of press members; and a third set of biasing springs that bias the pair of fingers toward each other and a thermoplastic zipper disposed therebetween; wherein the pair of press members is configured to clamp a thermoplastic zipper to form an end thereof.