Patent ID: 8635748

Claim:
A slider for a zipper of the type wherein opening of the zipper is achieved by urging elements of the zipper together, the slider comprising: a first end and a second end; a first sidewall extending from the first end to the second end; a second sidewall, opposing the first sidewall, extending from the first end to the second end, thereby forming a space between the first and second sidewalls configured and arranged for the zipper passing therethrough; a connector between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; wherein, in the absence of an additional manual force to push the sidewalls towards each other, the first and second sidewalls provide an insufficient force to separate profiles of the zipper and the additional manual force must be provided to the lower portions of the sidewalls to push the sidewalls towards each other and to pivot one zipper profile about a fulcrum on the other zipper profile thereby separating a portion of the profiles of the zipper; the second end including elements for interlocking profiles of the zipper in response to motion of the slider along the zipper in a closing direction; and the slider being formed of a material which is sufficiently flexible to allow a user to manually press the lower portions of the slider thereby urging the first and second sidewalls together in order to separate the profiles of the zipper.