Patent ID: 8910983

Claim:
A slide fastener extension tether device comprising: a cord having a first end and a second end; a first clip coupled to said first end of said cord, said clip being configured for coupling to a garment in a position reachable by a person wearing the garment; a second clip coupled to said second end of said cord, said second clip having a pair of biased jaws wherein said second clip is configured for engaging a slider of a slide fastener such that pulling on said cord urges the slider to move along opposed sides the slide fastener wherein the slide fastener is selectively openable and closable by manipulation of said cord; a stem extending from a distal end of a first one of said biased jaws of said second clip relative to said cord, said stem extending towards a second one of said biased jaws of said second clip wherein said stem is configured for insertion through an aperture in the slider wherein said second clip is engaged to the slider; a plurality of opposed teeth coupled to said pair of biased jaws of said second clip; and said stem overlapping an inward face of a distal one of said teeth relative to said cord when said biased pair of jaws of said second clip are in a closed position.