Patent ID: 8484764

Claim:
A method of fastening a first garment portion and a second garment portion comprising: coupling a first member of a zipper closure to a second member of the zipper closure, the first member of the zipper closure connected to the first garment portion and the second member of the zipper closure connected to the second garment portion; sliding a first slider in a first direction away from the zipper closure such that a first plurality of zipper elements are interlocked; and sliding a second slider in a second direction away from the zipper closure such that a second plurality of zipper elements are interlocked, the second direction being opposite the first direction; releasing the first closure member from the second closure member; moving the first garment portion away from the second garment portion; and progressively unlocking the first plurality of zipper elements and the second plurality of zipper elements without the use of the first slider or the second slider as the first garment portion is moved away from the second garment portion.