Patent ID: 7269883

Claim:
A slider comprising: a top portion; a first side wall including a tapered portion depending from the top portion; a second side wall including a tapered portion depending from the top portion; and a separator depending from the top portion and disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall, the separator including a first side surface having a tapered portion and a second side surface having a tapered portion, the surfaces form a tapered plug for providing a seal between the slider and a pair of fastening strips, wherein the tapered portion of the first side wall is substantially parallel to the tapered portion of the first side surface of the separator, and the tapered portion of the second side wall is substantially parallel to the tapered portion of the second side surface of the separator and wherein the first side surface of the separator includes an upper rib and a lower rib, the upper and the lower ribs form a channel.