Patent ID: 8533918

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first placket tab and a second placket tab located on opposing sides of a zipper, the zipper comprising a slider body; a flexible zipper connector coupling the slider body to an anchor location on the first placket tab, wherein the zipper connector comprises, a non-stretchable cord forming a single loop, the loop comprising a length such that the zipper connector maintains the distance between the anchor location and the slider body to be substantially the same or less than the distance between the anchor location and the slider body in a closed position; and a clasp mechanism operatively coupled to the non-stretchable cord, wherein the length of the loop is greater than the distance between the anchor location and the slider body in the closed position such that the loop of the flexible zipper connector loops around the anchor location and back on itself, selectively engaging the clasp mechanism to couple the slider body to the anchor location.