Patent ID: 8869356

Claim:
A waterproof zipper comprising: two tapes, each said tape having a lateral tape edge, an upper tape surface and a lower tape surface, said lateral tape edges of the two said tapes being in general facing relationship with one another in said zipper; joining teeth, each consolidated by a consolidating block and directly contactably grasping each respective said tape over a respective tape contact zone, and separating one said tape from the opposite said tape; each consolidating block projecting laterally beyond the respective said lateral tape edge; and two soft seals, each seal wrapping and expanding one or the other of said two tapes beyond a joining line of said tapes and defining a seal edge projecting beyond said joining line, such that said seal edges of the two said tapes are in general facing relationship with one another in said zipper and capable of abutting one another to provide a seal responsive to the zipper being closed; said soft seal including soft seal layers applied to each one of said upper tape surface and lower tape surface, excluding the respective said tape contact zones, wherein in use, the zipper is reversibly closed thereby applying pressure between the respective said seal edges of the respective said soft seals at said joining line, resulting in sealing of said two soft seals.