Patent ID: 8567019

Claim:
A slider assembly having a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation, the slider assembly comprising: (a) a slider body comprising a recess, a cavity, and a plurality of stoppers positioned along a top of the slider body, the plurality of stoppers each comprising a notch and an extension that extends upwardly from a top surface of the stopper and that extends in a forward and rearward direction beyond a pedestal of the stopper; (b) a pull tab pivotably connected to the slider body, the pull tab having a first orientation and a second orientation; and (c) a lock pin positioned with respect to the top of the slider body, the lock pin comprising: (i) a lower portion comprising an apex section and a nail portion extending from the apex section, wherein the nail portion extends through the cavity of the slider body and into a channel of the slider body when the slider assembly is in the locked orientation and wherein the nail portion does not project into the channel of the slider body when the slider assembly is in the unlocked orientation; (ii) an upper portion having left and right sides that contact the plurality of stoppers and that partially define an opening positioned above the apex section of the lower portion, the upper portion also having a rear surface that extends downwardly from the left and right sides and that contacts the top of the slider body, wherein the apex section of the lower portion at least partially extends through the opening when the slider assembly is in the unlocked orientation; (iii) a plurality of engagement portions that extend from the upper portion generally transverse to the left and right sides and that engage by snap fit engagement with the notches of the plurality of stoppers to secure the lock pin onto the slider body, wherein the plurality of engagement portions are positioned below the opening; and (iv) a bent portion joining the upper portion with the lower portion, wherein at least a part of the bent portion is received within the recess of the slider body, wherein movement of the pull tab from the first orientation to the second orientation moves the slider assembly from the locked orientation to the unlocked orientation.