Patent ID: 6979289

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting a slider onto a length of zipper of the type comprising a first profile having a first interlocking member and a second profile having a second interlocking member mated with said first interlocking member, said apparatus comprising: a guide for receiving a length of said zipper; a pusher movable in a direction generally transverse to said length of zipper and including a forked member with protruding fins, said protruding fins engaging a portion of said zipper to offset said first interlocking member relative to said second interlocking member in the direction of movement of said pusher; means for guiding a slider over said offset interlocking members of said zipper and urging said slider onto said offset interlocking members; and wherein said protruding fins border a curved clearance wherein said first interlocking member and said second interlocking member are received within said clearance.