Patent ID: 6935007

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting a slider onto a zipper tape comprising: a pusher movable from a retracted position to an extended position for inserting the slider onto a first section of the zipper tape; a saddle having a straight edge that is positioned to contact said first section of said zipper tape during insertion of a slider thereon; and first and second grippers disposed on opposite sides of a second section of said zipper tape, each of said first and second grippers being movable between respective extended and retracted positions to grip said zipper tape when said grippers are in said extended positions and to not grip said zipper tape when said grippers are not in said extended positions, wherein said zipper tape comprises first and second profiled interlockable closure members and first and second extension flanges respectively connected to said first and second closure members and extending generally in the same direction, said saddle being disposed between said first and second zipper flanges.