Zipper closure facilitator assembly for articles of apparel
OwnerRonie Reubeninventor
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Abstract
A zipper closure facilitator assembly for use with articles of apparel to permit a user person with limited arm reach and movement, such has with old age or incapacitated persons, or anyone, ease of access to the slider of the zipper closure. One of the twin bands to which complimentary zipper teeth are secured, has a free short bottom section which is not sewn to the article of apparel but removably attached thereto by magnetic attraction for ease of access to the slider. Closure facilitators using superimposed magnetic strips provides ease of engagement and removal of articles of footwear.
Claims17
A zipper closure facilitator assembly for articles of apparel, said zipper closure facilitator assembly comprising pair of elongated bands of flexible material, a track of zipper meshing teeth secured along a longitudinal edge of each said pair of elongated bands, one of said elongated bands having a first elongated section adapted for permanent securement adjacent a closable opening of an article of apparel, and a free second short end section for detachable securement adjacent said closable opening of said article of apparel, said short end section having detachable means secured thereto for detachable attachment to a complimentary detachable means secured to said article of apparel adjacent said closable opening to facilitate access to a zipper slider displaceably connected to said track of meshing teeth of said one of said elongated bands for interconnecting and disconnecting said zipper meshing teeth of said pair of elongated bands.
A magnetic closure facilitator for detachably securing at least part of an opening of an article of footwear, said magnetic closure comprising a first longitudinal flexible magnetic band secured to a flexible displaceable material of said article of footwear adjacent a longitudinal side edge of a closable frontal opening, a tongue secured at a lower edge of said closable frontal opening through which the foot of a wearer person enters to wear said article of footwear, a lace secured in a trained position on said tongue and permitting free displacement of said tongue from said secured lower edge of said closable frontal opening without detachment of said lace, and a second magnetic attractive member secured to an inner face of said tongue and extending longitudinally adjacent opposed side edges of said tongue for mating superimposed magnetic engagement with said first magnetic attractive member on opposed sides of said closable frontal opening wherein said first and second magnetic attractive members and said flexible magnetic band are totally concealed by said tongue when in said mating superimposed magnetic engagement to close said at least part of said opening.
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