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US 10,477,928 B1Granted
System for zippers
OwnerAbdullah C. Erdalinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for joining two pieces of material comprises a zipper slider along with a right-hand-side bottom stop and a left-hand side bottom stop to stop the zipper slider. The zipper slider has an outer-face width, and the right-hand-side bottom stop and left-hand side bottom stop each include a front face having a portion that extends beyond the outer-face width of the slider. The zipper slider is topped with a slider holder that includes various electronics such as a light, a speaker, a microphone, a GPS device, and a Bluetooth device.
Claims14
An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
- a right-hand-side bottom stop including a right-hand-side front face and a right-hand-side inner face, the right-hand-side inner face including a slot configured to receive an insertion pin;
- a left-hand-side bottom stop including a left-hand-side front face and a left-hand side inner face positioned as a face closest to and facing the right-hand side inner face, the left-hand side inner face including an insertion pin configured to be inserted into the right-hand-side inner face;
- a slider with an outer-face, the slider coupled to a zipper chain in a way that allows the slider to slide toward and away from the right-hand-side bottom stop;
- the right-hand-side front face having a portion that extends beyond the outer-face of the slider.
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An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
- a left-hand side slider configured to slide along a left-hand side zipper teeth, the left-hand side slider including a left-hand side top piece, a left-hand side bottom piece, and a left-hand side splitter between and in contact with both the left-hand side top piece and the left-hand side bottom piece such that the left-hand side top piece is fixedly coupled to the left-hand side bottom piece by the left-hand side splitter;
- a right-hand side slider configured to slide along a right-hand side zipper teeth, the right-hand side slider including a right-hand side top piece, a right-hand side bottom piece, and a right-hand side splitter between and in contact with both the right-hand side top piece and the right-hand side bottom piece such that the right-hand side top piece is fixedly coupled to the right-hand side bottom piece by the right-hand side splitter;
- the left-hand side slider and right-hand side slider further configured to be substantially in contact with each other such that they are capable of sliding substantially in unison along the left-hand side zipper teeth and right-hand side zipper teeth such that, when slid in one direction in unison, the left-hand side slider and right-hand side slider will mechanically connect the left-hand side zipper teeth to the right-hand side zipper teeth, and when moved in another direction in unison, will mechanically disconnect the left-hand side zipper teeth from the right-hand side zipper teeth;
- a slider holder coupled to at least one of the left-hand side slider and the right-hand side slider and configured to include a housing with a front face, a bottom face, and an inner face;
- at least one light source placed on at least one of the front face, the bottom face, and the inner face;
- an actuator button electrically coupled to the at least one light source, and placed on at least one of the front face, the bottom face, and the inner face.
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An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
- a left-hand side slider configured to slide along a left-hand side zipper teeth, the left-hand side slider including a left-hand side top piece, a left-hand side bottom piece, and a left-hand side splitter between and in contact with both the left-hand side top piece and the left-hand side bottom piece such that the left-hand side top piece is fixedly coupled to the left-hand side bottom piece by the left-hand side splitter;
- a right-hand side slider configured to slide along a right-hand side zipper teeth, the right-hand side slider including a right-hand side top piece, a right-hand side bottom piece, and a right-hand side splitter between and in contact with both the right-hand side top piece and the right-hand side bottom piece such that the right-hand side top piece is fixedly coupled to the right-hand side bottom piece by the right-hand side splitter;
- the left-hand side slider and right-hand side slider further configured to be substantially in contact with each other such that they are capable of sliding substantially in unison along the left-hand side zipper teeth and right-hand side zipper teeth such that, when slid in one direction in unison, the left-hand side slider and right-hand side slider will mechanically connect the left-hand side zipper teeth to the right-hand side zipper teeth, and when moved in another direction in unison, will mechanically disconnect the left-hand side zipper teeth from the right-hand side zipper teeth;
- a slider holder coupled to at least one of the left-hand side slider and the right-hand side slider, and configured to include a housing with an inside and an outside;
- at least one of a speaker, a microphone, and an on/off switch placed on the outside of the housing;
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- an actuator button electrically coupled to the at least one of a speaker, a microphone, and an on/off switch and configured to, when depressed, activate the at least one of the speaker, the microphone, and the on/off switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.