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US 11,027,890 B2Granted
Slider with ergonomic features
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Turvey, Lawrence C. Stanos, Bryan L. Ackerman, Matthew N. Thurin, Christina J. Korinda
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Abstract
A slider for a closure assembly of a bag. The slider has a top wall and a pair of wings extending from the top wall. A first wing of the pair of wings includes a first finger pad and a surrounding lip, and a second wing of the pair of wings includes a second finger pad and a surrounding lip. The first and second finger pads each have a major axis dimension that is larger than a minor axis dimension to provide a slider with an improved ergonomic feel.
Claims21
A slider for a bag, the slider comprising:
- (a) a top wall that extends from a front end to a back end of the slider;
- (b) a pair of finger pads extending from the top wall, each finger pad of the pair of finger pads having a top end and a bottom end, and each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads further having a surface that includes (i) a curved portion that runs from the front end to the back end of the slider, (ii) a defined, first curved area that extends from the curved portion to an end of the first curved area, and (iii) a defined, second curved area that extends from the end of the first curved area to a midpoint of the curved portion, with the first curved area being defined by a first angle at which the first curved area extends into the respective finger pad and the second curved area being defined by a second angle at which the second curved area extends into the respective finger pad, with the first angle differing from the second angle, wherein each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads includes a major axis dimension that is greater than a minor axis dimension to provide an area that fits an average finger size;
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- (c) a lip region that surrounds each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, without extending into the curved portion, the first curved area, and the second curved area of the surface of each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, to guide a finger of a user into each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, wherein the lip region of each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads has a surface that is elevated relative to and surrounding the surface of the respective finger pad.
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A slider for a bag, the slider comprising:
- (a) a top wall that extends from a front end to a back end of the slider;
- (b) a pair of finger pads extending from the top wall, each finger pad of the pair of finger pads having a top end and a bottom end, and each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads further having a surface that includes (i) a curved portion that runs from the front end to the back end of the slider, (ii) a defined, first curved area that extends a distance L1 from the curved portion to an end of the first curved area, and (iii) a defined, second curved area that extends a distance L2 from the end of the first curved area to a midpoint of the curved portion, with the distance L2 being greater than the distance L1, wherein each finger pad of the pair of finger pads includes a major axis dimension that is greater than a minor axis dimension to provide an area that fits an average finger size;
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- (c) a lip region that surrounds each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, without extending into the curved portion, the first curved area, and the second curved area of the surface of each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, to guide a finger of a user into each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads, wherein the lip region of each of the finger pad of the pair of finger pads has a surface that is elevated relative to and surrounding the surface of the respective finger pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.