Closure assemblies using extended fingerlifts

An extended fingerlift configured for securement at a distal end of a fastening tape carrier of a closure assembly, the extended fingerlift comprising:

• an extension strip defining a proximal end, a distal end, an outer face and an oppositely directed underside;
• a fingerlift strip defining a proximal end, a distal end, an outer face and an oppositely directed underside;
• wherein the extension strip and the fingerlift strip are positioned relative to one another to thereby define a receiving region for receipt of the distal end of the fastening tape carrier;
• wherein the extended fingerlift is secured to the distal end of the fastening tape carrier;
• wherein the proximal ends of the fingerlift strip and the extension strip are not flush;
• wherein the receiving region is in the form of a ledge comprising a portion of the outer face of the extension strip adjacent the proximal end of the extension strip;
• and
• wherein a portion of the distal end of the fastening tape carrier is disposed on a portion of the outer face of the extension strip within the receiving region.