Hinged slider for a closure assembly
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 hinged slider for a closure assembly of a bag includes a top wall and a pair of legs extending from the top wall. A first leg and a second leg of the pair each includes a top end attached to the top wall and a bottom end opposing the top end. A pair of wings is hingedly attached to the pair of legs. A first wing and a second wing of the pair of wings is each hingedly attached to the bottom end of the first leg and second leg, respectively, as a hinge mechanism. The first wing and the second wing hinge downwardly in order to install the slider onto the closure assembly.
Claims20
A hinged slider for a closure assembly of a bag, the hinged slider comprising:
- (a) a top wall;
- (b) a pair of legs that extends vertically from the top wall, wherein each leg of the pair of legs comprises a front face and a back face at a bottom end thereof;
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- (c) a pair of wings hingedly attached to the top wall, wherein (i) a first wing of the pair of wings comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, with the interior surface of the first wing including at least one latch, the at least one latch comprising a compression-type latch that is configured to engage with a first leg of the pair of legs by deflecting and snapping around the front face of the first leg, and (ii) a second wing of the pair of wings comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, with the interior surface of the second wing including at least one latch, the at least one latch comprising a compression-type latch that is configured to engage with a second leg of the pair of legs by deflecting and snapping around the front face of the second leg,
- wherein the first wing and the second wing hinge downwardly in order to install the slider onto the closure assembly.
A storage bag comprising:
- (A) a first sidewall;
- (B) a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
- (C) a zipper profile positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the zipper profile comprising (a) a first closure element attached to the first sidewall and (b) a second closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the first closure element, the first closure element and the second closure element both extending along the length of the zipper profile between a first side of the zipper profile and a second side of the zipper profile, and the first closure element being configured to interlock with the second closure element to form a seal for the opening of the bag;
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- (D) a hinged slider positioned in a straddling relation with the zipper profile, the slider including:
- (a) a top wall;
- (b) a pair of legs that extends vertically from the top wall, wherein each leg of the pair of legs comprises a front face and a back face at a bottom end thereof;
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- (c) a pair of wings hingedly attached to the top wall, wherein
- (i) a first wing of the pair of wings comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, with the interior surface of the first wing including at least one latch, the at least one latch comprising a compression-type latch that is configured to engage with a first leg of the pair of legs by deflecting and snapping around the front face of the first leg, and
- (ii) a second wing of the pair of wings comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, with the interior surface of the second wing including at least one latch, the at least one latch comprising a compression-type latch that is configured to engage with a second leg of the pair of legs by deflecting and snapping around the front face of the second leg,
- wherein the first wing and the second wing hinge downwardly in order to install the slider onto the zipper profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.