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US 12,127,637 B1Granted
Zipper shield
OwnerPeter L. Levyinventor
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Abstract
A jam proof zipper device is as described having a shield component coupled to the slider which clears a zipper slider channel entry profile such that all but the tape teeth elements enter or exit the slider channels by steering any encroaching cloth, tape or material away from entering the Y-shaped channel entrance.
Claims11
A jam proof zipper device comprising:
- a slider fastener mounted on two tracks of teeth elements, the two tracks of teeth elements each coupled to a tape strip;
- each tape strip having teeth elements conformably interlocking with adjacent and opposite teeth elements when pressed together through the slider fastener;
- the slider fastener has a Y-shaped channel which is activated by moving the tape strip relative and through the Y-shaped channel the two tracks of teeth elements interlock or decouple the two tracks of meshed teeth on the tape strips as they enter or exit the slider Y-channel causing the two tape strips to be coupled or uncoupled respectively, and
- at least one shield component coupled to the slider extending beyond the slider Y-shaped channel opening and also extending beyond the back of the slider, the shield component also extending laterally out and over the two rows of pre-entered channel teeth elements
- whereby the zipper slider with shield component clear zipper slider channel entry areas such that all but the tape teeth elements enter or exit the slider channels by steering any encroaching cloth, tape or material away from entering the Y-shaped channel entrance.
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A jam proof zipper device comprising:
- a zipper having a slider fastener firmly coupled to at least one shield component;
- at least one shield component is firmly coupled to the slider fastener top, with the shield component extending beyond the slider in the lateral direction toward the zipper tape and shaped as a curved surface bounded by closed polygon with smooth corners, and
- the shield component shape curved surface extending beyond a slider front end Y-shaped channel opening and also extending beyond back-end of the slider channel, the shield component also extending laterally out and over the two rows of pre-entered slider channel teeth elements,
- whereby the zipper slider with shield component clear zipper slider channel entry profile such that all but the tape teeth elements enter or exit the slider channels by shield steering encroaching cloth, tape or material away from entering the Y-shaped channel slider entrance.
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A method for a jam proof zipper device comprising the steps of:
- mounting a slider fastener on two tracks of teeth elements, the two tracks of teeth elements each coupled to a tape strip;
- conformably interlocking each tape strip having teeth elements with adjacent and opposite teeth elements when pressed together through the slider fastener;
- moving the slider fastener Y-shaped front-end over the tape strip two tracts relative and through the Y-shaped slider channel with two tracks of teeth elements to interlock or decouple the two tracks of teeth on the tape strips as they enter or exit the slider Y-channel causing the two tape strips to be coupled or uncoupled respectively, and
- providing at least one shield component coupled to the slider extending beyond the slider Y-shaped channel opening and also extending beyond the back of the slider, the shield component also extends laterally out and over the two rows of pre-entered channel teeth elements
- whereby the zipper slider with shield component clear zipper slider channel entry areas such that all but the tape teeth elements enter or exit the slider channels by disallowing any encroaching cloth, tape or material proximate to the zipper tape away from entering the Y-shaped channel entrance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.