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US 2003/0145636 A1Published application
Zipper locking device and method of locking a zipper
OwnerCory O. Nykolukinventor
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Abstract
A zipper locking device comprises a zipper, a zipper slider, and a locking member. The zipper slider and the locking member each have loops formed thereon. The locking member is attached to an article adjacent an end of the zipper and is configured such that one of the loops can be passed at least partially through the other of the loops in a manner such that a lock can then be used to secure the loops together. With the loops secured together, the zipper slider becomes locked to the locking member and the zipper cannot be opened.
Claims11
A zipper locking device comprising:
- a zipper that is selectively and alternatively adjustable between an open position and a closed position, the zipper having a length and comprising two rows of teeth, the rows of teeth being intermeshed with each other when the zipper is in the closed position and being separated from each other for a substantial portion of the length of the zipper when the zipper is in the open position;
- a slider that is slidably connected to each of the rows of teeth such that the slider is movable between first and second positions along the rows of teeth, the slider being configured and adapted to intermesh the rows of teeth together when the slider is moved from the first position to the second position and to separate the rows of teeth from each other when the slider is moved from the second position to the first position such that the zipper is in the open position when the slider is in the first position and such that the zipper is in the closed position when the slider is in the second position, the slider comprising a main body and a loop;
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- a locking member that is operatively connected to the zipper, the locking member comprising a loop, one of the loops of the slider and the locking member constituting a first loop and the other of the loops constituting a second loop, the first loop being adapted and configured to be at least partially passable through the second loop when the slider is in the second position and being configured and adapted to allow a bolt of a lock to be positioned extending therethrough, the second loop being configured and adapted to prevent the passage of the first loop through the second loop when the bolt of the lock is positioned extending through the first loop such that the movement of the slider towards the first position is limited when the bolt of the lock is positioned extending through the first loop.
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A method of locking a zipper in a closed position comprising:
- providing a zipper that is selectively and alternatively adjustable between an open position and a closed position, the zipper having a length and comprising two rows of teeth, the rows of teeth being intermeshed with each other when the zipper is in the closed position and being separated from each other for a substantial portion of the length of the zipper when the zipper is in the open position;
- providing a slider that is slidably connected to each of the rows of teeth such that the slider is movable between first and second positions along the rows of teeth, the slider being configured and adapted to intermesh the rows of teeth together when the slider is moved from the first position to the second position and to separate the rows of teeth from each other when the slider is moved from the second position to the first position such that the zipper is in the open position when the slider is in the first position and such that the zipper is in the closed position when the slider is in the second position, the slider comprising a main body and a loop;
- providing a locking member, the locking member being operatively connected to the zipper and comprising a loop, one of the loops of the slider and the locking member constituting a first loop and the other of the loops constituting a second loop;
- providing a lock comprising a bolt;
- sliding the slider to the second position such that the zipper is in the closed position;
- passing at least a portion of the first loop through the second loop when the slider is in the second position;
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- positioning the bolt of the lock in a manner such that the bolt extends through the portion of the first loop and such that the bolt prevents the portion of the first loop from passing back through the second loop so as to limit the slider from moving from the second position toward the first position.
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