Sleeve cover for slider
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorLars Wihlborg
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to a sleeve cover for a slider clip which is used for such applications as high pressure pasteurization wherein high pressure is applied to a reclosable bag, including a zipper and slider, which typically includes foodstuffs such as meat products. The sleeve cover is molded, glued or otherwise attached, to the slider to prevent the film of the bag from pressing against and entering the interstices between the slider and the zipper profile and subsequently deforming, pinching or rupturing.
Claims14
A sleeve cover for a zipper slider which includes a top wall around side walls surrounding the slider and an inwardly flanged bottom surface around the ends of the side walls.
The combination of a zipper slider and sleeve cover, said sleeve cover including a top wall around side walls surrounding the slider and an inwardly flanged bottom surface around the ends of the side walls.
During high pressure pasteurization, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a zipper with a slider,
- providing a sleeve cover for a zipper slider which includes a top wall around side walls surrounding the slider and an inwardly flanged bottom surface around the ends of the side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.