Child resistant zipper closure for recloseable pouch with double slider and methods

A double slider for a plastic zipper closure having a male track and a female track including interlocking male and female profiles;

• the double slider comprising:
• (a) a first slider having a body with an opening end and a closing end;
• (i) the body including a top member and first and second sidewalls extending therefrom;
• the first slider having a separator finger depending from an internal surface of the top member and between the first and second sidewalls;
• (A) the body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second sidewalls straddling the tracks and the finger positioned between the tracks;
• (ii) the separator finger being wider toward the opening end of the first slider than at the closing end of the first slider;
• (iii) the first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced wider apart toward the opening end to permit separation of the male and female profiles by the wider end of the finger extending between the first and second sidewalls toward the opening end;
• (iv) the first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together toward the closing end to press the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the first slider is moved in a fastener closing direction;
• (b) a second slider, releasably connected to the first slider, the second slider having a body with an opening end and a closing end;
• (i) the second slider body including a top member and first and second sidewalls extending therefrom;
• the second slider having a separator finger depending from an internal surface of the top member and between the first and second sidewalls;
• (A) the second slider body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second sidewalls straddling the tracks and the finger positioned between the tracks;
• (ii) the second slider separator finger being wider toward the opening end of the second slider than at the closing end of the second slider;
• (iii) the second slider first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced wider apart toward the opening end to permit separation of the male and female profiles by the wider end of the finger extending between the first and second sidewalls toward the opening end;
• (iv) the second slider first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together toward the closing end to press the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the second slider is moved in a fastener closing direction;
• (c) the first slider and second slider being selectively releasably connected together between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• (i) in the engaged position, the first and second sliders move together along the top edges of the track, and the opening end of the first slider body is against the opening end of the second slider body;
• (ii) in the disengaged position, the first and second sliders move independent of each other along the top edges of the track.

A zippered plastic bag having an openable and recloseable mouth, the bag comprising:

• (a) first and second opposing panels each having a top forming the mouth, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides joined to each other;
• (b) a zipper closure in proximity to the top of the first panel and second panel for interlocking to close the mouth and for unlocking to open the mouth;
• (c) a first slider being located on the zipper closure, the first slider cooperating with the zipper closure in opening and closing the mouth by moving along the zipper closure;
• (d) a second slider being located on the zipper closure, the second slider cooperating with the zipper closure in at least closing the mouth by moving along the zipper closure;
• and
• (i) the first slider and the second slider being oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper closure is interlocking;
• and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper closure is unlocking.

A method of operating a zippered plastic bag having an openable and recloseable mouth;

• the method comprising:
• (a) providing a zippered plastic bag having first and second panels each having a top forming the mouth, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides joined together;
• a zipper closure in proximity to the top of the first panel and second panel for interlocking to close the mouth and for unlocking to open the mouth;
• a first slider located on the zipper closure;
• and a second slider located on the zipper closure;
• and
• (b) opening the mouth by unlocking the zipper closure by moving at least one of the first slider and second slider in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider.