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 legs extending therefrom;
• the first slider having a separator finger depending from an internal surface of the top member and between the first and second legs;
• (A) the body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second legs 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 to permit separation of the male and female profiles by the wider end of the finger;
• (iii) the first and second legs having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together toward the closing end to engage the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the first slider is moved along the tracks;
• (b) a second slider, releasably connected to the first slider, the second slider having a body with a first end and a second end;
• (i) the second slider body including a top member and first and second legs extending therefrom;
• (A) the second slider body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second legs straddling the tracks;
• (ii) the second slider first and second legs having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together to engage the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the second slider is moved along the tracks;
• (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 first 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;
• and
• (iii) the first slider and second slider having a projection-receiver arrangement to allow the selective releasable connection therebetween, the projection-receiver arrangement including at least one of:
• a receiver defined by one of the legs, or a deflectable tang.

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;
• (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;
• (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 by at least one of the first slider and second slider;
• (ii) the first slider and second slider each having a top member and a pair of legs extending from the top member;
• and
• (iii) the first slider and second slider having a projection-receiver arrangement to allow selective releasable connection therebetween, the projection-receiver arrangement including at least one of:
• a receiver defined by one of the legs, or a deflectable tang.

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;
• 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;
• the first slider and second slider each having a top member and a pair of legs extending from the top member;
• and the first slider and second slider having a projection-receiver arrangement to allow selective releasable connection therebetween;
• (i) the projection-receiver arrangement including at least one of:
• a receiver defined by one of the legs, or a deflectable tang;
• (b) releasing the projection-receiver arrangement between the first slider and second slider;
• and
• (c) 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.