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US 2016/0101905 A1Published application
Slider bag with a detent
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Turvey, Lawrence C. Stanos, Bryan L. Ackerman, Christina J. Korinda, Caitlin M. Hanson
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Abstract
A storage bag includes at least one zipper profile provided adjacent to an opening to the interior of the bag. The at least one zipper profile has opposing closure elements that respectively interlock with each other. The storage bag also includes a slider with at least one opening member and at least one detent on at least one end of the bag. The at least one detent is configured to engage with the at least one opening member of the slider to provide a leak-proof end seal.
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A storage bag comprising:
- (a) a first sidewall;
- (b) a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
- (c) a zipper profile positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the zipper profile comprising (i) a first closure element attached to the first sidewall and (ii) a second closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the first closure element, the first closure element and the second closure element both extending along the length of the zipper profile between a first side of the zipper profile and a second side of the zipper profile, and the first closure element being configured to interlock with the second closure element to form a seal for the opening of the bag;
- (d) a slider positioned in a straddling relation with the zipper profile, the slider including at least a first opening member, wherein the slider is configured to slide along the zipper profile (i) to occlude the first and second closure elements of the zipper profile when the slider is slid in a first direction, and (ii) to de-occlude the first and second closure elements of the zipper profile when the slider is slid in a second direction;
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- (e) at least one detent positioned at at least one end of at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the at least one detent being disposed on an interior surface of the at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall in an area above or below the zipper profile, wherein the at least one detent extends only partially through the interior surface of the at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the area above or below the zipper profile, and wherein the first opening member of the slider is capable of engaging with the at least one detent to provide a leak-proof end seal.
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A storage bag comprising:
- (a) a first sidewall;
- (b) a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
- (c) a first zipper profile positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the first zipper profile comprising (i) a first closure element attached to the first sidewall and (ii) a second closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the first closure element, the first closure element and the second closure element both extending along the length of the first zipper profile between a first side of the first zipper profile and a second side of the first zipper profile, and the first closure element being configured to interlock with the second closure element to form a seal for the opening of the bag;
- (d) a second zipper profile spaced apart from the first zipper profile, the second zipper profile comprising (i) a third closure element attached to the first sidewall and (ii) a fourth closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the third closure element, the third closure element and the fourth closure element both extending along the length of the second zipper profile between a first side of the second zipper profile and a second side of the second zipper profile, and the third closure element being configured to interlock with the fourth closure element to form a second seal for the opening of the bag;
- (e) a slider positioned in a straddling relation with the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, the slider including at least a first opening member that is disposed in an area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, wherein the slider is configured to slide along the first and second zipper profiles (i) to occlude the first and second closure elements of the first zipper profile and the third and fourth closure elements of the second zipper profile when the slider is slid in a first direction, and (ii) to de-occlude the first and second closure elements of the first zipper profile and the third and fourth closure elements of the second zipper profile when the slider is slid in a second direction;
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- (f) at least one detent positioned at at least one end of at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the at least one detent being disposed on an interior surface of the at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, wherein the at least one detent extends only partially through the interior surface of the at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, and wherein the first opening member of the slider is capable of engaging with the at least one detent to provide a leak-proof end seal.
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