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US 2020/0375324 A1Published application
Child resistant zipper closure system and rockable slider device and methods
AssigneeReynolds Presto Products Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Athans, Nicholas A. DeRue, Zachary R. Thompson, Gregg Thompson, Scott Snyder
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Abstract
A slider for a zipper closure includes a separator plow that is positionable between interlocking tracks of the zipper closure to open the zipper closure by pivoting an opening end of the slider in a direction toward a notch to position the plow between the interlocking closures. The slider can be disengaged by pivoting the slider so that the plow is outside of the interlocking tracks.
Claims20
A slider for a zipper closure having interlocking members with complementary profiles for interlocking and unlocking;
- the slider comprising:
- (a) an opposite opening end and closing end;
- (b) a top member;
- (c) a pair of spaced legs depending from the top member;
- the spaced legs defining an open volume therebetween to allow for passage of the tracks therethrough and with the legs straddling the tracks;
- (d) internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together in a vicinity of the closing end to press the profiles into interlocking relationship as the slider is moved in a closing direction along the zipper closure;
- (e) a separator plow extending from the opening end;
- the separator plow being selectively moveable into a position to be between the interlocking members and separate the interlocking profiles as the slider is moved in an opening direction along the zipper closure by pivoting the opening end of the slider in a direction toward the profiles;.
- (f) a protrusion in the vicinity of the opening end extending from at least one of the legs into the open volume toward the opposite leg;
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- (g) wherein at least one leg has a first track-accommodating groove and a second track-accommodating groove;
- the first and second track-accommodating grooves being separated by the protrusion.
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A child resistant slider zipper closure system comprising:
- (a) a reclosable zipper closure with complementary profiles for interlocking and unlocking;
- (b) a notch located in the zipper closure;
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- (c) a slider being slidably located on the zipper closure, the slider including spaced legs defining an open volume therebetween to allow for passage of the profiles therethrough;
- the slider including a separator plow, and the slider being pivotable relative to the zipper closure to selectively move the separator plow into or out of a position between the complementary profiles;
- (i) the separator plow being positionable between the complementary profiles to separate them and open the zipper closure by pivoting the slider in a direction toward the notch;
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- (ii) the separator plow being positionable outside of the complementary profile to prevent their separation by pivoting the slider in a direction away from the notch and outside of the complementary profiles;
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- (d) a pair of end stops at opposite ends of the zipper closure.2
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A method of operating a zippered bag having an openable and recloseable mouth;
- the method comprising:
- (a) providing a zippered bag with a recloseable zipper closure including interlocking members with complementary profiles for interlocking and unlocking;
- the zipper closure including a notch spaced a distance from a first side of the zippered bag;
- a slider located on the zipper closure;
- the slider having an opening end and an opposite closing end, a top member and a pair of spaced legs depending from the top member;
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- (b) opening the mouth by:
- (i) moving the slider to the notch;
- (ii) pivoting the opening end of the slider toward the notch to position a separator plow at the opening end of the slider between the interlocking members, including moving a protrusion extending from one of the legs over an external portion of the zipper closure to receive a tactile indication the plow has been moved to the position between the interlocking members;
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- (iii) while the plow is between the interlocking members, moving the slider in an opening direction along the zipper closure to result in separation of the interlocking profiles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.