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US 2022/0087372 A1Published application
Curved Zippers
AssigneeTalon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsHerman Sydney Roup, Steven Smith
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Abstract
A zipper with at least one curve includes a first tape and a second tape, and interlocking elements attached to the first tape and the second tape, wherein the first tape and the second tape are curved, and wherein a curve of at least one of the tapes was caused by compaction of that tape.
Claims36
A zipper comprising:
- a first tape and a second tape;
- and
- multiple interlocking elements connected to each of the first tape and the second tape, wherein interlocking elements from the first tape may join with interlocking elements of the second tape, and
- wherein the first tape is formed from a first fabric compacted to a first degree of compaction, and
- wherein the second tape is formed from a second fabric compacted to a second degree of compaction distinct from the first degree of compaction,
- wherein at least a portion of the first tape and a corresponding at least a portion of the second tape are curved.
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A method of making a zipper, the method comprising:
- compacting a first tape to form a compacted first tape having a first degree of compaction;
- compacting a second tape to form a second compacted tape having a second degree of compaction;
- and
- attaching interlocking elements to the compacted first tape;
- and
- attaching interlocking elements to the second compacted tape,
- wherein the first degree of compaction is distinct from the second degree of compaction,
- wherein at least a portion of the first tape and a corresponding at least a portion of the second tape are curved.
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A method comprising:
- making a first zipper, the first zipper comprising a first tape and a second tape and first interlocking elements attached to the first tape and the second tape;
- making a second zipper, the second zipper comprising a third tape and a fourth tape and second interlocking elements attached to the third tape and the fourth tape;
- and
- forming a third zipper from the first tape and some of the first interlocking elements and the third tape and some of the second interlocking elements,
- wherein at least a portion of the first tape and a corresponding at least a portion of the third tape are curved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.