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US 5,722,128 AGranted
Fastener assembly with slider providing tactile and/or audible feedback
AssigneeDow Brands Inc.
InventorsKenneth A. Toney, Jose Porchia, Brian C. Dais
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Abstract
A reclosable fastener assembly with a slider for closing and opening a thermoplastic bag, including alternating deformed and undeformed segments disposed along the length of the fastener in order to provide a tactile and/or audible sensation as the slider moves across the fastener.
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A reclosable fastener assembly for closing and opening a thermoplastic bag, comprising:
- a) a first profile having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top edge, the first profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface;
- b) a second profile having an inner surface, an outer surface and a top edge, the second profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface, the closure element of the second profile adapted to interlock with the closure element of the first profile, the inner surfaces of the first and second profiles being disposed between the outer surfaces of the first and second profiles;
- c) a plurality of alternating deformed and undeformed segments disposed along the length of the outer surface of at least one of the profiles;
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- d) a slider straddling the profiles adapted to interlock and disengage the closure elements as the slider is moved across the profiles;
- wherein the alternating deformed and undeformed segments are adapted to provide a tactile sensation, an audible sensation, or a combination thereof as the slider moves across the profiles.
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A reclosable fastener assembly for closing and opening a thermoplastic bag, comprising:
- a) a first profile having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top edge, the first profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface;
- b) a second profile having an inner surface, an outer surface and a top edge, the second profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface, the closure element of the second profile adapted to interlock with the closure element of the first profile;
- c) a plurality of alternating deformed and undeformed segments disposed along the length of the closure element of at least one of the profiles, the deformed segments being taller and narrower sections of the closure element than the undeformed segments;
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- d) a slider straddling the profiles adapted to interlock and disengage the closure elements as the slider is moved across the profiles;
- wherein the alternating deformed and undeformed segments are adapted to provide a tactile sensation, an audible sensation, or a combination thereof as the slider moves across the profiles.
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A reclosable fastener assembly for closing and opening a thermoplastic bag, comprising:
- a) a first profile having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top edge, the first profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface;
- b) a second profile having an inner surface, an outer surface and a top edge, the second profile including at least one closure element positioned along the length of the inner surface, the closure element of the second profile adapted to interlock with the closure element of the first profile;
- c) a plurality of alternating deformed and undeformed segments disposed along the length of the top edge of at least one of the profiles;
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- d) a slider straddling the profiles adapted to interlock and disengage the closure elements as the slider is moved across the profiles;
- wherein the alternating deformed and undeformed segments are adapted to provide a tactile sensation, an audible sensation, or a combination thereof as the slider moves across the profiles.
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