Zippered resealable closure

A fastener assembly comprising:

• a first profile strip, the first profile strip including a female element having (i) a pair of jaws movable with respect to one another about a common fulcrum region and (ii) a pair of arms, each of the arms being coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of jaws at the fulcrum region and having an end opposite from the fulcrum region shaped for engagement with a slider;
• the jaws having an open position and a closed position and the arms being disposed to cause movement of the jaws between the closed position and the open position when the arms experience displacement about the fulcrum region, such displacement being effectuated by motion of the slider relative to the arms;
• a second profile strip, the second profile strip having a male element, the male element being captured when the jaws are in the closed position and released when the jaws are in the open position;
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• a slider, longitudinally movable relative to the strips, for causing the arms to experience displacement about the fulcrum region.

A zipper profile for a fastener assembly comprising:

• a male element and a female element,
• the female element having (i) a pair of jaws movable with respect to one another about a common fulcrum region and (ii) a pair of arms, each of the arms being coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of jaws at the fulcrum region and having an end opposite from the fulcrum region, the end including means for engaging with a slider;
• the jaws having an open position and a closed position and the arms being disposed to cause movement of the jaws between the closed position and the open position when the arms experience displacement about the fulcrum region, such displacement being effectuated by motion of the slider relative to the arms;
• the male element being captured when the jaws are in the closed position and released when the jaws are in the open position.

A resealable bag comprising:

• a first profile strip, the first profile strip including a female element having (i) a pair of jaws movable with respect to one another about a common fulcrum region and (ii) a pair of arms, each of the arms being coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of jaws at the fulcrum region and having an end opposite from the fulcrum region shaped for engagement with a slider;
• the jaws having an open position and a closed position and the arms being disposed to cause movement of the jaws between the closed position and the open position when the arms experience displacement about the fulcrum region, such displacement being effectuated by motion of the slider relative to the arms;
• a second profile strip, the second profile strip having a male element, the male element being captured when the jaws are in the closed position and released when the jaws are in the open position;
• a first side panel depending from the female element;
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• a second side panel being depending from the male element.

A method of removably fastening a first side panel to a second side panel, wherein:

• (i) the first side panel has a first profile strip, the first profile strip including a female element having a pair of jaws having an open position and a closed position, the jaws being actuatable by longitudinal motion of a slider;
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• (ii) the second side panel has a second profile strip, the second profile strip having a male element;
• the method comprising:
• providing a slider longitudinally movable relative to the strips, wherein the slider has a cross section, the cross section having a top and a bottom and first and second channels disposed in the cross section so that they are vertically offset from one another, and wherein a portion of the first profile strip is disposed in the first channel and a portion of the second profile strip is disposed in the second channel;
• using a first longitudinal region of the slider to maintain the jaws in an open position while causing the male element to be displaced into the jaws;
• using a second longitudinal region of the slider to cause the jaws to move from an open position to a closed position;
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• sliding the slider longitudinally along the strips so that they transition into a state wherein, along at least a portion of the strips, the male element is within the jaws and the jaws are closed.