Closure device

A closure device comprising:

• interlocking fastening strips;
• and
• a slider member slidably disposed on the interlocking fastening strips, the slider member facilitating occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end thereof and facilitating deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a second end thereof, the slider member including a first housing segment, a separate second housing segment, and a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position upon the interlocking fastening strips
• a first alignment pin projecting outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment;
• and
• a first cooperating slot formed in the top portion of the second housing segment.

A storage container comprising:

• first and second side walls including a first fastening strip and a second fastening strip respectively, said first and second fastening strips arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length;
• and
• a slider member slidably disposed on the first and second fastening strips for facilitating occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end thereof and for facilitating deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a second end thereof, the slider member including a first housing segment, a separate second housing segment, and a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position upon the fastening strips wherein the first and second housing segments each have a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the top portions of the first and second housing segments each having an opposing face and wherein the first member of the latching mechanism has a partially planar configuration and projects outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment.

A storage container comprising:

• first and second side walls including a first fastening strip and a second fastening strip respectively,
• said first and second fastening strips arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length;
• a slider member slidably disposed on the first and second fastening strips for facilitating occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end thereof and for facilitating deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a second end thereof, the slider member including a first housing segment, a separate second housing segment, and a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position upon the fastening strips;
• a first alignment pin projecting outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment;
• and
• a first cooperating slot formed in the top portion of the second housing segment.

A slider member adapted to facilitate the occlusion and deocclusion of interlocking fastening strips, the slider member comprising:

• a first housing segment;
• a separate second housing segment;
• and
• a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position wherein the first and second housing segments each has a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, and top portions of the first and second housing segments each having an opposing face and wherein the first member of the latching mechanism has a partially planar configuration and projects outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment.

A slider member adapted to facilitate the occlusion and deocclusion of interlocking fastening strips, the slider member comprising:

• a first housing segment;
• a separate second housing segment;
• a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and pond members each having a shoulder with an edge portion, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position
• a first alignment pin projecting outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment;
• and
• a first cooperating slot formed in the top portion of the second housing segment.

A method for manufacturing a closure device comprising the steps of;

• providing interlocking fastening strips;
• providing a slider member including a first housing segment, a separate second housing segment, and a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion;
• positioning the first housing segment and the second housing segment in proximity to the fastening strips;
• and
• moving the first housing segment and the second housing segment together, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position upon the interlocking fastening strips, the assembled slider member slidably disposed on the interlocking fastening strips, the assembled slider member facilitating occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end thereof and facilitating deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a second end thereof, wherein the first and second housing segments each has a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the top portions of the first and second housing segments each having an opposing face, the face of the first housing segment abuts the face of the second housing segment when the first and second housing segments are in the assembled position, and wherein the first member of the latching mechanism has a partially planar configuration and projects outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment.

A method for manufacturing a closure device comprising the steps of:

• providing interlocking fastening strips;
• providing a slider member including a first housing segment, a separate second housing segment, and a latching mechanism comprising a first member disposed on the first housing segment and a cooperating second member disposed on the second housing segment, the first and second members each having a shoulder with an edge portion;
• positioning the first housing segment and the second housing segment in proximity to the fastening strips;
• strips moving the first housing segment and the second housing segment together, the second member of the latching mechanism receiving the first member of the latching mechanism when the first and second housing segments are moved together while the edge portion of the first member engages the edge portion of the second member to hold the first and second housing segments together in an assembled position upon the interlocking fastening strips, the assembled slider member slidably disposed on the interlocking fastening strips, the assembled slider member facilitating occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end thereof and facilitating deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a second end thereof wherein
• a first alignment pin projects outwardly from the top portion of the first housing segment;
• and
• a first cooperating slot is formed in the top portion of the second housing segment.