Closure device

A first fastening strip and a second fastening strip, said first and second fastening strips adapted to receive a slider which slidably engages said first and second fastening strips, said slider facilitates the occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end of said fastening strips and deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved toward a second end of said fastening strips, said slider includes a separator, said separator engages said first flange and said second flange during deocclusion of said fastening strips, said fastening strips comprising a longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips have a transverse Y axis, said transverse Y axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips having a vertical Z axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said transverse Y axis, said first fastening strip includes a first flange which extends from said first fastening strip in said Y axis towards the second fastening strip, said second fastening strip includes a second flange which extends away from said second fastening strip in said Y axis toward said first fastening strip, said first fastening strip includes a first web, said first web terminating in a first hook, said second fastening strip includes a second web, said second web terminating in a second hook, said first hook engaging said second hook when said fastening strips are occluded.

A container comprising first and second side walls including first and second fastening strips arranged to be interlocked, said fastening strips have a longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips have a transverse Y axis, said transverse Y axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips having a vertical Z axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said transverse Y axis, said first fastening strip includes a first flange which extends from said first fastening strip in said Y axis toward the second fastening strip, said second fastening strip includes a second flange which extends from said second fastening strip in said Y axis toward said first fastening strip, said first fastening strip includes a first web, said first web terminating in a first hook, said second fastening strip includes a second web, said second web terminating in a second hook, said first hook engaging said second hook when said fastening strips are occluded, a slider which slidably engages said first and second fastening strips, said slider facilitates the occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end of said fastening strips and deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved toward a second end of said fastening strips, said slider includes a separator, said separator engages said first flange and said second flange during deocclusion of said fastening strips.

A method of using a closure device comprising the steps of:

• providing first and second fastening strips arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length, said fastening strips have a longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips have a transverse Y axis, said transverse Y axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said fastening strips having a vertical Z axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal X axis, said vertical Z axis is perpendicular to said transverse Y axis, said first fastening strip includes a first flange which extends from said first fastening strip in said transverse Y axis towards the second fastening strip, said second fastening strip includes a second flange which extends from said second fastening strip in said transverse Y axis toward said first fastening strip, said first fastening strip includes a first web, said first web terminating in a first hook, said second fastening strip includes a second web, said second web terminating in a second hook, said first hook engaging said second hook when said fastening strips are occluded,
• providing a slider which slidably engages said first and second fastening strips, said slider facilitates the occlusion of said fastening strips when moved towards a first end of said fastening strips and deocclusion of said fastening strips when moved toward a second end of said fastening strips, said slider includes a separator, said separator engages said first flange and said second flange during deocclusion of said fastening strips.