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US 7,114,223 B2Granted
Covered zipper pull assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAlex W. Okot
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Abstract
A zipper assembly includes a pair of zipper tapes and a slider movable along the zipper tapes. A closure member and a zipper pull are connected to the slider. A cover for the zipper pull includes a housing having an aperture formed therein. A plunger rod having a first end and a second end is connected to the zipper pull, with its first end extending outwardly through the aperture. A biasing member biases the plunger rod outwardly from the aperture in a static condition.
Claims32
A zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
- a pair of zipper tapes;
- a slider movable along the zipper tapes;
- a closure member secured to the slider;
- a zipper pull connected to the slider;
- and
- a cover for the zipper pull comprising:
- a housing having an aperture formed therein;
- a plunger rod having a first end and a second end and pivotally connected to the zipper pull, the first end extending outwardly through the aperture;
- and
- a biasing member biasing the plunger rod outwardly from the aperture in a static condition.
7 more elements
A zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
- an opposed pair of zipper tapes, each zipper tape having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a plurality of teeth, the teeth exposed on the interior surfaces of the zipper tapes;
- a slider movable along the zipper tapes and including an outer plate riding along the exterior surfaces of the zipper tapes and an inner plate riding along the interior surfaces of the zipper tapes;
- a drawstring connected to the inner plate;
- a zipper pull connected to the outer plate;
- and
- a cover for the zipper pull comprising:
- a housing having an aperture formed therein;
- a plunger rod having a first end and a second end and pivotally connected to the zipper pull, the first end extending outwardly through the aperture;
- and
- a spring biasing the plunger rod outwardly from the aperture in a static condition.
7 more elements
A zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
- a pair of zipper tapes having teeth that engage one another, an exterior surface and an interior surface, the teeth exposed on the interior surfaces of the zipper tapes;
- a slider movable along the zipper tapes and including an outer plate riding along the exterior surfaces of the zipper tapes and an inner plate riding along the interior surfaces of the zipper tapes;
- a drawstring connected to the inner plate;
- a zipper pull pivotally connected to the outer plate;
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- a cover for the zipper pull comprising:
- a housing including an inner portion, an outer portion, and an interior wall positioned within the outer portion, the outer portion having an aperture formed in an end wall thereof and a plurality of recesses formed therein, the inner portion having a plurality of fingers, each finger received in a corresponding recess, and the interior wall having an aperture formed therein;
- a bracket receiving a portion of the zipper pull;
- a plunger rod having a first end and a second end and connected to the bracket, the first end extending outwardly through the aperture in the end wall and the second end extending through the aperture in the interior wall;
- a cap positioned on the first end of the plunger rod, the cap having a flange that abuts an interior surface of the outer portion;
- a spring having a first end and a second end and positioned about the plunger rod, the first end abutting the end wall of the outer portion and the second end abutting the interior wall, the spring biasing the first end of the plunger rod outwardly from the aperture in the end wall in a static condition.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.