Water repellent slider cap for zippers
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsShigeyoshi Takazawa, Dennis T. Bernabe
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AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsShigeyoshi Takazawa, Dennis T. Bernabe
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Water repellent slider caps and zipper structures. Certain embodiments provide a male slider cap that receives a slider to thereby reduce the amount of water introduced around the perimeter of the slider. A pull tab on the slider may be inserted into a pocket on the male slider cap that is defined by the inner surface of the male slider cap and a snap tab. In other embodiments there is additionally provided a garage attached to the zipper tape. The garage may receive the male slider cap to reduce the amount of water around the perimeter of the slider and into the garage. Certain other embodiments provide a female slider cap to receive a second slider that may be positioned on the zipper tape. The female slider cap may receive the leading edge of the male slider cap, thus covering any open spaces between the first and second sliders.
A water repellent zipper assembly comprising:
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