Encasement for preventing bed bug escapement via a zipper opening
AssigneeJab Distributors, LLC
InventorsJames A. Bell, Yueh-Jyh Chen, Ching-Yao Yeh
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Abstract
The present technology provides an encasement comprising a fabric cover formed of bed bug impervious fabric. The encasement comprises an opening with a zipper mechanism disposed therein and operable to close the opening. The encasement also comprises a barrier attached to the fabric cover, extending along and opposite the zipper tracks. The encasement also comprises a channel between the barrier and said zipper tracks that receives a portion of the zipper head and becomes an enclosed channel when said zipper tracks are mated together. The channel has a confined space of a size to thwart bug movement along the channel.
Claims13
An encasement comprising:
- a) a fabric cover formed of a bed bug impervious fabric, the fabric cover comprising an opening;
- b) a slide fastening mechanism disposed in the opening and operable to close the opening, the slide fastening mechanism comprising a zipper head and a pair of zipper tracks having a longitudinal axis, wherein the zipper head includes a flat planar member;
- c) a barrier attached to the fabric cover and disposed relative to the zipper tracks, the barrier extending for a distance along said zipper tracks;
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- d) a channel between the barrier and the zipper tracks;
- wherein the channel receives and encloses between the barrier and the zipper tracks and within the fabric cover at least a portion of the flat planar member located on one side of the zipper tracks and has an open end when the zipper tracks are mated together, and wherein the channel has a confined space of a size to thwart bed bug movement along the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.