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US 9,795,195 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a multi-material extruded zipper
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorsDaniel J. Martinson, Kent Harrison Brightman
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Abstract
A zipper includes a ball portion. The zipper portion further includes a socket portion. The ball portion includes a leading edge, the leading edge composed of a first material having a low coefficient of friction. The ball portion includes a trailing edge and a neck portion, the trailing edge and neck portion composed of a second material. The socket includes a socket opening, the socket opening composed of the first material. The socket includes a socket interior, the socket interior composed of the second material.
Claims11
A zipper comprising:
- a ball portion;
- a socket portion, wherein the ball portion includes a leading edge, the leading edge composed of a first material having a low coefficient of friction, the ball portion including a trailing edge and a neck portion, the trailing edge and neck portion composed of a second material, the socket including a socket opening, the socket opening composed of the first material, the socket including a socket interior, the socket interior composed of the second material;
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- a first zipper slide support and a second zipper slide support, the first and second zipper slide supports interconnected with the ball portion and socket portion, respectively, a first body and a second body of the first and second zipper slide supports, respectively, composed of the second material, with a first slide section of the first zipper slide support composed of the first material, and a second slide second section of the second zipper slide support composed of the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.