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US 9,833,047 B1Granted
Locking slider assembly and a method for its manufacture
OwnerBoban Joseinventor
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Abstract
A locking slider assembly includes a slider comprising a slot. The assembly includes a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.
Claims19
A locking slider assembly comprising:
- a slider comprising a slot;
- a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.
A slide fastener incorporating a locking slider assembly, the slide fastener comprising:
- a fastener comprising two flexible strips and a set of interlocking teeth alternately attached to the two flexible strips;
- a slider slidably engaged to the fastener, the slider having a mechanism that separates the interlocking teeth when the slider slides in a first direction and interlocks the interlocking teeth when the slider slides in a second direction, the slider further comprising a slot;
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- a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.
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A method for manufacturing a locking slider assembly, the method comprising:
- obtaining a slide fastener;
- incorporating in the slide fastener a slider slidably engaged to the fastener, the slider having a mechanism that separates the interlocking teeth when the slider slides in a first direction and interlocks the interlocking teeth when the slider slides in a second direction, the slider further comprising a slot;
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- attaching to the slide fastener a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.