Child resistant zipper closure for recloseable pouch with double slider and methods

A double slider for a plastic zipper closure having a male track and a female track including interlocking male and female profiles;

• the double slider comprising:
• (a) a first slider having a body with an opening end and a closing end;
• (i) the body including a top member and first and second sidewalls extending therefrom;
• the first slider having a separator finger depending from an internal surface of the top member and between the first and second sidewalls;
• (A) the body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second sidewalls straddling the tracks, and the finger penetrating between the tracks;
• (ii) the separator finger being wider toward the opening end of the first slider than at the closing end of the first slider;
• (iii) the first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced wider apart toward the opening end configured to permit separation of the male and female profiles by the wider end of the finger extending between the first and second sidewalls toward the opening end;
• (iv) the first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together toward the closing end configured to press the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the first slider is moved in a fastener closing direction;
• (b) a second slider, releasably connected to the first slider, the second slider having a body with an opening end and a closing end;
• (i) the second slider body including a top member and first and second sidewalls extending therefrom;
• the second slider having a separator finger depending from an internal surface of the top member and between the first and second sidewalls;
• (A) the second slider body adapted to move along top edges of the tracks with the first and second sidewalls straddling the tracks and the finger penetrating between the tracks;
• (ii) the second slider separator finger being wider toward the opening end of the second slider than at the closing end of the second slider;
• (iii) the second slider first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced wider apart toward the opening end configured to permit separation of the male and female profiles by the wider end of the finger extending between the first and second sidewalls toward the opening end;
• (iv) the second slider first and second sidewalls having internal surfaces spaced sufficiently close together toward the closing end configured to press the male and female profiles into interlocking relationship as the second slider is moved in a fastener closing direction;
• (c) the first slider and second slider being selectively releasably connected together between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• (i) in the engaged position, the first and second sliders move together along the top edges of the track, and the opening end of the first slider body is against the opening end of the second slider body;
• (ii) in the disengaged position, the first and second sliders move independent of each other along the top edges of the track.