Claims
- 1. A plastic reclosable fastener with a slider particularly suited for thermoplastic bags and the like comprising a pair of flexible plastic strips having separable fastener means extending along the length thereof comprising reclosable interlocking male and female profile elements on the respective strips, said male and female elements having complementary cross sectional shapes such that they are closed by pressing the elements together, a straddling plastic slider on said strips for closing the reclosable male and female elements, and latching means for retaining said slider in closed position when said slider reaches the closed end of its travel along said plastic strips comprising cooperating detent structure on said slider and at least one of said plastic strips, said detent structure on said at least one plastic strip being located on the outer surface thereof and below said interlocking male and female profile elements intermediate the ends of said profile elements and engageable with said detent structure on said slider when said slider is at the closed end of its travel on said plastic strips.
- 2. A plastic reclosable fastener with a slider according to claim 1 wherein said cooperating detent structure comprises notched structure on said slider and cooperating protrusion structure on said at least one plastic strip.
- 3. A plastic reclosable fastener with a slider according to claim 2 wherein a pair of notched structures are provided on said slider for cooperating with protrusion structures on both of said plastic strips.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/674,648, filed on Mar. 22, 1991 abandoned.
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