Claims
- 1. A slide zipper assembly comprising:
- an interlocking zipper having a first profile and a second profile;
- said first profile including a ribbon, a web attached to said ribbon, and an interlocking member attached to said web, said ribbon having a free end unattached to said web;
- said second profile including a ribbon, a web attached to said ribbon, and an interlocking member attached to said web engageable with said first profile interlocking member, said ribbon having a free end unattached to said web;
- a slider disposed for movement along said zipper, said slider including a top and first and second arms depending from said top, each of said arms having a hooked end directed towards the other arm;
- wherein said slider is positionable on said zipper so that said first and second slider arms enclose said first and second profile ribbons, respectively, and so that said first and second slider arm hooked ends hook around said first and second profile ribbon free ends, respectively, so that each of said hooked ends becomes positioned between a ribbon and its attached web.
- 2. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 1 wherein said ribbon free ends are opposite to said slider top.
- 3. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 1 wherein said ribbons have ends opposite to said free ends which are attached to said webs.
- 4. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 1:
- wherein said first profile interlocking member includes a base having a top arm and a bottom arm extending from said base, each of said arms having a hooked end directed away from the other arm;
- wherein said second profile interlocking member includes a base having a top arm and a bottom arm extending from said base, each of said second profile interlocking member arms having a hooked end directed toward the other arm; and
- wherein said first profile interlocking member arms position between said second profile interlocking member arms with the hooked ends of said first and second profile interlocking member arms engaged when said zipper is in a closed position.
- 5. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 4 wherein said slider further includes a separator extending downwardly from said slider top, said separator being disposed to engage said first profile interlocking member top arm to bend the same toward said first profile interlocking member bottom arm, whereby to disengage the hooked end of said first profile interlocking member top arm from the hooked end of said second profile interlocking member top arm.
- 6. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 5 wherein said separator is disposed to urge said first profile away from said second profile.
- 7. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 6 wherein said second profile interlocking member further includes a member extending from said base between said top and bottom arms, said member having a top camming surface disposed to receive said first profile interlocking member top arm bent by said separator to urge said first profile away from said second profile.
- 8. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 7 wherein a top surface of said first slider arm hooked end is disposed to engage a bottom surface of said first profile ribbon and lift the hooked end of said first profile interlocking member bottom arm out of engagement with the hooked end of said second profile interlocking member bottom arm.
- 9. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 4 wherein said first profile top arm is longer and thinner than said first profile bottom arm.
- 10. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 1:
- wherein said slider has an opening end and a closing end;
- wherein at said closing end said slider arms are sufficiently close together to press said profiles into engagement when said slider is moved in a closing direction; and
- wherein at said opening end said slider arms are sufficiently far apart so as not to press said profiles into engagement when said slider is moved in an opening direction.
- 11. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 10 wherein said separator is located at said opening end.
- 12. A slide zipper assembly according to claim 10 wherein said opening end includes a cavity for receiving said first profile after it is disengaged from said second profile.
- 13. A slide zipper assembly comprising:
- an interlocking zipper having a first profile and a second profile;
- said first profile including a ribbon, a web attached to said ribbon and an interlocking member attached to said web, said second profile including a ribbon, a web attached to said ribbon and an interlocking member attached to said web and engageable with said first profile interlocking member, and
- a slider disposed for movement along said zipper, said slider including a top and first and second arms depending from said top, each of said first and second arms including a bottom end hooked respectively about bottom ends of said first and second profile ribbons,
- wherein each of said first and second profile webs is free of attachment to its respective ribbon for a distance extending upwardly from said ribbon bottom ends.
- 14. A slide zipper assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein said ribbon, web and interlocking member of said first and second profiles are separately extruded and fused together.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of Ser. No. 09/093,111, filed Jun. 8, 1998, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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