Claims
- 1. A locking and extension device, comprising:a) a zipper having a first head with an eyelet and a second head with an eyelet; b) a first extension member having a head and a tail, said first extension head having an aperture defined that is coupled to said eyelet of said first zipper head, said tail having a male connector and an elongated intermediate portion disposed between said head and said male connector, said male connector having two ribs extending from opposing sides of said tail and a slot defined through said tail and arranged between said ribs, said elongated intermediate member having a generally flat profile permitting said elongated intermediate member to freely slide within a channel of a female connector; and, c) a second extension member having a head and a body with a female connector, said second extension head having an aperture defined therein that is coupled to said eyelet of said second zipper head, said female connector having a channel defined therethrough, said channel capable of receiving therethrough said male connector and said elongated portion of said tail, wherein said zipper may be freely moved between a generally closed position and a partially opened position yet locked from being more than partially opened.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said extension first head has a thickness and said second extension head has a thickness that is approximately the same as said thickness of the first extension head.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said first extension member and said second extension member are made of nylon.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/333,558, filed Jun. 16, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,105,213, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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