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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8060992 | Resealable seals and docking systems containing these seals A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sea... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7337507 | Zipper tape having a reclosable portion and a planar portion A fastener strip comprising a reclosable portion including an elongated first backing, including a trough extending lengthwise along the first backing and an elongated second backing, including a ridge extending lengthwise along a second backing, the ridge removably... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334302 | Bottom end stop for slide fastener The invention provides a bottom end stop for a slide fastener having a sufficient strength and an excellent appearance, wherein bottom ends of fastener stringers provided with a first and a second member are inserted through shoulder mouths of a slider; the first an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320662 | Method for manufacturing a flexible recloseable container Apparatus and methods for forming, filling, and sealing a flexible recloseable container. Both vertical and horizontal methods for placing product within the container are disclosed. The invention includes guiding a web of film which has interlocking fastener strips... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293333 | Water repellent slide fastener A water repellent slide fastener includes a pair of zipper tapes (25, 26), to which are secured fastening elements (21, 22) which are unfastenable and fastenable through the intermediary of a zipper slide (30), said zipper tapes (25, 26) ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7241046 | Watertight closure for a reclosable package A watertight closure for a reclosable package has first and second mutually interlocking profiles. Together, the profiles have two sets of interlocking members, one on either side of a central portion. There, at least one profile has a collapsible member in its cent... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213303 | Closure device A closure device (100) is provided for use with storage containers (50), such as plastic bags. The closure device (100) includes interlocking fastening strips (120, 130) having first and second ends and a slider member (200) movabl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7181810 | Slide fastener The present invention relates to a slide fastener suitable for providing a water resistant closure between two edges of material. The fastener comprises first and second stringer tapes, each stringer tape having a multiplicity of coupling elements disposed in a row ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7044639 | Recloseable plastic bags A recloseable bag with slider end stops prevents sliders from slipping off the end of fastener elements and being lifted off the end of the fastener elements. The recloseable bag includes a bag, slider end stops, fastening elements and a slider. The fastener element... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039989 | Multi-track fastening system A multi-track fastening system having multiple tracks and a central slider or interchange. The central slider has angled openings and paths through which the tracks travel when the central slider is propelled along the tracks. Sliding the central slider along the tr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040809 | Fastener closure arrangement for flexible packages A flexible package is provided with a shrouded slide fastener closure. Fastener tracks are deformed at each end to provide an end stop to limit slider movement. A stop of reduced area with increased pull off force performance is provided. Features of the end stop in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029178 | Zip-lock closure A one-way, zip-locking closure for bag-type containers that include slider zipper arrangements. The locking mechanism includes a series of registration structures that is provided along one side of the mouth of the containers and a catch mechanism that is provided w... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024701 | Systems and methods for transformable sleeves Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into sleeves by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017240 | Closure device A container (120) includes a closure device (121). The closure device includes interlocking fastening strips (130, 131) and a slider (132) slidably disposed on the fastening strips for facilitating the occlusion and deocclusion of the fas... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6954969 | Reclosable fastener strip A reclosable fastener strip for securing to a film web comprises first and second flangeless, elongated profile strip having a plurality of interlocking hooks, recesses and protuberances. Each hook, as extruded, has a half arrowhead-shaped tip, a concave or partial-... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6901637 | Zipper with pre-activated peel-seal A reclosable fastener assembly (10) for use in the manufacture of a plastic bag (30). The fastener assembly (10) includes a zipper (18) with a seal feature on a web flange (24) extending from an interlocking member (26) of a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6105214 | Water resistant slide fastener and process for preparing same A water resistant slide fastener, including a pair of stringer tapes each having first and second opposed surfaces and each having a series of gripper elements positioned along edges of said first surface; and a water resistant layer on said second surfac... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6092266 | Double-layer water-proof zipper A double-layer water-proof zipper in which the slide has an additional second interlocking unit moved with the slide to close a water-proof layer so as not to let rain pass through the interlocked teeth of the zipper tape unit of the zipper. The water-pro... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6035496 | Linear profile, which is self-sealing by mechanical engagement A linear profile, which is self-sealing by mechanical engagement comprising an elastic element (100), engagement elements (20) and a slider (31); the elastic element (100) consists of a pair of seals (2), specular or preferably complementary with hollows ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5924172 | Weather resistant structures for conventional slide fasteners and methods for making the same The present invention is directed to a fluid resistant structure to be incorporated with conventional fastening systems such as slide fasteners. Two sheaths are attached or incorporated into a closable structure, in overlapping fashion, at or near the ope... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5386616 | Water resistant closure and method for applying same An improved water resistant slide fastener and method of producing a water resistant zippered seam is disclosed. A thin and flexible water resistant coating is employed on the inside and outside surfaces of the stringer tapes of the slide fastener to elim... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5231736 | Cover for the ends of zippers A cover is provided for the ends of one or more zippers, especially gas-tt and liquid-tight zippers with ends that extend toward each other in a straight line or at a particular angle. The cover consists of a lower plate and an upper plate with the zippe... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5189764 | Plastic reclosable fastener with structure for retaining slider in closed position Latching means is provided for retaining a plastic slider in closed position when the slider reaches the closed end of its travel along a zipper. The latching means disclosed is in the form of a detent on the plastic slider which engages with a protrusion... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5003902 | Seam having liquid proof threads stichably securing first and second liquid proof materials foldably enclosing a meltable adhesive polymer film and method of manufacture of same A liquid proof seam construction is provided. A double needle flat-felled seam is constructed having a melt adhesive polymer film disposed within the seam. The seam is then passed through a hot air/pressure device which melts the film and compresses the s... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4875258 | Gas- and liquid-tight fastener The gas- and liquid-tight fastener includes a zipper an a sealing slide fastener. The zipper and the sealing slide fastener are arranged side-by-side in a plane which is perpendicular to the plane of the material wall to be sealed. The material wall is co... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4817252 | Fluid-tight slide fastener A fluid-tight slide fastener comprising a pair of stringers each having a support tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on and along a folded inner longitudinal tape edge, a slider slidably mounted on the opposed rows of coupling elements, and an en... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4724586 | Water-resistant slide fastener and method of manufacturing the same A water-resistant slide fastener has a pair of water-resistant transversely stretchable stringer tapes having reinforced marginal edge portions, respectively, each including an elastically deformable core tape, and a pair of rows of coupling elements moun... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4658480 | Fluid-tight slide fastener A fluid-tight slide fastener of the type in which an inner longitudinal edge portion of each of opposed tapes is folded so as to extend around base portions of successive I-shaped coupling elements and in which successive U-shaped first clamping strips su... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4607416 | Fluid-tight slide fastener A fluid-tight slide fastener comprises a pair of stringer tapes each having an inner edge region, an outer edge region and a stretchable region intermediate between the two edge regions which are non-stretchable. The intermediate stretchable region yieldi... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4604775 | Sealing slide fastener A fluid-tight sealing slide fastener includes a pair of rows of coupling elements mounted respectively on inner opposite edges of a stringer tape, an elastomeric top stop mounted on the stringer tape around a terminal opening at ends of the rows of coupli... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4601085 | Water-resistant slide fastener stringer A water-resistant slide fastener stringer comprises a water-resistant support tape and a pair of rows of coupling elements mounted on opposite surfaces of the support tape. In production, the two coupling element rows are attached to one or water-resistan... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4580321 | Fluid-tight slide fastener A fluid-tight slide fastener comprises a pair of slide fastener halves each including a support tape, a row of continuous coupling elements extending longitudinally along the inner edge of the tape on one side thereof, and an elastomeric sealing member ov... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4513482 | Fluid-tight slide fastener stringer A fluid-tight slide fastener stringer comprising a support tape made of a fluid-tight soft material, and a row of discrete coupling elements mounted on the tape along an inner longitudinal edge portion thereof. Such tape margin is folded so as to provide ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4485534 | Interchange mechanism for multiple fasteners A method and apparatus is provided for attaching and detaching two flexible panels, each of which has an opening defined by mating parts of a continuous flexible fastener strip. An elongated slide member has four generally elongated passages which include... | 12/04/1984 |
| 3990130 | Airtight slide fastener Two paralleled fastener tapes are provided on their front and back surfaces with engagement pieces to close and open the tapes, as well as a locking device to fix the slider having inversed V shaped arms at one end. On both sides of the slider are provide... | 11/09/1976 |
