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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10358265-B2
Application number	US-201715687068-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

A child resistant zipper closure for a plastic bag includes a double slider, including a first slider and second slider. The first and second sliders are oriented on the zipper closure such that when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction toward the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is interlocking; and when at least one of the first slider and second slider is moving in a direction away from the other of the first slider and second slider, the zipper is unlocking. The first and second sliders can be releasably connected together.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A child resistant slider zipper closure system comprising:
(a) a zipper closure operably openable and closeable; and
(b) a first moveable slider and a second moveable slider, each operably mounted on the zipper closure;
(i) the first slider and second slider each having a top member and a pair of legs extending from the top member; and
(ii) the first slider and second slider having a projection-receiver arrangement to allow selective releasable connection therebetween, the projection-receiver arrangement including at least one tab projecting from at least one of the legs of the first and second sliders, and the other of the first and second sliders having at least one receiver defined by one of the legs sized to receive the tab; and
(A) the at least one tab includes an aperture, and the at least one receiver includes a protuberance releasably engaging the aperture.

2. The zipper closure system of claim 1 wherein, the first slider and second slider are configured and arranged such that when connected together, the zipper closure remains closed when the connected first and second sliders are moved along the zipper closure in any direction.

3. The slider zipper closure system of claim 1 , wherein, the first slider and second slider are configured and arranged such that when the first slider and second slider are released from one another, the zipper closure can be opened by moving at least one of the first slider and second slider along the zipper closure in a direction opposite one another.

4. The slider zipper closure system of claim 1 , wherein, the first slider and second slider are configured and arranged such that when the first slider and second slider are released from one another, the zipper closure can be opened by moving both the first slider and second slider along the zipper closure in a direction opposite one another.

Assignees

• Reynolds Presto Products Inc

Inventors

• Petkovsek Gregory L
• Dowler Roger E
• Thompson Gregg
• Aversa Samuel D

Classifications

• Y10T24/2502

  Plural zippers · CPC title

• B65D2215/00

  Child-proof means · CPC title

• A44B19/24

  Details · CPC title

• A44B19/265

  with means for preventing the accidental intrusion of material into the slider body, e.g. with shield or guard · CPC title

• B65D33/2591 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic