Patent · US Expired

Lockable zipper closure

US4031723A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1976
Grant dateJun 28, 1977
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Expiry dateMar 31, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/5659
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A lockable zipper closure includes at least one slider with a pulling tab that has an opening therein, and means such as a T-shaped column for locking the zipper in the closed position, that is movable from a position in which the column may pass through the opening to a position in which the column will not pass through the opening, and means for locking the column in the position where the column cannot pass through the opening.

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