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Zipper for reclosable thermoplastic bag

US5138750A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateMay 13, 1991
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45168
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A zipper closure for a reclosable thermoplastic bag includes two opposing interlockable rib and groove profiles, wherein at least a part of one or both of the profiles is divided into segments of materials having different elastic moduli. The zipper provides an audibly and/or tactilely perceptible indication of proper interlocking of the profiles.

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