EP2384660A3 - Zip closure system - Google Patents

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EP2384660A3
EP2384660A3 EP11173869A EP11173869A EP2384660A3 EP 2384660 A3 EP2384660 A3 EP 2384660A3 EP 11173869 A EP11173869 A EP 11173869A EP 11173869 A EP11173869 A EP 11173869A EP 2384660 A3 EP2384660 A3 EP 2384660A3
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zip
slider
closure
zip closure
closure system
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French (fr)
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EP2384660A2 (en
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Barnaby Bevan Edwards
David Thomas
Lawrence Samuel Tyson
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DG Capital Ltd
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DG Capital Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/30—Sliders with means for locking in position
    • A44B19/301—Sliders with means for locking in position at the end of their upward travel with any suitable device, e.g. pull member combined with a press-button, a hook, a key-operated lock
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/262—Pull members; Ornamental attachments for sliders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/30—Sliders with means for locking in position
    • A44B19/306—Sliders with means for locking in position in the form of a locking spring member actuated by the pull member
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44D—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES OR SLIDE FASTENERS, AND TO JEWELLERY, BRACELETS OR OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS
    • A44D2203/00—Fastening by use of magnets
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25—Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2509—Plural independently movable sliders
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25—Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2532—Zipper or required component thereof having interlocking surface with continuous cross section

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  • Slide Fasteners (AREA)
  • Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)

Abstract

There is porvided a zip closure system comprising a zip slider (60), capable of fastening and un-fastening the teeth of a zip closure, and at least one of a second zip slider (70) and an end of a zip closure, the zip slider (60) comprising; a slider body; a handle (66) for sliding the slider body along the zip closure; and a first cooperating means (68) for releasably cooperating with a second cooperating means on the second zip slider or the end of the zip closure; the first and second cooperating means not being visible from the handle side of the closure when the slider and the second slider, or the slider and an end of the zip closure, are substantially adjacent each other such that the first and second cooperating means are operably linked.
EP11173869A 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system Withdrawn EP2384660A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0711636A GB0711636D0 (en) 2007-06-15 2007-06-15 Zip closure system
GB0724100.3A GB2451302B (en) 2007-06-15 2007-12-10 Zip closure system
EP08250942A EP2002744A1 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system

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EP08250942.3 Division 2008-03-18

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EP2384660A2 EP2384660A2 (en) 2011-11-09
EP2384660A3 true EP2384660A3 (en) 2012-08-15

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EP11173837A Withdrawn EP2384658A3 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system
EP11173869A Withdrawn EP2384660A3 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system
EP11173857A Withdrawn EP2384659A3 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system
EP08250942A Withdrawn EP2002744A1 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system

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EP11173837A Withdrawn EP2384658A3 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system

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EP11173857A Withdrawn EP2384659A3 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system
EP08250942A Withdrawn EP2002744A1 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-03-18 Zip closure system

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US (1) US20090106951A1 (en)
EP (4) EP2384658A3 (en)
CN (3) CN103005789A (en)
GB (1) GB2451302B (en)
HK (1) HK1126363A1 (en)

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CN103005788A (en) 2013-04-03
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US20090106951A1 (en) 2009-04-30
GB2451302A (en) 2009-01-28
EP2002744A1 (en) 2008-12-17
CN103005790A (en) 2013-04-03
EP2384660A2 (en) 2011-11-09
GB0724100D0 (en) 2008-01-16
EP2384659A3 (en) 2012-08-15
EP2384659A2 (en) 2011-11-09
GB2451302B (en) 2012-10-24
EP2384658A2 (en) 2011-11-09
CN103005789A (en) 2013-04-03

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