US20030101552A1 - Variable alignment zipper for reclosable bags - Google Patents

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US20030101552A1
US20030101552A1 US09/998,502 US99850201A US2003101552A1 US 20030101552 A1 US20030101552 A1 US 20030101552A1 US 99850201 A US99850201 A US 99850201A US 2003101552 A1 US2003101552 A1 US 2003101552A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2541—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape
    • B65D33/255—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape being provided with special visual, audible or tactile indicating means, e.g. indicating proper engagement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2541—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/10—Slide fasteners with a one-piece interlocking member on each stringer tape
    • A44B19/16—Interlocking member having uniform section throughout the length of the stringer
    • 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.
    • Y10T24/15—Bag fasteners
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10T24/2534—Opposed interlocking surface having dissimilar cross section
    • 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.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45152—Each mating member having similarly shaped, sized, and operated interlocking or intermeshable face
    • Y10T24/45157—Zipper-type [e.g., slider]
    • 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.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45152—Each mating member having similarly shaped, sized, and operated interlocking or intermeshable face
    • Y10T24/45157—Zipper-type [e.g., slider]
    • Y10T24/45168—Zipper-type [e.g., slider] for container [e.g., bag]

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  • the present invention relates to improvements in flexible continuous plastic zippers of the rib and groove type wherein the ribs and grooves are sized and shaped to interlock when pressed together and to be releasable when pulled apart so as to form a reclosable zipper. More specifically, the present invention relates to a variable alignment zipper used on a reclosable bag where the alignment of multiple ribs and grooves provides numerous configurations for closure while maintaining a balanced tactile feel to the user when the bag is opened or closed.
  • the present invention relates to improvements in the package making art and may be practiced in the manufacture of reclosable thermoplastic bags and packages of the kind that may be used for various consumer products.
  • packages often include a form of peel-seal to render the pack moistured and/or airtight prior to an initial opening of the package.
  • a zipper with interlocking profiles protects any remainder of the product therein after the initial opening.
  • the present invention relates to a variable alignment zipper having a rib and groove type interlocking means.
  • the male interlocking profile of the zipper has a plurality of male ribs, each with a double-barbed end section.
  • the male interlocking profile is interlockable with a female interlocking profile.
  • the female interlocking profile has a plurality of male ribs which form grooves for engaging the male interlocking profile.
  • the bordering ribs of the female interlocking profile are each shaped with a single-barbed end section facing inward toward a middle male rib formed with a double-barbed end section.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of the variable alignment zipper of the present invention attached to a reclosable bag;
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the variable alignment zipper of the present invention in a first engagement and with the view taken from reference line 2 - 2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the variable alignment zipper of the present invention in a second engagement with the view taken from reference line 3 - 3 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the variable alignment zipper of the present invention in a third engagement and with the view taken from reference line 4 - 4 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the variable alignment zipper of the present invention in a fourth engagement and with the view taken from reference line 5 - 5 of FIG. 1.
  • variable alignment zipper 10 attached to a reclosable bag 12 is shown in FIG. 1.
  • a male interlocking profile 16 and a female interlocking profile 20 are also shown as covering the length of the zipper 10 .
  • the male interlocking profile 16 is interlocked with the female interlocking profile 20 in a first engagement of the zipper.
  • the male interlocking profile 16 is a resiliently flexible profile attached to a side 22 of a reclosable bag by a web portion 24 .
  • the male interlocking profile 16 includes three male ribs 26 , 30 , 32 , with each of the male ribs having double-barbed end sections (illustrated as an end section 34 for the male rib 32 ).
  • the bordering of the male ribs 26 , 30 , 32 creates grooves 35 and 36 .
  • the number and shape of the ribs can vary based on factors known to those skilled in the art.
  • the female interlocking profile 20 is a resiliently flexible profile opposite and facing the male interlocking profile 16 .
  • the female interlocking profile 20 is attached to a second side 37 of the reclosable bag by a web portion 38 .
  • the female interlocking profile includes three male ribs 44 , 48 and 52 .
  • the male ribs 44 and 52 are each formed with a single-barbed end section (illustrated as an end section 56 for the male rib 44 ).
  • the single-barbed end sections of the male ribs 44 , 52 extend laterally to the third male rib 48 .
  • the male rib 48 has a double-barbed end section 60 .
  • the bordering of the male ribs 44 and 52 to the male rib 48 creates grooves 64 and 68 .
  • the number and shape of the ribs can vary based on factors known to those skilled in the art.
  • the profiles are pressed together.
  • a first male rib of the male interlocking profile 16 secures to a first groove of the female interlocking profile 20 .
  • the male rib 26 sizably conforms to the groove 68 with the male rib 26 adequately secured by an integral double-barbed end section.
  • the male rib 52 slides into the groove 35 with less resistance to and movement of the male rib 30 than if the male rib 52 had a double-barbed end section.
  • the male interlocking profile 16 and the female interlocking profile 20 are adapted to be separated by pulling them apart in directions 70 and/or 72 thereby breaking the interlocking relationship of the male rib 26 with the groove 68 . Similar to the closing operation, the single-barbed male rib 52 would encounter less resistance from the male rib 30 as the profiles are being pulled apart than if the male rib 52 had a double-barbed end section. For the other three interlocking engagements described below, the male and female interlocking profiles are similarly pulled apart in order to separate the profiles from one another.
  • the profiles are pressed together.
  • two male ribs of the male interlocking profile 16 secure to two grooves of the female interlocking profile 20 .
  • the male ribs 26 and 30 sizably conform to the grooves 64 and 68 respectively. Both male ribs 26 and 30 are adequately secured to the female interlocking profile 20 by an integral double-barbed end section for each male rib.
  • the male rib 52 slides into the groove 36 with less resistance to and movement of the male rib 32 than if the male rib 52 had a double-barbed end section. Similar to the closing operation, the single-barbed male rib 52 would encounter less resistance from the male rib 32 as the profiles are being pulled apart than if the male rib 52 had a double-barbed end section.
  • the profiles are pressed together.
  • two male ribs of the male interlocking profile 16 secure to two grooves of the female interlocking profile 20 .
  • the male ribs 30 and 32 sizably conform to the grooves 64 and 68 respectively. Both the male ribs 30 and 32 are adequately secured to the female interlocking profile 20 by an integral double-barbed end section for each male rib.
  • the male rib 44 slides into the groove 35 with less resistance to and movement of the male rib 26 than if the male rib 44 had a double-barbed end section. Similar to the closing operation, the single-barbed male rib 44 would encounter less resistance from the male rib 26 as the profiles are being pulled apart than if the male rib 44 had a double-barbed end section.
  • the profiles are pressed together.
  • a male rib of the male interlocking profile 16 secures to a groove of the female interlocking profile 20 .
  • the male rib 32 sizably conforms to the groove 64 .
  • the male rib 32 is adequately secured to the female interlocking profile 20 by an integral double-barbed end section.
  • the male rib 44 slides into the groove 36 with less resistance to and movement of the male rib 30 than if the male rib 44 had a double-barbed end section. Similar to the closing operation, the single-barbed male rib 44 would encounter less resistance from the male rib 30 as the profiles are being pulled apart than if the male rib 44 had a double-barbed end section.

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US09/998,502 US20030101552A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2001-11-30 Variable alignment zipper for reclosable bags
JP2002325113A JP2003191969A (ja) 2001-11-30 2002-11-08 再閉鎖可能なバッグに対する整列可変なジッパー
DE60215761T DE60215761T2 (de) 2001-11-30 2002-11-21 Profilverschluss für wiederverschliessbaren Beutel
EP02258046A EP1338524B1 (de) 2001-11-30 2002-11-21 Profilverschluss für wiederverschliessbaren Beutel
US11/315,689 US7478950B2 (en) 2001-11-30 2005-12-22 Variable alignment slider zipper for reclosable bags

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