18814239. ZIPPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
ZIPPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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Inventor(s)
Eric P. Plourde of Frankfort IL (US)
Jose Manuel Septien Rojas of Naperville IL (US)
David J. Matthews of Gilman IL (US)
ZIPPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18814239 titled 'ZIPPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Original Abstract Submitted
A zipper assembly for a resealable enclosure can include an elongated flange having a panel side and an opposite facing side. The panel side can be coupled with an inner surface of a panel of the resealable enclosure. The zipper assembly can include an interlocking element protruding from the flange. The interlocking element can be shaped to mate with another interlocking element of another flange to close the enclosure and shaped to be pulled apart to open the enclosure. The zipper assembly also can include a tear strip disposed in the flange. The tear strip can be pulled to tear through the panel of the resealable enclosure to provide access to the zipper assembly inside the enclosure. The tear strip can have a larger thickness than the flange between the panel side and the facing side of the flange.