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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Lars Wihlborg, Stratford, CT (US);
Jose Septien, Naperville, CT (US);
Clifton Howell, Elburn, IL (US);
Marion Johnson, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Marco Aguilar, Elgin, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A hinged zipper assembly includes first and second zipper members each having a facing side, an opposite side, an upper edge, and an opposite lower edge. Each of the zipper members has a profile protrusion that extends from the facing sides and are located between the upper and lower edges. The profile protrusions mesh with each other to interlock with each other. A living hinge is formed in the first zipper member and/or the second zipper member between the lower edge and the profile protrusion. The zipper members are formed with flanges that extend from the lower edges. The flanges are configured to be affixed to panels of an enclosure that is closed by meshing of the profile protrusions of the first and second zipper members with each other.