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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Joon Bu Park, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Joon Bu Park, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A44B 19/24 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); F16B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/24 (2013.01); B65D 41/0407 (2013.01); F16B 19/04 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a zipper including two rows of zipper teeth, in which at least some of the zipper teeth include a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) foam material having a Poisson's ratio of between 0 and −1, and a slider movably attached to one of the rows of the zipper teeth and configured to connect the two rows of zipper teeth when the slider is moved in a first direction and to disconnect the two rows of zipper teeth when the slider is moved in an opposite direction.