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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Subzipper, Inc., Rogers, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel J. Martinson, Medina, MN (US);
Kent Harrison Brightman, Bethany Beach, DE (US);
Assignee:
Nite Ize, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/16 (2006.01); A44B 19/26 (2006.01); A44B 19/42 (2006.01); B29D 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/16 (2013.01); A44B 19/267 (2013.01); A44B 19/42 (2013.01); B29D 5/10 (2013.01); Y10T 24/2534 (2015.01);
Abstract
A zipper includes a ball portion. The zipper portion further includes a socket portion. The ball portion includes a leading edge, the leading edge composed of a first material having a low coefficient of friction. The ball portion includes a trailing edge and a neck portion, the trailing edge and neck portion composed of a second material. The socket includes a socket opening, the socket opening composed of the first material. The socket includes a socket interior, the socket interior composed of the second material.