PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR A ZIPPER
First Claim
1. A zipper enclosure comprising:
- an enclosure base configured to be attached to an article that includes a zipper for joining first and second portions of the article together when the zipper is closed, the enclosure base including a first base portion and a second base portion that is separate from the first base portion, the first base portion configured to be located on the first portion of the article and the second base portion configured to be located on the second portion of the article; and
an enclosure cover configured to secure the first and second base portions to each other when the zipper is closed and the enclosure cover is closed on the enclosure base, the first and second base portions being separable from each other when the enclosure cover is released from the enclosure base.
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Abstract
A protective enclosure for a zipper of an article. The zipper enclosure may include an enclosure base that is attachable to the article, such as a mattress cover or padding materials for use with a bedding/furniture cover. The enclosure base may be configured to receive a one or more components of the zipper, such as the zipper slider and pull tab, upon closing of the zipper. When the zipper is closed, the enclosure base may be enclosed by an enclosure cover to contain and/or prevent migration of particles and/or organisms, such as bed bugs, allergens, dust mites, small particles and the like, from the article through an opening in the zipper chain adjacent the slider head. The enclosure may include one or more barriers for preventing migration of small particles and/or organisms past obstructions formed by the barriers.
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69 Claims
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1. A zipper enclosure comprising:
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an enclosure base configured to be attached to an article that includes a zipper for joining first and second portions of the article together when the zipper is closed, the enclosure base including a first base portion and a second base portion that is separate from the first base portion, the first base portion configured to be located on the first portion of the article and the second base portion configured to be located on the second portion of the article; and an enclosure cover configured to secure the first and second base portions to each other when the zipper is closed and the enclosure cover is closed on the enclosure base, the first and second base portions being separable from each other when the enclosure cover is released from the enclosure base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A mattress cover for enclosing a mattress, the mattress cover comprising:
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a bottom cover panel configured to enclose a bottom portion of the mattress; a top cover panel configured to enclose a top portion of the mattress; a zipper to removably join the top cover panel to the bottom cover panel and thereby enclose the mattress with the mattress cover, the zipper including a chain, a slider that is movable along the chain to open and close the zipper, and a pull tab extending from the slider to facilitate movement of the slider along the chain; and a zipper enclosure configured to enclose the slider and one or more portions of the chain when the zipper is closed to contain migration of particles and/or organisms through the mattress cover, the zipper enclosure including an enclosure base attached to the mattress cover adjacent the zipper and an enclosure cover configured to engage with the enclosure base to enclose the slider and the one or more portions of the chain, the enclosure base including a first base portion attached to an outer surface of the bottom cover panel and a second base portion attached to an outer surface of the top cover panel, the first and second base portions being separable from each other when the enclosure cover is released from the enclosure base. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A zipper enclosure comprising:
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an enclosure base configured to be attached to an article that includes a zipper having a zipper chain and a zipper slider, the enclosure base configured to receive the zipper slider; an enclosure cover attached to the enclosure base and movable between an open position to receive the zipper slider in the enclosure base and a closed position to enclose the zipper slider in the enclosure base; and at least one barrier located on the enclosure cover to engage a portion of the zipper when the cover is moved to the closed position, the barrier including a pre-formed contoured surface having a shape corresponding to the portion of the zipper. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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Specification