Concealed zipper
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1. A concealed zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
- a pair of zipper tapes;
a pair of sliders movable along the zipper tapes and defining an opening therebetween, the sliders configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes, each slider including a zipper pull, each zipper pull including an aperture formed therein; and
a cover connected to each of the sliders and movable along the zipper tapes, the cover including a pair of recesses, each recess receiving a portion of only one of the zipper pulls that includes the aperture formed therein.
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Abstract
A concealed zipper assembly includes a pair of zipper tapes and a pair of sliders movable along the zipper tapes and defining an opening therebetween. The sliders are configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes. A cover is connected to each of the sliders and is movable along the zipper tapes.
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35 Claims
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1. A concealed zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
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a pair of zipper tapes; a pair of sliders movable along the zipper tapes and defining an opening therebetween, the sliders configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes, each slider including a zipper pull, each zipper pull including an aperture formed therein; and a cover connected to each of the sliders and movable along the zipper tapes, the cover including a pair of recesses, each recess receiving a portion of only one of the zipper pulls that includes the aperture formed therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An object with a concealed zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
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an object having a channel formed therein; a drawstring positioned within the channel and having a first end and a second end; a pair of zipper tapes secured to an exterior surface of the channel; a pair of sliders movable along the zipper tapes and defining an opening therebetween, each slider including a zipper pull, the sliders configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes; and a cover connected to each of the sliders and movable along the zipper tapes, the first end of the drawstring being secured to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article of apparel with a concealed zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
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an article of apparel having a channel formed therein; a drawstring positioned within the channel and having a first end and a second end; a first pair of zipper tapes secured to an exterior surface of the channel; a first pair of sliders movable along the first pair of zipper tapes and defining a first opening therebetween, the first pair of sliders configured to close the first pair of zipper tapes and the first opening as they move toward one another along the first pair of zipper tapes, each slider of the first pair of sliders having a zipper pull; a first cover having a pair of recesses formed therein, each recess of the first cover receiving only one of the zipper pulls of the first pair of sliders, the first end of the drawstring being secured to the first cover; a second pair of zipper tapes secured to an exterior surface of the channel; a second pair of sliders movable along the second pair of zipper tapes and defining a second opening therebetween, the second pair of sliders configured to close the second pair of zipper tapes and the second opening as they move toward one another along the second pair of zipper tapes, each slider of the second pair of sliders having a zipper pull; and a second cover having a pair of recesses formed therein, each recess of the second cover receiving only one of the zipper pulls of the second pair of sliders, the second end of the drawstring being secured to the second cover. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A concealed zipper assembly comprising, in combination:
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a pair of sliders configured to move along a pair of zipper tapes and define an opening therebetween, and configured to close the zipper tapes and the opening as they move toward one another along the zipper tapes, each slider including a zipper pull, each zipper pull including an aperture formed therein; a cover configured to be connected to each of the sliders, the cover including a pair of recesses, each recess receiving a portion of only one of the zipper pulls that includes the aperture formed therein; and a retaining member secured to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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