Abstract: A closure assembly includes a slider for opening and/or closing an elongate closure mechanism including a pair of opposing closure members. The slider includes a first separator finger and a second separator finger, each of which is articulably connected to a hinge member. The first and second separator fingers extend between the closure members and may be articulated between a closing position, in which the separator fingers are adjacent each other, and an opening position, in which the separator fingers are laterally spaced from each other. In the opening position, the separator fingers urge the members apart. Closing bars and retention members may also be included to facilitate re-closing the closure members and retaining the slider in an operative position thereon.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 25, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2009
Assignee:
S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Hoffman, Bryan L. Ackerman, Heath A. Doty, Melvin Joshua Leedle, Marissa A.K. Schultz, Robert R. Turvey