Patents by Inventor Joachim Bocon

Joachim Bocon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Foldable zipper slider with improved compression-type latch
    Patent number: 5867875
    Abstract: A foldable plastic slider for straddling relation with a profiled plastic zipper. The straddling slider for closing or opening the zipper by movement therealong, comprising: a transverse support member including opposing sides, a pair of legs depending from the opposing sides of the support member, and a pair of wings hingedly attached to the opposing sides. Each wing has an opening for receiving its respective leg, and each wing has a cored out cross piece. The cored out cross piece has a solid ramp latch. The wings are folded relative to the support member and the latches engage the legs to assemble the slider on the zipper in a closed sidewall position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Tenneco Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Roland G. Beck, Robert F. Brissette, Joachim Bocon, Gary F. Ebert, Eric A. St. Phillips