ZIPPER ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A zipper closure device for assisting in the closing of a zipper on a garment. The device has spring operated jaws which close on a zipper pull and grip the zipper pull by pressure on the sides of the zipper pull, until released. Attached to the clamp is a pull strap which allows the zipper to be pulled from above or below to more easily close or open the zipper, without the need to reach a zipper in the middle of a user's back.

主权项

1. A zipper assist device, for use with a zipper having intermeshing zipper teeth, a slider and a zipper pull, comprising:
a clamp for grasping said zipper pull at a point adjacent to said slider, said clamp having two clamp jaws, with a spring in said clamp urging said clamp jaws together, with said clamp configured to open when a user presses on said jaws, and to close on said zipper pull by spring action, with said clamp configured to grip by said zipper pull by frictional engagement on sides of said zipper pull; and a pull strap with a first end and a second end, with said first end of said pull strap attached to said clamp at an end opposite said clamp jaws, with said pull strap configured to allow a user to close a zipper by pulling on said pull strap and thereby moving said slider on said zipper.