Slider operated zipper

摘要

A slider-zipper assembly (10) includes a zipper having two interlockable zipper parts (2,4) and a slider (12) mounted to said zipper. One or both of the zipper parts has a longitudinal channel (18) with closed ends (17) and a substantially constant profile between the closed ends (17). The slider (12) causes confronting portions of said the zipper parts (2,4) to engage during slider travel in a first direction and to disengage during slider travel in a second direction opposite to said first direction. The slider (12) comprises projections (16) arranged to project into and travel along the longitudinal channel or channels (18) during slider travel. The closed ends (17) of the channels extends in the path of the projections when the slider reaches the end of its travel. The closed ends (17) of the channel (18) act as slider end stops, blocking further travel of the slider (12).