US 7,574,781 B2
Closure assembly with slider
Bryan L. Ackerman, Freeland, Mich. (US); Leland J. Smith, Midland, Mich. (US); and James C. Pawloski, Bay City, Mich. (US)
Assigned to S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc., Racine, Wis. (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/453,610.
Application 11/453610 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/821341, filed on Apr. 09, 2004, granted, now 7,410,298.
Prior Publication US 2006/0282996 A1, Dec. 21, 2006
Int. Cl. A44B 19/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 24—399  [24/30.5  R; 24/400; 383/64] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A resealable closure assembly, comprising:
a first backing member including a first plurality of mating elements extending along the first backing member;
a second backing member opposing the first backing member including a second plurality of mating elements extending along the second backing member, wherein the first plurality of mating elements resealably interlockingly mates with the second plurality of mating elements;
a non-interlocking rib extending along the first backing member and disposed between two adjacent mating elements of the first plurality of mating elements; and
a slider adapted to mate and unmate the first and second plurality of mating elements, wherein the slider includes a separator finger that unmates a first pair of opposing mating elements of the first and second plurality of mating elements by pressing outwardly against the rib, and wherein the first pair of opposing mating elements is disposed beyond a distal end of the separator finger.