Ultrasonic end stops on zipper closure bags and methods for making same
Abstract
Ultrasonic end stops and methods of making ultrasonic end stops are provided. The present invention relates to plastic reclosable fasteners with sliders for opening and closing the reclosable fasteners on plastic bags and the like and particularly to the use of protruding end stop structures on reclosable fasteners to prevent travel of sliders past the fastener ends. The end stop structures include at least one of high density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, polypropylene, a cyclic olefin copolymer, a high density material, or a high modulus material and may optionally include low density polyethylene or linear low density polyethylene.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 1407681
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1407681
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1407681
- Application
- 3022696
- Application, DOCDB
- 03022696
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20030022696
Titles3
- German
- Dursch Ultraschall geformte Endanschläge für Taschenreissverschlüsse und Herstellungsverfahren
- English
- Ultrasonic end stops on zipper closure bags and methods for making same
- French
- Butées d'extrémité formées par ultra-sons pour fermeture à glissière de sacs et méthode de fabrication
Classification
- CPC, 26
- B29C66/474
- B65D33/25
- A44B19/36
- A44B19/60
- B29C65/08
- B29K2023/0633
- B29K2023/0641
- B29K2023/065
- B29K2023/12
- B29L2005/00
- B29L2031/7128
- B29C66/81417
- B29C66/81427
- B29C66/81433
- B29C66/83221
- B29C66/73921
- B29C66/71
- B31B70/8132
- B29C66/72343
- B29C66/1122
- Y10T428/1334
- Y10T29/53296
- Y10T29/49782
- Y10T428/1352
- Y10T428/31855
- B65D33/259
- IPC, 6
- A44B19 36
- A44B19 60
- B29C65 08
- B31B1 90
- B31B19 90
- B65D33 25
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- North Macedonia