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(11) EP 1 481 601 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49

(21) Application number: 04396060.8

(22) Date of filing: 06.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A44B 19/32, A44B 19/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(71) Applicant: Ursuk Oy
20521 Turku (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kallionpää, Marko Juha
    FI-20900 Turku (FI)

(74) Representative: Laako, Tero Jussi 
Berggren Oy Ab P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Closure for Zipper Ends


(57) The invention concerns a closure for zipper ends (7a, 7b) of liquid or gas tight zipper(s) (9). The closure (1) comprises a first plate (11) and a second plate (12), a sealing ring (2) of an elastomeric material disposed between said first and second plate, a clamp (10) for tightening said first plate (11) and said second plate (12) towards each other. The sealing surface of said sealing ring has at least a continuous inner loop-ridge (3a), at least a continuous outer loop-ridge (3b), and at least first join-ridges (4a), each of which bridging two points of said outer loop-ridge (3b). The sealing surface also has a first groove (5a) between said inner loop-ridge and said outer loop-ridge together with said first join-ridges, and second grooves (5b) between said first join-ridges and said outer loop-ridge. The sealing ring (2) is seated on said first plate (11) in a position, where said loop-ridges together with said join-ridges are to press at least against said chains of zipper(s), and said loop-ridges are to press against said sheet material portions.







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