A watertight slide fastener includes two tapes each having a waterproof layer. Each of the two tapes includes an inner edge on which a plurality of consecutively disposed scoops and an upper stopper scoop made of a rigid plastic are mounted. A first end of each upper stopper scoop is contiguous to the last one of the plurality of scoops. A second end of each upper stopper scoop has an extension. A top end stop is formed on upper and lower faces of each of the two tapes by an elastomer and envelops an upper face and a lower face of each extension. Each of two outer sides of the top end stop has a shoulder. A slider includes an upper body and a lower body interconnected to the upper body by a diamond. Each of two sides of the upper and lower bodies has a flange.

A zipper lock contains: a first zipper slider, a second zipper slider, a locking device, a first locking element, and at least one lock mechanism. The locking device includes a first lock body and a second lock body detachable from the first lock body. The first lock body is connected with the first zipper slider, and the second lock body is connected with the second zipper slider. The locking element is arranged on the first lock body and is configured to lock with the second lock body. At least one lock mechanism is arranged on the first lock body or the second lock body to lock with the locking element.

This disclosure describes a slide fastener having multiple slider tracks and multiple slider bodies that converge at a central hub.

A combined zipper top stop and pull tab safety protection structure includes a left top stop located on a top end of a left zipper tape, a right top stop located on a top end of a right zipper tape, a zipper slider used to close/open the left and right zipper tapes, and a pull tab coupled to the zipper slider, a pin hole located on one of the left and right top stops, a mating pin located on the other of the left and right top stops for engagement with the pin hole, an engagement block located on a top side of one of the left and right top stops, and an engagement hole located on the pull tab for engagement with the engagement block after engagement between the pin hole and the mating pin. The invention relates also to a method of using the combined zipper top stop and pull tab safety protection structure.

A locking enclosure for personal belongings may include a container with a biometric activated lock for providing selected access to the container, with the locking mechanism being programmed to open in response to a predetermined voice. The container may be a wallet, a purse, a backpack, a piece of luggage or a tent, and a locking mechanism on the container may include a voice print a fingerprint or a retinal scan so that when the proper biometric data is acquired, the user may easily access the contents of the container.

A zipper slider lock is provided. The zipper slider lock includes a first sliding device, a second sliding device, and a lock body. The first sliding device includes a first slider and a first puller, wherein one end of the first puller is connected to the first slider. The second sliding device includes a second slider and a second puller, wherein one end of the second puller is connected to the second slider. The lock body includes a lock hole, wherein the first puller and the second puller can be inserted into the lock body through the lock hole in order to be locked by the lock body.

A fastening system for a zipper is disclosed which includes locking or interlocking first and second zipper pull tabs. A first zipper pull tab comprises a first base, a hook extending from the first base, and a moveable gate coupled to the first base. A second zipper pull tab comprises a second base, a cover coupled to the second base, and a post extending between the second base and the cover. For interlocking, the moveable gate and hook are further coupled around the post to provide the interlocking configuration of the first and second zipper pull tabs. The first zipper pull tab may be utilized separately from the second zipper pull tab, such as to lock to a coupling ring or another component of a carrying bag.

A zipper locking device, where the zipper locking device can include a lock portion and a pull tab portion. The zipper latch mechanism of the pull tab portion may fit into the lock portion, creating a locked zipper. The zipper locking device may be opened via a combination and/or a key. The zipper locking device can include a geo-location feature where the bag on which the zipper locking device is attached may be tracked. The zipper locking device may further include an alarm feature, where, when the zipper locking device is separated from the user by a pre-defined distance, an alarm may alert the user. In some embodiments, the zipper locking device may be self-closing.

A watertight slide fastener includes two tapes each having a waterproof layer. Each of the two tapes includes an inner edge on which a plurality of consecutively disposed scoops and an upper stopper scoop made of a rigid plastic are mounted. A first end of each upper stopper scoop is contiguous to the last one of the plurality of scoops. A second end of each upper stopper scoop has an extension. A top end stop is formed on upper and lower faces of each of the two tapes by an elastomer and envelops an upper face and a lower face of each extension. Each of two outer sides of the top end stop has a shoulder. A slider includes an upper body and a lower body interconnected to the upper body by a diamond. Each of two sides of the upper and lower bodies has a flange.

A zipper lock includes either two sliders or a slider and a lock box, and two locking members are disposed thereon, respectively, such that the two sliders or the slider and the lock box can be locked together by joining the two locking members. The zipper lock further includes an unlocking circuit for unlocking the two sliders otherwise locked together or unlocking the slider and lock box otherwise locked together.