System for Zippers

Abstract

An apparatus for joining two pieces of material comprises a zipper slider along with a right-hand-side bottom stop and a left-hand side bottom stop to stop the zipper slider. The zipper slider has an outer-face width, and the right-hand-side bottom stop and left-hand side bottom stop each include a front face having a portion that extends beyond the outer-face width of the slider. The zipper slider is topped with a slider holder that includes various electronics such as a light, a speaker, a microphone, a GPS device, and a Bluetooth device.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
 a right-hand-side bottom stop including a right-hand-side front face and a right-hand-side inner face, the right-hand-side inner face including a slot configured to receive an insertion pin;   a left-hand-side bottom stop including a left-hand-side front face and an insertion pin configured to be inserted into the right-hand-side inner face;   a slider with an outer-face, the slider coupled to a zipper chain in a way that allows the slider to slide toward and away from the right-hand-side bottom stop;   the right-hand-side front face having a portion that extends beyond the outer-face of the slider.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the portion that extends beyond the outer-face of the slider includes a textured portion configured to facilitate gripping by hand. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the left-hand-side front face includes a portion that extends beyond the outer-face of the slider. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the right-hand-side front face can have a shape that is at least one of substantially rectangular, substantially round, and substantially oblong. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the left-hand-side front face can have a shape that is at least one of substantially rectangular, substantially round, and substantially oblong. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the left-hand-side front face portion that extends beyond the outer-face width of the slider includes a textured portion. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
 a zipper slider configured to slide along a zipper chain;   a slider holder coupled to the zipper slider and configured to include a housing with a right-hand-side front face, a right-hand-side bottom face, and a right-hand-side inner face;   at least one light source placed on at least one of the right-hand-side front face, the right-hand-side bottom face, and the right-hand-side inner face;   an actuator button electrically coupled to the at least one light source, and placed on at least one of the right-hand-side front face, the right-hand-side bottom face, and the right-hand-side inner face.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising electrical circuitry located within the housing and coupled to the actuator button and the at least one light source, and wherein the housing includes a battery cavity configured to place a battery in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the housing includes a removable access to the battery cavity. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus for joining two pieces of material, comprising:
 a zipper slider configured to slide along a zipper chain;   a slider holder coupled to the zipper slider and configured to include a housing with an inside and an outside;   at least one of a speaker, a microphone, and an on/off switch placed on the outside of the housing; and   an actuator button electrically coupled to the at least one of a speaker, a microphone, and an on/off switch and configured to, when depressed, activate the at least one of the speaker, the microphone, and the on/off switch.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further including a battery contained within the housing, and a battery-charger connector electrically coupled to the battery. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the battery-charger connector is a USB-type connector. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further including a GPS device configured, when switched on, to be in communication with a mobile device. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further including a Bluetooth transceiver configured, when switched on, to place the at least one of a speaker and a microphone in communication with a mobile device.