Isikhwama sesikhwama se-zipper stand up sibizwa nangokuthi isikhwama esizisekelayo.Isikhwama esizisekela esinoziphu singaphinda sivalwe futhi sivulwe kabusha. Ngokusho kwezindlela ezihlukene zokuhlanganisa onqenqemeni, ihlukaniswe yaba yi-4 enqenqemeni yokuhlanganisa kanye ne-edge emithathu. Ukuhlanganisa okune emaphethelweni kusho ukuthi kukhona ungqimba lwebhande elivamile elisemaphethelweni ngaphezu kokuvala uziphu lapho iphakethe lomkhiqizo liphuma efekthri. Uma isetshenziswa, ibhande elivamile elinqenqemeni lidinga ukudatshulwa kuqala, bese isetshenziswa uziphu ukuze kubonakale ukuvalwa okuphindaphindiwe. Le ndlela ixazulula inkinga yokuthi amandla okubhinca onqenqemeni lweziphu mancane futhi awahambisani nezinto zokuhamba.
Isikhwama esingaphansi esiyisikwele ngokuvamile sinezinhlangothi ezi-5, ngaphambili nangemuva, izinhlangothi ezimbili, nangaphansi. Isakhiwo esiyingqayizivele sesikhwama esingaphansi esiyisikwele sinquma ukuthi kulula kakhulu ukupakisha izimpahla ezinezinhlangothi ezintathu noma imikhiqizo eyisikwele. Lolu hlobo lwesikhwama alugcini nje ngokucabangela incazelo yokupakisha yesikhwama sepulasitiki, kodwa futhi lwandisa ngokugcwele umbono omusha wokupakisha, ngakho manje ususetshenziswa kabanzi empilweni yabantu nasekukhiqizeni.
Izikhwama ze-bone zipper zisetshenziswa kabanzi ekufakweni kwezimboni, ukupakishwa kwamakhemikhali nsuku zonke, ukupakishwa kokudla, imithi, impilo, i-electronics, i-aerospace, isayensi nobuchwepheshe, imboni yezempi kanye neminye imikhakha;
Isikhwama sokuvala emuva, esaziwa nangokuthi isikhwama sokuvala esiphakathi, siwulwazi olukhethekile embonini yokupakisha. Ngamafuphi, isikhwama sokupakisha esinamachopho avaliwe ngemuva kwesikhwama. Uhla lwesicelo lwesikhwama sokuvala uphawu lubanzi kakhulu. Ngokuvamile, uswidi, ama-noodle asheshayo afakwe esikhwameni kanye nemikhiqizo yobisi efakwe esikhwameni konke kusebenzisa lolu hlobo lwefomu lokupakisha.Isikhwama sokuvala ngemuva singasetshenziswa njengesikhwama sokupakisha ukudla, futhi singasetshenziselwa ukupakisha izimonyo kanye nempahla yezokwelapha.
Isikhwama esingaphansi esiyisikwele se-zip ngokuvamile sinezinhlangothi ezi-5, ngaphambili nangemuva, izinhlangothi ezimbili, nangaphansi. Isakhiwo esiyingqayizivele sesikhwama esingaphansi esiyisikwele sinquma ukuthi kulula kakhulu ukupakisha izimpahla ezinezinhlangothi ezintathu noma imikhiqizo eyisikwele. Lolu hlobo lwesikhwama alugcini nje ngokucabangela incazelo yokupakisha yesikhwama sepulasitiki, kodwa futhi lwandisa ngokugcwele umbono omusha wokupakisha, ngakho manje ususetshenziswa kabanzi empilweni yabantu nasekukhiqizeni.