Child Safety Lock

All of the bean bags on our website contain a safety lock/zipper. The purpose of this is to prevent small children from opening the bean bag chair. Follow the instructions below to open the bean bag chair for the purpose of adding or removing filler.

1. Take a small paper-clip and slightly bend the prong outward. (photo below)
2. Thread the paper clip through the hole on the zipper latch.
3. Pull the zipper open to reveal the second zipper.
4. Unzip the second zipper like an ordinary zipper.

If you are replacing the filler from a bean bag chair purchased from our website prior to 2005, please use the instructions below. The lock is a small metal clip that blocks the inner zipper from opening. In order to remove the child safety lock, you will need two sets of pliers.

1. Unzip the first zipper and locate the safety lock. (diagram below)
2. With a pair of pliers in each hand, clamp down on both sides of the metal lock piece.
3. Pull the prongs away from each other (open the C-shaped metal piece enough to remove it). It may require strong force.
4. Remove the lock and unzip the second zipper.

To reapply the lock, completely zip up the 2nd zipper and place the lock back in its original holes. Using the pliers, squeeze lock back into its original position.