Patent ID: 6167597
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A44B,B31B,B65B,B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A zipper strip for a reclosable package, said zipper strip comprising: a male profile and a female profile; said male profile including a base and two interlocking members extending from said base toward said female profile; said female profile including a base and two interlocking members extending from said base toward said male profile, said two male interlocking members being engageable within said two male interlocking members being engageable within said two female interlocking members to join said male and female profiles together; at least one of said male and female profiles further including first and second high compression members positioned on opposite ends of its base and a third high compression member positioned between its interlocking members extending from its base toward the other profile, said high compression members being contactable with a portion of the other profile when said profiles are interlocked and pressed together so as to prevent the extremities of said interlocking members from contacting the opposite profile; whereby said profiles can be sealed to thermoplastic film across the widths of their respective bases through the application of heat and pressure without damaging or distorting the male and female interlocking members.