Patent ID: 6679027
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of using a resealable package, said method comprising steps of:(a) providing a package having a surrounding wall; a resealable mouth; and a resealable closure mechanism with a slider device thereover for opening and resealing the mouth said closure mechanism comprising a locking finger and at least one closure member; the slider device comprising: (i) a top wall; the top wall having first and second opposite ends; (ii) a first sidewall and a second sidewall depending from and integral with the top wall, the first sidewall extending a first distance from the top wall; together, the top wall, first sidewall and second sidewall defining a cavity, the slider device comprising only one cavity; and (iii) an engagement structure depending from and integral with the top wall positioned within the only on cavity; the engagement structure positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, extending a second distance from the top wall, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance, and the engagement structure having a first profile at the first end and a second profile at the second end, the first profile being different from the second profile; and (b) moving the slider device along the rosealable closure mechanism in a first direction to engage the engagement structure at the first end of the slider device with said locking finger of the resealable closure mechanism which engages said at least one closure member without said engagement structure engaging said at least one closure member to close the resealable closure mechanism.