Patent ID: 6467956
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A reclosable package comprising:(a) a surrounding wall defining an interior, a bottom portion, and a mouth opposite the bottom portion; (i) the mouth having an open position and a closed position; (A) the mouth providing access to the interior, when tie mouth is in the open position; (ii) the surrounding wait including first and second, opposite panel sections; (A) the first and second panel sections defining an integral hood construction; the hood construction being in covering relation to the mouth; (B) the hood construction including a top seal region at an end of the package opposite the bottoms portion; the top seal region including the first and second panel sections being scaled along respective edge portions of the first and second panel sections; (b) a zipper closure extending along the mouth; the zipper closure including first and second releasably interlocking closure profiles; (i) the first and second closure profiles connected to the first and second panel sections at first and second bonding regions; (ii) the zipper closure being covered by the hood construction; and (c) a slider device operably mounted on the zipper closure; the slider device constructed and arranged to move the mouth to the closed position by interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and to move the mouth to the open position by disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction; (i) the slider device being covered by the hood construction; (ii) the hood construction including at least one area of weakness to provide for selective removal of the hood construction from the first and second panel sections to expose the slider device and the zipper closure; (A) the at least one area of weakness comprises one of a perforation line, a score line, and a die line; (B) a first portion of the at least one area of weakness extends parallel to the zipper closure; (C) a second portion of the at least one area of weakness extends perpendicular to the zipper closure; and (D) a third portion of the at least one area of weakness extends perpendicular to the zipper closure.