Patent ID: 6575625
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A slider bag, comprising:first and second opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging said pair of sides; a reclosable zipper extending along a mouth formed opposite said bottom and including a rib profile and a groove profile, said rib profile and said groove profile adapted to interlock with each other a slider slidably mounted to said zipper for movement between a closed position and an open position, said rib and groove profiles being interlocked while said slider is in said closed position, said rib and groove profiles being progressively disengaged in response to movement of said slider to said open position; and a member initially encapsulating said slider when said slider is in said closed position so as to initially obstruct the movement of said slider away from said closed position and coupled to said opposing body panels below said zipper, said member is a shrink wrap, said member having a length substantially less than a length of said zipper, said member being removable from the bag, said slider being allowed to move away from said closed position in response to removal of said member from the bag.