Patent ID: 6115892
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A zipper strip for a reclosable package having first and second opposing walls, said zipper strip comprising:a male interlocking profile, said male interlocking profile including a male interlocking member and an integral web defining a male leading flange;a female interlocking profile, said female interlocking profile including a female interlocking member and an integral web defining a female leading flange, said male interlocking member being engageable within said female interlocking member to join said male and female interlocking profiles together;wherein one of said leading flanges is provided with a perforation along its length, a first seal area on said one of said leading flanges on the side of said perforation opposite to said interlocking members, a second seal area on said one of said leading flanges on the same side of said perforation as said interlocking members, a third seal area on the other leading flange opposite to said first seal area, and a fourth seal area on the other leading flange opposite to said second seal area;wherein the leading flange having said perforation is sealable to the other leading flange at said first and third seal areas;wherein the other leading flange is sealable to said first package wall at said third seal area;wherein the leading flange having said perforation is sealable to said second package wall at said second seal area; andwherein the other leading flange is sealable to said first package wall at said fourth seal area.