Patent ID: 7416338
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reclosable package comprising: a first zipper part comprising a first base strip, at least one closure element projecting from said first base strip, a first flap confronting a back of said first base strip, and a first web of material connecting a longitudinal section of said first base strip with a longitudinal section of said first flap, said first web serving as a living hinge that allows said first flap to swing away from said first base strip in response to a pulling force; a second zipper part comprising a second base strip and at least one closure element projecting from said second base strip, wherein said first and second zipper parts are joined at first and second zipper joints disposed at opposite ends thereof, the closure elements of said first and second zipper parts having substantially constant profiles and being mutually interlockable along a section disposed between said first and second zipper joints; a receptacle comprising first and second receptacle walls, a marginal portion of said first receptacle wall being attached to said first flap, and a marginal portion of said second receptacle wall being attached to said second zipper part; and a slider coupled to said first and second zipper parts and comprising first and second sidewalls, said slider causing said first and second zipper parts to interlock when said slider is moved in one direction therealong and to disengage when said slider is moved in an opposite direction therealong, wherein said first flap is disposed between said first base strip and said first sidewall of said slider, said marginal portion of said first receptacle wall is disposed between said first flap and said first base strip, and said marginal portion of said second receptacle wall is disposed between said second sidewall of said slider and said second zipper part.