Patent ID: 6732491
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B65B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of making and filling a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising:(a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile; (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction; (c) mounting the slider device onto the closure construction; (d) after mounting the slider device onto the closure construction, attaching the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon to first and second film panels by moving the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon in a straight-line, the closure construction and first and second film panels forming a reclosable package having at least one unsealed seam; and (e) filling the reclosable package with an item.