Patent ID: 7159282
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A recloseable fastener for a bag adapted to contain material, the recloseable fastener comprising: a first track including a first profile, the first profile having an interior portion; a second track including a second profile, the second profile having an interior portion, the first and second profiles being releasably engageable to each other; and a slider engaging the first and second tracks, the slider comprising a body including a top, a first side, a second side and a separation member on an underside of the top, the separation member being adapted to open and close the first and second tracks and comprising a first slider finger and a second slider finger, the first slider finger extending generally downwardly from the top of the body and the first slider finger extending into an interior portion of the first profile so as to assist in removing material trapped in the interior portion of the first profile when closing the recloseable fastener, the second slider finger extending generally downwardly from the top and the second slider finger extending into an interior portion of the second profile so as to assist in removing material trapped in the interior portion of the second profile when closing the recloseable fastener.