Patent ID: 6378177
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener for a top-filled tamper-evident reclosable plastic package, said package including first and second opposing panels joined along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging said sides, said fastener comprising:first and second opposing tracks along a top of said package, said first and second tracks including respective first and second profiles and respective first and second fins extending from said respective first and second profiles, said first fin being attached to said first panel, said first and second profiles adapted to interlock with each other, said first and second fins being joined to each other at their respective lower ends; a third fin extending from said second track and disposed generally alongside said second fin, said third fin initially being at least partially unattached to said second panel while said first fin is attached to said first panel so as to allow said package to be filled with a product via a fill opening between said third fin and said second panel; and a preferential area of weakness disposed along at least one of said first and second fins.