Patent ID: 6739755
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A resealable flexible package comprising:(a) first and second panel sections joined together to define an enclosed region, first and second opposite side edges, a bottom and a mouth that provides access to the enclosed region; (b) a leak-proof closure mechanism comprising first and second closure profiles; (i) the first closure profile having first and second base strips, the first base strip having a first interlocking member extending therefrom and the second base strip having a second interlocking member extending therefrom; (ii) the second closure profile having third and fourth base strips, the third base strip having a third interlocking member extending therefrom and the fourth base strip having a fourth interlocking member extending therefrom; (iii) the first and third interlocking members constructed and arranged to selectively interlock; (iv) the second and fourth interlocking members constructed and arranged to selectively interlock; (c) a slider device having a length, and having first and second walls and a top that define a first cavity for receiving the first and second closure profiles, the slider device arranged and constructed to slide along the first and second closure profiles in a first direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to engage; (i) the slider device further comprises a plow comprising a substantially vertical member depending from the top of the slider and a substantially horizontal member that is connected to the substantially vertical member, the horizontal member being configured to separate the first and second closure profiles as the slider device moves in a second direction; and (ii) the substantially horizontal member is disposed between the first and second interlocking closure members formed on the first closure profile and between the third and fourth interlocking closure members formed on the second closure profile.