Patent ID: 7267856
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A44B,B29C,B29K,B29L,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A polymeric bag comprising: first and second opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides; a reclosable fastener extending along a mouth formed opposite the bottom, the fastener including a pair of interlocking flexible plastic tracks, the pair of plastic tracks including a male track including a male profile and a female track including a female profile, the fastener having a thickness when the pair of plastic tracks are interlocked; a slider slidably mounted to the fastener for movement between a closed position and an open position; and first and second end stops located at opposite ends of the fastener, each of the end stops being formed integrally from the fastener at the opposite ends of the fastener with the male and female tracks permanently joined at the end stops, the first and second end stops protruding upwardly beyond an upper edge of the tracks a distance adequate to engage the slider and prevent or inhibit movement of the slider past the respective ends of the fastener, the first and second end stops comprising high density polyethylene and a cyclic olefin copolymer, the first and second end stops each having a thickness less than the thickness of the fastener.