Patent ID: 7096646
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B65B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of forming, filling and sealing a reclosable package comprising: moving a base film to a filling station and, in a moving direction, away from said filling station; depositing a first product onto said base film at the filling station; feeding a first zipper with a slider attached thereto in the moving direction onto said base film; said zipper having a first profile and a second profile engageable with said first profile, each of said profiles having a web attached thereto extending away from said slider; after said step of depositing, applying a top film over said base film and said first product; sealing said first profile web to said base film and said second profile web to said top film; cross-sealing said base film and said top film together in a direction transverse to the moving direction of the base film on opposite sides of said product, capturing said product between adjacent cross seals; and transversely cutting said sealed together base film and top film on said opposite sides of said product; wherein said base film and top film comprise substantially equal adjacent sections of a common sheet having opposed longitudinal edges and comprising the further step of folding said common sheet longitudinally substantially at a midpoint of said common sheet between said edges to position said top film over said base film; and wherein said zipper is positioned within said fold and comprising the further step of sealing together said opposed longitudinal edges to form a bottom for said package, said opposed longitudinal edges being opposite to said fold.