Patent ID: 6071011
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A44B,B29C,B29K,B29L,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A fill-through-the-top reclosable package, comprising:first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides; anda reclosable fastener extending along a package top disposed opposite the bottom, the fastener including first and second opposing tracks, the first track including a male profile, the second track including a female profile adapted to releasably interlock with the male profile, the first and second tracks being joined to each other along an area of weakness, the first track being connected to the first panel along the package top between the sides;wherein while the first track is connected to the first panel along the package top between the sides, the second track is only partially connected to the second panel along the package top and is free of connection to the second panel along at least a section of the package top between the sides so as to create a fill opening between the second track and the second panel, the fill opening allowing the package to be filled with a product through the package top.