Patent ID: 7114309
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method of making reclosable packages, comprising the following steps: (a) providing an elongated web of packaging film having first and second edges that are substantially mutually parallel; (b) joining a back of a first flangeless zipper strip to said web along a first band-shaped zone that is substantially parallel to said first edge; (c) joining a back of a second flangeless zipper strip to said web along a second band-shaped zone that is substantially parallel to said second edge; (d) folding said web to form a first folded side and a second folded side interconnected by a folded section, said first and second folded sides being substantially vertical and said folded section being at the bottom, and said first and second flangeless zipper strips being substantially aligned with each other upon completion of steps (a) through (d); (e) joining said first and second folded sides to each other along lines substantially transverse to said first and second flangeless zipper strips and spaced at regular intervals to form cross seals with pockets therebetween; (f) loading product into each pocket; and (g) inserting sliders at spaced intervals along said first and second flangeless zipper strips, one slider per pocket, said first band-shaped zone being disposed between said first flangeless zipper strip and a first side wall of said slider, and said second band-shaped zone being disposed between said second flangeless zipper strip and a second side wall of said slider.