Patent ID: 6273609
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A zipper for a reclosable package, said zipper comprising:a longitudinally extending thermoplastic male base member having a male profile protruding from one surface thereof disposed between a product side web and a consumer side web; anda longitudinally extending thermoplastic female base member having a female profile protruding from one surface thereof disposed between a product side web and a consumer side web, said female profile being adapted to interlockingly engage with said male profile;each of said male and female base member product side webs extending from a product side longitudinal edge of its associated base member toward its associated profile, wherein at least one of said male and female side webs is electrostatically charged to attract the other product side web;each of said male and female base member consumer side webs extends substantially to the same extent from a consumer side longitudinal edge of its associated base member toward its associated profile;a peel seal material on a side of at least one of said male and female base member webs directed toward the other of said male and female base member webs; andsaid male profile and said female profile each have two interengaging elements.