Patent ID: 6588176
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B31B

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure construction and a slider device, the reclosable package having a width and the zipper closure extending the width of the package, the method comprising:(a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile, each of the first closure profile and the second closure profile comprising a sealing flange, and a peel seal positioned between the sealing flanges, the closure construction having a length approximately equal to the package width; (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction; (c) mounting the slider device onto the close construction; (d) attaching the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon transversely across a first half of a film web; (e) attaching the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon transversely across a second half of the film web; (f) forming a first side edge; (g) forming a bottom edge; (h) forming a top edge proximate to the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon opposite the boyyom edge; and (i) leaving unsealed a second side edge until the reclosable package is filled by a later operation, the second side edge opposite the first side edge and connecting the bottom edge and the top edge.