Patent ID: 6439770
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A44B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A slider bag, comprising:first and second opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging said pair of sides; a reclosable zipper extending along a mouth formed opposite said bottom, said zipper including a pair of interlocking flexible plastic tracks; a slider slidably mounted to said zipper for movement between a closed position and an open position, said zipper being closed while said slider is in said closed position, said zipper being opened in response to movement of said slider to said open position, said slider having at least one slot formed therein; and a retaining member extending through said slot and digging into said plastic material of at least one of said flexible tracks when said slider is initially in said closed position so as to initially maintain said slider in said closed position, said slider being allowed to move away from said closed position in response to removal of said retaining member from said slot.