Patent ID: 6257763
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A plastic film bag comprising:(a) a pair of side walls which are secured to one another and define a mouth of the bag;(b) a reclosable fastener extending along the mouth of the bag and secured to said side walls, said fastener including a pair of flexible plastic strips secured to said side walls and including reclosable interlocking rib and groove profile elements on the respective strips, one of said plastic strips having an outer face, an inner face, and a bottom edge;(c) a slider straddling the fastener for opening and closing the fastener, said slider including a depending separator extending between said flexible plastic strips; and(d) a sheet of plastic film closing the mouth of said bag, said sheet being capable of rupture to provide access and tamper evidence, said sheet having at least one curved region which curves from one of said outer face or said inner face of said one plastic strip around said bottom edge to the other said outer face or said inner face of said one plastic strip.