Patent ID: 6712510
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A reclosable package comprising:a front wall, a rear wall, a package bottom, a package top, a first side and a second side; a zipper extending across said package top between said first side and said second side; a slider disposed for movement along said zipper between a zipper fully open position when said slider is at said first side and a zipper fully closed position when said slider is at said second side; and a first side seal at said package first side joining said front wall to said rear wall and extending between said package bottom and said zipper, said first side seal extending toward said second side for a distance at least as long as the length of said slider, whereby when said slider is in the zipper fully open position it parks above said first side seal, wherein said first side seal extends said distance to said second side by directing away from said zipper to form an increasing area between said zipper and said first side seal.