Patent ID: 6991372
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B31B,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A reclosable package comprising: a bag body having an interior space, said bag body comprising first and second walls of bag making material, said first wall opposing said second wall; a flexible zipper joined to said first wall and disposed in said interior space of said bag body; and a slider mounted to said zipper, said slider being movable in a first direction along said zipper for opening said zipper and movable in a second direction along said zipper for closing said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises first and second zipper parts that are mutually engageable to close said zipper and mutually disengageable to open said zipper, said first zipper part comprising a first profiled closure member and a first flange connected to said first closure member, and said second zipper part comprising a second profiled closure member that is interlockable with said first closure member and a second flange connected to said second closure member, said first flange being longer than said second flange, wherein a first portion of said first flange is joined to said first wall along a first zone of joinder at an elevation below said first and second profiled closure members, and a second portion near a distal end of said first flange is joined to said first wall along a second zone of joinder at an elevation above said first and second profiled closure members.