Patent ID: 6357914
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A reclosable flexible package comprising:opposed front and rear panels having opposed sides and joined together to form an interior and a package opening communicating with said interior; first and second interlockable fastener tracks configurable in an interlocked, closed position and an unlocked open position; a slider movable along said fastener tracks to configure said tracks in said interlocked position so as to close said opening and to configure said fastener tracks in said unlocked position so as to allow access through said opening to said package interior; said fastener tracks having opposed ends located adjacent said opposed sides of said front and said rear panels, said fastener tracks further having bottom portions; stops adjacent said ends of said fastener tracks to interfere with and prevent travel of said slider beyond said fastener tracks; a side seal of pre-selected width joining extending along a major portion of said package sides, said side seal together one side of said front and said rear panels, said side seal having an enlarged end portion of enlarged width adjacent said fastener tracks, with at least a part of said enlarged end portion disposed below and adjacent said fastener tracks; and wherein said enlarged end portion is disposed beneath the substantial entirety of said slider and shields said slider, deflecting product being discharged from said package interior, around said slider.