Patent ID: 6138439
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B31B,B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making reclosable packages, said method comprising the steps of:feeding a supply of forming film in a package forming direction;forming said forming film into a chain of bottom package portions and advancing said chain in said package forming direction;feeding a supply of top film in said package forming direction;laying said top film on to said chain of bottom package portions;sealing said top film to said chain of bottom package portions to form a chain of packages, each of said packages including a pair of opposing film extensions on one side thereof which are not sealed to each other;feeding a supply of interlocked reclosable zipper between the film extensions of said packages;sealing a length of said reclosable zipper to the film extensions of each of said packages;providing a supply of sliders, each of said sliders being insertable on to said reclosable zipper and adapted to open and close said reclosable zipper as said slider is moved along said zipper in opening and closing directions, respectively; andfor each of said packages, removing a slider from said slider supply and inserting said slider on to said reclosable zipper length.