Patent ID: 7305805

Claim:
A method for making a flexible reclosable stand-up package on a vertical form, fill, and seal machine, said method comprising the steps of: a) advancing a continuous sheet of packaging film towards said vertical form, fill, and seal machine; b) attaching a length of reclose strip to a surface of said advancing sheet of packaging film along the longitudinal axis of said sheet of packaging film; c) feeding said packaging film into said vertical form, fill, and seal machine; d) forming said packaging film into a tube on said vertical form, fill, and seal machine and forming a longitudinal seal, wherein said surface of packaging film having said reclose strip attached thereto is situated on the interior of said tube; e) forming a first traverse seal on said tube; f) dropping a product into a partially formed package created by steps a) through e); g) forming a second traverse seal on said tube; and h) severing said package from said tube at said second traverse seal, wherein said reclose strip further comprises a first side having a first peel strength and a second side having a second peel strength, wherein said first and second peel strengths are different.