Patent ID: 7383675

Claim:
A method of making and filling a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising: (a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile; (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction; (c) mounting the slider device onto the closure construction; (d) transporting the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon between opposing free edges of a first film panel and a second film panel; (e) incorporating the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon into a resealable package after said transporting; and (f) filling the resealable package with an item.