Patent ID: 7025503

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising a receptacle having a mouth, a zipper joined to said receptacle, and a slider mounted to said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises first and second interlockable profiled closure members joined along respective sections proximal to respective ends of said zipper and joined to said receptacle in a manner such that said mouth is closed when said profiled closure members are interlocked with each other and said mouth is open when said profiled closure members are disengaged from each other, a first recess proximal to one end of said zipper and defined in part by a first stopping surface generally facing toward the other end of said zipper, and a second recess proximal to said other end of said zipper and defined in part by a second stopping surface generally facing toward said one end of said zipper, and wherein said slider is movable between first and second slider park positions for engaging or disengaging confronting portions of said first and second closure members and comprises a first projection arranged to impinge on said first stopping surface and a second projection arranged to impinge on said second stopping surface, said first stopping surface posing an obstacle to further travel of said slider in a first direction during impingement of said first projection, said second stopping surface posing an obstacle to further travel of said slider in a second direction during impingement of said second projection, said second direction being generally opposite to said first direction, and said first and second projections being disposed outside said zipper when said slider is located in the middle of said zipper, wherein said zipper has a fulcrum, and said first and second projections are located at respective elevations that are proximal to an elevation of said fulcrum.