Patent ID: 7101079

Claim:
A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product, said reclosable bag comprising: at least one sheet of web material including a hood having a fold located between first and second ends of said hood, said hood also having first and second areas of structural weakness respectively located intermediate said fold and said first and second ends of said hood, said fold defining a top of said reclosable bag; a first side panel included in said web material and extending from said first end of said hood; a second side panel included in said web material; a gusseted portion included in said web material and located intermediate said first and second panels, said gusseted portion defining a bottom of said reclosable bag; an opening located between said second end of said hood and said second side panel; a reclosable fastener structure including first and second interlockable fastener tracks each having a skirt structure of skirt web material extending therefrom, said skirt structures each including a distal portion, one of said distal portions being coupled to said first end of said hood and said first side panel, the other of said distal portions being coupled to said second end of said hood; wherein said first and second interlockable fastener tracks of said reclosable fastener structure extend into said hood toward said top of said reclosable bag above said areas of structural weakness, and wherein said reclosable bag is capable of being filled with at least one food product through said opening.