Patent ID: 6942608

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a reclosable bag, comprising the following steps: (a) folding a web of bag making material so that a first portion of said web on one side of said fold has an extension portion that extends beyond an edge of a second portion of said folded web; (b) joining a back of a first flangeless zipper strip to one of said first and second web portions before or after said folding step; (c) joining a back of a second flangeless zipper strip to the other of said first and second web portions before or after said folding step; (d) joining confronting portions of said first and second web portions along a band-shaped zone extending generally parallel to and proximal to said edge of said second portion of said folded web; (e) removing the folded edge of said web after steps (a), (b) and (c) have been performed; and (f) inserting a slider on said first and second flangeless zipper strips after steps (a), (b), (c) and (e) have been removed, whereby a portion of said first web portion that is joined to said back of said first flangeless zipper strip is disposed between said first flangeless zipper strip and a first side wall of said slider, and a portion of said second web portion that is joined to said back of said second flangeless zipper strip is disposed between said second flangeless zipper strip and a second side wall of said slider.