Patent ID: 7364362

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising: a receptacle comprising first and second receptacle walls that oppose each other and an interior space disposed between said first and second receptacle walls; a flexible zipper comprising first and second flanged zipper strips, said first and second zipper strips respectively comprising first and second closure profiles that are mutually interlockable and first and second sealing flanges respectively sealed to said first and second receptacle walls, said interior space being enclosed when said zipper is closed; and a header that shrouds at least a portion of said zipper, a first portion of said header being in contact with and tack sealed to said zipper in a first region proximate to one end of said zipper at a level where said first and second closure profiles are disposed, and a second portion of said header being not joined to said zipper, said second header portion being below and contiguous with said first header portion and confronting a portion of said first sealing flange, wherein said tack seal in said first region has a low bond strength.