Patent ID: 6854886

Claim:
A watertight closure for a reclosable package comprising: a first and a second mutually interlocking profile, said first and second mutually interlocking profiles together having two sets of interlocking members separated from one another by a central portion thereof, each of said first and second mutually interlocking profiles having a web and two interlocking members separated from one another thereon, said web of said first mutually interlocking profile being in a substantially parallel orientation to said web of said second mutually interlocking profile, wherein each of said interlocking members of said first and second mutually interlocking profiles is located on a side of said web facing toward the web of the other mutually interlocking profile; a first collapsible member on the web of said first mutually interlocking profile between its respective interlocking members; and a second collapsible member on the web of said second mutually interlocking profile between its respective interlocking members, said second collapsible member being opposite said first collapsible member, said first and second collapsible members encountering and compressing one another when said first and second mutually interlocking profiles are joined to one another to create a watertight seal in said central portion thereof.