Patent ID: 8196269

Claim:
A closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch, the closure mechanism comprising: a female profile having first, second, and third legs extending from a base of a first closure element; a first sealing flange attached to each of the first and second legs, with a slit disposed through the first sealing flange to define a first sealing flap that depends from the first leg and a second sealing flap that depends from the second leg; a second sealing flange attached to each of the second and third legs, with a slit disposed through the second sealing flange to define a third sealing flap that depends from the second leg and a fourth sealing flap that depends from the third leg; a first male profile extending from a base of a second closure element, the first male profile adapted to engage a portion of the first and second sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the male and female profiles are occluded; and a second male profile extending from the base of the second closure element, the second male profile adapted to engage a portion of the third and fourth sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the male and female profiles are occluded.