Patent ID: 7553083

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising: a sealed receptacle having an interior volume and comprising a top transverse seal, a bottom transverse seal, a front panel extending between said top and bottom transverse seals, and a rear panel connected to said front panel at opposing sides of said receptacle and extending between said top and bottom transverse seals; a mass of product occupying a portion of said interior volume of said receptacle; a zipper comprising first and second zipper parts that are mutually engageable to close said zipper and mutually disengageable to open said zipper, said first zipper part comprising a first closure member and a first base strip connected to said first closure member, and said second zipper part comprising a second closure member in engagement with said first closure member and a second base strip connected to said second closure member, said second base strip having a height greater than the height of said first base strip, at least a portion of said first base strip being disposed between said front panel and said second base strip; and a third base strip disposed between said front panel and said second base strip, a lower portion of said third base strip being joined to an upper portion of said first base strip by a transverse peel seal, wherein respective upper portions of said second and third base strips are joined to each other and to said receptacle in said top transverse seal, a lower portion of said first base strip is joined to said front panel in a transverse band-shaped zone of joinder, and no portion of said second base strip is joined to said rear panel outside of said top transverse seal.