Patent ID: 7540662

Claim:
A flexible package comprising: (a) a package surrounding wall having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge extending between the first and second side edges, and a mouth between the first and second side edges; said mouth providing access to a package interior; (b) a recloseable zipper along said mouth for selective opening and closing of said mouth; said zipper including first and second closure profiles; (i) said first profile having a first upper flange; (c) a slider device operably mounted on said zipper for selectively opening and closing said zipper; (d) said first upper flange defining a docking station adjacent to said first side edge for accommodating said slider device; (i) said docking station including a slit arrangement comprising: a plurality of closely spaced first slits defined in the upper flange of the first closure profile, and (ii) said plurality of closely spaced first slits extending from said top edge.