Patent ID: 7574781

Claim:
A resealable closure assembly, comprising: a first backing member including a first plurality of mating elements extending along the first backing member; a second backing member opposing the first backing member including a second plurality of mating elements extending along the second backing member, wherein the first plurality of mating elements resealably interlockingly mates with the second plurality of mating elements; a non-interlocking rib extending along the first backing member and disposed between two adjacent mating elements of the first plurality of mating elements; and a slider adapted to mate and unmate the first and second plurality of mating elements, wherein the slider includes a separator finger that unmates a first pair of opposing mating elements of the first and second plurality of mating elements by pressing outwardly against the rib, and wherein the first pair of opposing mating elements is disposed beyond a distal end of the separator finger.