Patent ID: 7758242

Claim:
A reclosable zipper comprising: a first closure member and a second closure member, each closure member having: a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a first end, a second end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface; and a closure profile present on the interior surface between the first edge and the second edge, wherein the closure profile of the first closure member is releasably engaged with the closure profile of the second closure member; a first sealant present on the outer surface of each of the first and second closure members, the first sealant located adjacent to the first edge of each of the closure members, the sealant having a melting temperature less than the melting temperature of the closure members; and a second sealant present on the interior surface of each of the first and second closure members, the second sealant located between the second edge and the closure profile, the second sealant being continuous between the first and second ends of the closure members and having a melting temperature less than the melting temperature of the closure members, wherein the second sealant on the first closure member is sealed to the second sealant on the second closure member at the first and second ends of the closure members without the second sealant on the first closure member and the second sealant on the second closure member having been sealed together at a location between the first and second ends of the closure members; wherein the surface of each closure member opposite the first sealant and the second sealant is free of sealant.