Patent ID: 8419277

Claim:
A reclosable bag comprising: a front panel and a rear panel; first and second side seals joining said front panel to said rear panel; a reclosable zipper including a first interlocking profile, a second interlocking profile and a slider; said first interlocking profile including a first flange which is sealed to said front panel along a first flange seal; said second interlocking profile including a second flange which is sealed to said rear panel along a second flange seal; said first flange and said second flange including portions with a width less than a width of said reclosable zipper; and wherein said first flange and said second flange are substantially free of being sealed within said first and second side seals; a first region wherein the first flange seal is joined to the second flange seal extending from the first side seal to a first end of the first and second flanges; and a second region wherein the first flange seal is joined to the second flange seal extending from the second side seal to a second end of the first and second flanges.