Patent ID: 7416340

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising a receptacle and an assembly, said assembly comprising a plastic zipper joined to or integrally formed with said receptacle and a slider mounted to said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises first and second interlockable profiled closure members, and a first slider end stop projecting outward from a first surface area of a side of said first closure member for a distance sufficient to obstruct further travel of said slider in a first direction, said first surface area being surrounded by a second surface area of said side of said first closure member, wherein said first slider end stop comprises a first body of material joined to said first surface area of said first closure member and not in contact with said second surface area, said first body being disposed near one end of said zipper and entirely within an elevational range bounded by top and bottom edges of said first closure member, and wherein said slider comprises a sidewall having a first notch that starts at one end thereof for receiving a portion of said first body as said slider approaches during movement in said first direction, and wherein when said slider is stopped by said first body received in said first notch, said sidewall has a first portion disposed above said first body and a second portion disposed below said first body, and said first body is not disposed between said sidewall and said zipper.