Patent ID: 6910995

Claim:
A method for producing a reclosable plastic bag comprising the steps of: advancing a length of bag making film in a bag forming direction; attaching a length of fastener having first and second mateable profile strips to a mid-portion of said bag making film transverse to said bag forming direction, leaving sides of film on opposite ends of said length of fastener; creating an area of weakness in at least one of said sides extending into a side margin of said at least one side, wherein said area of weakness comprises an aperture; after creating said area of weakness, sealing said side margin of said at least one side, including a portion of said aperture, together with a side margin of said opposite side in a fin seal to form a tube and thereby partially disposing said area of weakness on said fin seal; sealing said length of fastener to an inner surface of said tube; and cross-sealing across said tube at spaced intervals on opposite sides of said fastener to form a bag with a top seal and a bottom seal.