Patent ID: 6948848

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising a receptacle having a mouth, a string zipper joined to said receptacle at said mouth, said string zipper comprising first and second mutually interlockable zipper parts, and a slider mounted on said string zipper to cause said first and second zipper parts to separate when said slider is moved in one direction along said string zipper and to cause said first and second zipper parts to interlock when said slider is moved in an opposite direction along said string zipper, wherein said slider comprises: a plow that pries apart the sections of said first and second zipper parts lying in its path during slider travel in said one direction; first and second sidewalls disposed on opposite sides of said plow and bounding a slider tunnel, said first zipper part passing through a first space between said first sidewall and said plow, and said second zipper part passing through a second space between said second sidewall and said plow; and a wedge-shaped body disposed at a distal end of said plow, a first projecting portion of said wedge-shaped body forming a first ledge that retains a portion of said first zipper part in said first space, and a second projecting portion of said wedge-shaped body forming a second ledge that retains a portion of said second zipper part in said second space, wherein said receptacle comprises first and second marginal film portions respectively joined to respective backs of said first and second zipper parts, said slider traveling along said zipper with said first marginal film portion disposed between said first sidewall of said slider and said first zipper part, and said second marginal film portion disposed between said second sidewall of said slider and said second zipper part.