Patent ID: 7162779

Claim:
A zipper for a reclosable bag, comprising: a first profile and a second profile; said first profile including a first inwardly extending leg and a second inwardly extending leg thereby forming an engagement area therebetween; said first inwardly extending leg terminating in a downwardly extending arm; said second profile including an inwardly extending male element terminating in an enlarged detent element received within said engagement area when said first and second profiles are interlocked with each other; said second profile further including a first post which, when said first profile and said second profile are interlocked with each other, urges against said downwardly extending arm, and, when further pressed against said downwardly extending arm, bends said first inwardly extending leg thereby releasing said enlarged detent element from said engagement area; a slider which interlocks said first profile to said second profile when moved in a first direction and which unlocks said first profile from said second profile when moved in a second direction: wherein said first inwardly extending leg further terminates in a hook which extends into said engagement area and said second inwardly extending leg terminates in a second hook which extends into said engagement area whereby, when said first profile and said second profile are interlocked with each other, said first and second hooks engage said enlarged detent element; wherein said downwardly extending arm terminates in an outwardly extending hook whereby, when said first profile and said second profile are interlocked with each other, said first post urges against a seat formed by said downwardly extending arm and said outwardly extending hook thereby forming a water-resistant configuration; wherein said first post urges against said seat thereby forming a water-resistant configuration at locations where said first profile and said second profile are captured within said slider; wherein said second profile further includes a second post, whereby when said first profile and said second profile are interlocked with each other, said second post is urged against said second inwardly extending leg.