Patent ID: 7040809

Claim:
A reclosable flexible package comprising: opposed front and rear panels having sides and joined together to form an interior and a package opening communicating with said interior; first and second interlockable fastener tracks configurable in an interlocked, closed position and an unlocked open position; a slider at least partly extending above said fastener tracks and movable along said fastener tracks to configure said tracks in said interlocked position so as to close said opening and to configure said fastener tracks in said unlocked position so as to allow access through said opening to said package interior; said fastener tracks having opposed ends located adjacent said opposed sides of said front and said rear panels; a side seal of pre-selected width joining together one side of said front and said rear panels; and a stop adjacent said side seal formed from an end of said fastener tracks comprising an L-shaped shoulder having a portion extending above said fastener tracks and a finger-like portion lying below said shoulder.