Patent ID: 6918230

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising: (a) providing an extended length of a zipper closure construction, the zipper closure construction comprising: (i) a first interlocking closure profile and a second interlocking closure profile, each of the closure profiles having a distal end and a sealing flange disposed opposite the distal end; (ii) a slider device operably mounted on the zipper closure; the slider device constructed and arranged to interlock the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and to disengage the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction, the slider device mounted on the distal ends of the closure profiles; (iii) a first tamper-evident structure enveloping the slider device; (iv) a second tamper-evident structure enveloping the sealing flanges of the closure profiles; (b) sealing the extended length of zipper closure to a surrounding wall; and (c) creating edges to form a package interior.