Patent ID: 6874937

Claim:
A package comprising: a receptacle having a mouth at an upper end; a plastic zipper attached to said mouth, wherein said zipper comprises first and second profiled zipper strips, said first profiled zipper strip comprising a first base and first and second projections connected to said first base and separated by a groove, and said second profiled zipper strip comprising a second base and a third projection connected to said second base, said third projection having a profile that is complementary to a profile of said groove, said third projection being inserted in said groove with an interstice therebetween; a slider mounted to said zipper and in contact with said first and second bases, said slider having no separating finger for prying said third projection out of said groove during slider travel along said zipper; and a membrane comprising a first portion connected to said first profiled zipper strip, a second portion connected to said second profiled zipper strip and a third portion that is disposed in said interstice and wherein the connection of said first portion of said membrane to said first profiled zipper strip is located on said first projection and the connection of said second portion said membrane to said second profiled zipper strip is located on said second base.