Patent ID: 6866420

Claim:
A recloseable package comprising: (a) polymeric film folded and sealed to define a package having an interior; (b) a zipper closure comprising first and second mating profiles; the zipper closure being secured to the package to provide selective access to the package interior; (c) a slider device operably mounted on the zipper closure and being moveable along the zipper closure; (i) the slider device being constructed and arranged to interlock and disengage the first mating profile and the second mating profile in response to movement of the slider device along the zipper closure; (d) the package having a top seal and a first tamper-evident structure; (i) the top seal being adjacent to the zipper closure; (ii) the first tamper-evident structure encasing a first portion of the zipper closure; and (iii) the first tamper-evident structure defining an opening exposing the slider device and a second portion of the zipper closure; (A) the opening comprising a shape entirely defined and entirely surrounded by the first tamper-evident structure; and (e) a second tamper evident-structure positioned adjacent to the zipper closure.