Patent ID: 6846108

Claim:
A flexible, reclosable package comprising: a pair of side panels joined along a first side edge and a second side edge, the panels defining a mouth providing access to a package interior; a reclosable zipper positioned along the mouth of the package for selectively opening and closing the package mouth, the zipper including a first closure profile and a second closure profile each constructed and arranged to interlock each other to hold the mouth in a closed position; a slider device operatively mounted on the zipper, the slider device being configured to interlock the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in the first direction and disengage the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second, opposite direction, wherein the slider device includes a plow configured to separate the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in the second, opposite direction, the plow having a length; and a pair of aligned receiving notches formed in the first closure profile and the second closure profile, respectively, to receive and retain the plow of the slider device when the slider device is in a home position, each of the receiving notches having a maximum length that is less than the length of the plow formed on the slider device, each of the notches including a first edge generally perpendicular to the first and second direction of movements of the slider device, and a second edge extending at an acute angle to the first edge, the second edge of the notch being disposed between the first edge of the notch and the side edge of the reclosable package nearest the notch.