Patent ID: 8002467

Claim:
A fastener profile assembly strip comprising: a plurality of individual reclosable profile assembly portions and a permanently sealed portion disposed between and connecting adjacent reclosable portions, a first profile strip including at least one rib that extends from the surface of said first strip; a second profile strip opposite said first profile strip; said second strip including at least two ribs that extend from the surface of said second strip; said rib of said first strip and said ribs of said second strip adapted to sealingly engage and maintain an airtight seal when so engaged; and the sealed portion comprising a compression molded segment seal fusing said first profile strip, said second profile strip and said ribs of said first profile: strip and said second strip; said compression molded segment seal consisting essentially of a fused section of said first and second profile strips formed through the application of relatively lower heat of below 350° F. as compared to conventional heat sealings and pressure and increased mold cooling time wherein the first and second profile strips retain their cross section away from the segment seal without distorting said ribs; the lower heat causing the section to liquify and flow into a void between film layers; said fused section substantially flattened to form an airtight seal of said first and second profile strips, at the opposed distal ends of said profile assembly strip and wherein said first profile strip includes a first distal end and a distal second end, said second profile strip includes a first distal end and second distal end, and wherein said respective first distal ends and respective second distal ends of said first and second profile strips are sealed together through application of said compression molded segment seal to form said fused section, the ribs adjacent the molded segment seal retaining their cross-section, thereby maintaining said airtight seal of said first and second profile strips when interlocked.