Patent ID: 7600300

Claim:
A zipper for a reclosable package or bag, comprising: a first profile and a second profile; the first profile including a first interlocking element and a first fulcrum member; the second profile including a second interlocking element and a second fulcrum member; the first interlocking element including a first space for receiving the second interlocking element therein and interlocking therewith; the second interlocking element including a first inner arm and a second inner arm, with a second space formed between the first and second arms; and the first fulcrum member abutting the second fulcrum member thereby forming a pivoting relationship between a first position and a second position, wherein the first and second interlocking elements are in interlocking relationship in the first position and wherein the first and second interlocking elements are free of an interlocking relationship in the second position.