Patent ID: 7040808

Claim:
A reclosable package, comprising: a first opposing body panel; a second opposing body panel joined with the first opposing body panel along three sides to create a receptacle space having a mouth at one end; a reclosable seal extending along the one end and including a first track and a second track, the first track including a first fin portion and a first reclosable element, the second track including a second fin portion and a second reclosable element, the first fin portion extending from the first reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the first fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the first reclosable element than the first end, the second fin portion extending from the second reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the second fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the second reclosable element than the first end of the second fin portion, the first reclosable element and the second reclosable element being releasably engageable to each other; and a one-time breakable element including a first section and a second section, the one-time breakable element initially extending between the first fin portion and the second fin portion, the first section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the first fin portion, the second section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the second fin portion, each of the first and second sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, wherein the first opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the first section of the one-time breakable element and the second opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the second section of the one-time breakable element.