Patent ID: 7182514

Claim:
A flexible package comprising: (a) a package surrounding wall having a mouth providing access to a package interior; (b) a resealable closure mechanism along said mouth for selective closing and opening of said mouth; said resealable closure mechanism including first and second closure profiles; (i) said first closure profile including: a first upper flange; a first closure member having a first catch; said first catch having an upper latching portion and a lower latching portion; and a locking finger extending from said first upper flange; (ii) said second closure profile including: a second closure member having a second catch; and (iii) said first and second closure profiles being constructed and arranged to interlock; and (c) a slider device operably mounted on said resealable closure mechanism for selectively closing and opening said resealable closure mechanism by moving said slider device to said resealable closure mechanism in opposite first and second directions; said slider device including; (i) a top wall; said top wall having first and second opposite ends; and (ii) an engagement structure depending from and integral with said top wall; said engagement structure being constructed and arranged to engage said locking finger such that said lower latching portion of said first catch interlocks with said second catch of said second closure member when said slider device is selectively moved along said resealable closure mechanism in said first direction; and (iii) said locking finger is constructed and arranged to engage and interlock with said upper latching portion of said first catch when said engagement structure engages said locking finger.