Patent ID: 8117804

Claim:
A method of manufacturing reclosable packages, comprising the steps of: providing first and second package walls, joined together at edges thereof, for the reclosable package; providing a zipper assembly including a first profile and a second profile, wherein the first profile includes a first interlocking element and a first flange, the second profile includes a second interlocking element and a second flange, the zipper assembly further including a segment connecting the first flange to the second flange by a separable connection, wherein the separable connection is more resistant to a shear force than to a peeling force; attaching the second flange to an exterior of the second package wall; after the step of attaching the second flange to the second package wall, filling the reclosable package between the first flange and the first package wall; after the step of filling the reclosable package, attaching the first flange to an exterior of the first package wall.