Patent ID: 6896409

Claim:
A reclosable package comprising a receptacle having a mouth, and a slider-zipper assembly comprising a zipper and a slider mounted to said zipper, said zipper being joined to or integrally formed with said receptacle at said mouth, wherein said zipper comprises first and second interlockable zipper parts, said first zipper part comprising a first longitudinal channel having first and second obstructions and a substantially constant profile between said first and second obstructions, and wherein said slider causes confronting portions of said first and second zipper parts to engage during slider travel in a first direction and to disengage during slider travel in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said slider comprising a first projection arranged to project into and travel along said first longitudinal channel during slider travel, said first obstruction obstructing further travel of said slider in said first direction when said first projection impinges thereon.