Patent ID: 7341160

Claim:
A reclosable package, comprising: a tray having a well and a peripheral flange, said well receiving contents and said peripheral flange surrounding a perimeter of said well; a top sheet attached to said peripheral flange with a generally continuous first seal extending around less than the perimeter of said well; said top sheet attached to an upper portion of said peripheral flange with a second seal separated from the first seal; a fastener having first and second interlocking members, said first interlocking member being attached to said peripheral flange, and said second interlocking member being attached to said top sheet along an attachment region; a recess defined in the flange of the tray, the recess configured to receive a slider; a tamper-evident feature attached to said top sheet along a first line of weakness and attached to said peripheral flange of said tray along a second line of weakness, said tamper-evident feature being removable from said package to allow access to said fastener; and wherein, in response to said tamper-evident feature being removed from said package, said fastener remains directly adjacent to said peripheral flange of said tray, and an entire length of said top sheet located below said first line of weakness and above said attachment region is foldable away from both said first and said second interlocking members of said fastener, while said first and said second interlocking members remain interlocked.