Patent ID: 7886412

Claim:
An airtight resealable closure mechanism having an elongate profile extending between a first end and a second end, the profile comprising: a first closure element having a first interlocking member, a second interlocking member, and a first sealing member, each protruding from a first base member, wherein the first sealing member is disposed between the first and second interlocking members; and a second closure element having a third interlocking member, a fourth interlocking member, and a second sealing member, each protruding from a second base member, wherein the second sealing member forms a tapered channel and is disposed between the third and fourth interlocking members; wherein the first and second interlocking members are resealably interlocked with the third and fourth interlocking members, respectively; wherein the first sealing member is wedged into the tapered channel of the second sealing member, whereby an airtight seal is formed; and wherein the first and second sealing members are spaced from each of the first, second, third, and fourth, interlocking members.