Patent ID: 8596028

Claim:
A method of producing reclosable packages, the method comprising: forming package trays in a bottom foil for accommodating products therein, wherein the package trays are formed with locking elements on sides of the package trays; inserting products into the formed package trays; forming lids in a top foil in such a way that flat surfaces are formed on sides of the lids, the flat surfaces of the lids covering the locking elements of the package trays when the package trays and the lids have been combined; feeding the package trays, into which products have been inserted, and the lids to a sealing station; closing the package trays with the top foil or lids in the sealing station; and embossing into the top foil recesses, which match with the locking elements at least in certain areas thereof, in an embossing unit located down-stream of the sealing station.