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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991
Filed:
May. 19, 1989
Steve H Simonsen, Appleton, WI (US);
Mladomir Tomic, Appleton, WI (US);
Wayne M Wegner, Appleton, WI (US);
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Appleton, WI (US);
Abstract
An improved closure member for a package is provided comprising first and second profile strips sealed to the package at the package opening, a male member formed on the first profile strip, a post member also formed on the first profile strip on the inboard side of the male member, a female member formed on the second profile strip and capable of mating with the male member under pressure, thereby forming a releasable closure mechanism for the package. The profile strip is secured to the package in a limited area such that all disengagement forces which act initially on the package are directed to the strip through a single path. The post member is positioned close enough to the male member to provide added resistance to the disengagement through a wedging or pivot-type interaction with a portion of the female member.