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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1995
Steven H Simonsen, Neenah, WI (US);
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., Appleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A reclosable bag arrangement comprises a bag and an external zipper clip. The bag includes first and second opposing films. The external zipper clip includes first and second opposing closure profiles adapted to releasably engage each other. Each of the first and second closure profiles has opposing ends, and the opposing ends of the first closure profile are attached to the respective opposing ends of the second closure profile. The first and second opposing films extend through the zipper clip between the first and second closure profiles. The zipper clip closes the bag in response to interlocking the first and second closure profiles with the first and second films interposed therebetween. The zipper clip is not heat-sealed or adhered to the bag such that the zipper clip is separable from the bag in response to disengaging the first and second closure profiles. Since the zipper clip may be separated from the bag, the material of the zipper clip need not be heat-sealable to the bag and the zipper clip may be reused with other bags.