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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steve Ausnit, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/316 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/316 ;
Abstract
A gusseted package having a reclosable zipper is provided. The package includes opposing first and second walls extending from a package bottom and joined together by a pair of opposing expanding side gussets. The package further includes a reclosable zipper attached to the package walls. The reclosable zipper includes a carrier web having opposing first and second walls joined at their ends by opposing first and second gussets and a pair of interlocking fastener profiles attached to the opposing walls. When the fastener profiles are interlocked, the first and second gussets are captured between the profiles.