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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Richard G. Custer, Appleton, WI (US);
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
Reclosable closure arrangements suitable for use with packages, such as food and non-food packages, include a zipper closure having mating closure profiles that are releasably engageable with each other, a slider device to open and close the profiles, and a tamper evident-structure. In some embodiments, the tamper evident-structure is positioned between the zipper closure and the slider device. In other embodiments, the tamper evident-structure is positioned over the zipper closure and the slider device. The tamper evident-structure may be a variety of constructions, such as an encapsulating layer. The tamper-evident structures may include structures such as peel seals, areas of weakness, and solid folds.