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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Catherine Jean Randall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew Todd Hupp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Beverly Julian Jackson, Hamilton, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a flexible storage bag having an opening, a closure system for the opening, and a closure indicator. The closure indicator provides an audibly detectable signal upon closure, and optionally opening, of the closure system. The closure system may provide a seal which is preferably closed by a translatable slider as is known in the art. The translatable slider may intercept protuberances causing the protuberances to produce a snap or clicking sound as the slider passes over the protuberances. Alternatively, the closure indicator may be an adhesive bond which is disrupted by the translation of the slider. The closure indicator is passive, meaning that no additional action beyond the ordinary and commonly accepted movement of the slider is required to produce the audible signal.