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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
John H. Schneider, Frankfort, IL (US);
Donald L. Crevier, Essex, IL (US);
Patricia I. Norek, Manteno, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A reclosable package having a front wall ( ), a rear wall ( ), bottom ( ), top ( ), and first and second sides ( ). A zipper ( ) extends across the package top between the sides with a slider ( ) disposed along the zipper between a zipper fully open position when the slider is at the first side ( ) and a fully closed position when the slider is at the second side ( ). A side seal ( ) on the first side ( ) joins the front wall ( ) to the rear wall ( ) and extends between the bottom ( ) and the zipper ( ). The side seal ( ) further extends toward the second side ( ) for a distance at least as long as the length of the slider ( ). When the slider ( ) is in the zipper fully open position it parks above the side seal ( ) and out of the mouth of the package ( ) leading to a product cavity ( ).