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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Paul A. Tilman, Sherwood, WI (US);
James E. Buchman, Hortonville, WI (US);
Paul A. Tilman, Sherwood, WI (US);
James E. Buchman, Hortonville, WI (US);
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A flexible, reclosable package includes first and second panel sections defining an interior, and a zipper sealed to each of the first and second panel sections along a top edge thereof. The zipper includes first and second mating profiles, each having an upper flange. A slider device is constructed and arranged for mounting on the zipper and for interlocking the first mating profile with the second mating profile when the slider device is moved in one direction, and disengaging the first mating profile from the second mating profile when the slider device is moved in another opposite direction. A tamper evident seal attaches the upper flanges of the first and second profiles together and extends through a passageway formed through the slider device. With this construction, pulling of the tamper evident seal will separate the seal from the upper and lower flanges and concurrently engage a portion of the slider device to progressively move the slider device across the first and second closure profiles to provide access to the interior of the package.