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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
Printpack Illinois, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Ed Cigallio, Douglasville, GA (US);
Don Mallik, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Cagle, Douglasville, GA (US);
Brent Holloway, Douglasville, GA (US);
Ronald W. Komro, Smyrna, GA (US);
Joseph O'Connell, Palmyra, PA (US);
Michael Payne, Himmelstown, PA (US);
Melinda Stamm, Palmyra, PA (US);
William R. Pierce, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Printpack Illinois, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Abstract
A recloseable package is provided having a tamper-indicating element. The tamper-indicating element include one or more self-terminating shapes that form one or more chads after opening the recloseable package. Advantageously, the self-terminating shapes provide a simple, visual cue of graphical alignment in the seal to show the customer whether or not a package has been opened.