Reclosable packages with front panel slider-zipper assembly
US6960021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B70/8133
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reclosable package having a slider-operated zipper wherein the contents of the package are accessed through the front wall of the package, not through the top of the package. The reclosable package comprises: a bag body comprising front and rear walls of bag making material; a flexible zipper joined to the front wall and not joined to the rear wall; and a slider mounted to the zipper, the slider being movable in a first direction along the zipper for opening the zipper and movable in a second direction along the zipper for closing the zipper. Alternatively, the flexible zipper is joined to the front wall along first and second zones of joinder disposed at different heights on the front wall, and is joined to the rear wall only in zones of joinder where the zipper is joined to both of the front and rear walls.
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