Tamper-evident slider-actuated string-zippered bag and related method of manufacture
US7416336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D33/2516
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Reclosable bags having a slider-actuated string zipper and tamper-evident features. In one aspect, the bag comprises: a receptacle having a mouth and an interior volume; a string zipper installed in the mouth; a slider mounted to the string zipper; a membrane depending within the interior volume to block access to a portion of the interior volume when the string zipper is open; and a hood joined to the receptacle and shrouding the mouth. The membrane is made by forming a gusset. Then a string zipper is installed inside of the gusset and heat sealed in place. Later a hood or shroud is attached to the bag walls at an elevation traversed by the gusset panels. A layer of non-sealable material is applied on a surface of a gusset panel to prevent the gusset panels from being sealed together when the hood is heat sealed to the bag walls.
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