Patent · US Expired

Reclosable plastic storage bags with automatically printed zippers

US7452131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 2003
Grant dateNov 18, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45168
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container has a pair of side walls for defining a container interior and at least one open end. The container also includes a reclosable sealing device including a first locking member and a second locking member, each formed with a web respectively extending along the side walls adjacent the open end. The first and second locking members are repeatedly matable so that upon mating engagement of the first and second locking members along their substantially entire lengths, the open end is substantially entirely closed. Visual indicia means are provided by printing automatically and directly applied along substantially an entire length of an outer surface of at least one of the first and second locking members to present various graphics for identity or aesthetic purposes and facilitate locating and closing the sealing device.

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