Reclosable packaging having slider-operated zipper with tamper-evident membrane

A package comprising a receptacle having a mouth at an upper end, a closed plastic zipper attached to said mouth, and a slider mounted to said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises first and second interlocked profiled structures having an interstice therebetween, and a pliable membrane connected to said first interlocked profiled structure, at least part of said membrane being located in and having a profile conformed to said interstice, and said slider does not have a separating finger for separating said first and second profiled structures.

A package comprising a receptacle having a mouth at an upper end, a plastic zipper attached to said mouth, and a slider mounted to said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises a male profiled structure and a female profiled structure, and a membrane connected to said male and female profiled structures, said male and female profiled structures being interlocked when said zipper closed, said slider having no separating finger for separating said male and female profiled structures, and a portion of said membrane having a pliability and a gauge that allow said membrane portion to fit between said male and female profiled structures when said zipper is closed.

A slider/zipper assembly comprising a plastic zipper and a slider mounted to said zipper, wherein said zipper comprises first and second interlockable profiled structures that form an interstice when interlocked, and a membrane connected to at least one of said first and second interlockable profiled structures, a portion of said membrane having a pliability and a gauge that allow said membrane portion to fit in and conform its profile to said interstice when said first and second interlockable profiled structures are interlocked, and said slider has no separating finger for separating said first and second profiled structures when interlocked.