Methods of manufacturing reclosable package having slider device
AssigneeReynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorJames E. Buchman
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Abstract
A method of making packages having a reclosable zipper construction openable and closable by a slider device, on a horizontal form, fill and seal process. The method includes applying the slider device to the zipper construction prior to incorporating the zipper construction with side panels to form the package. A tamper-evident seal may be provided encasing the slider device to provide indication whether access has been gained to the interior of the package.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile;
- (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction;
- (c) mounting the slider device onto the closure construction;
- (d) transporting, in a straight line, the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon between a first film panel and a second film panel;
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- (e) incorporating the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon into a resealable package.
A method of making and filling a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile;
- (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction;
- (c) mounting the slider device onto the closure construction, and incorporating the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon into a resealable package by moving the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon in a straight-line, the resealable package having at least one unsealed seam;
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- (e) filling the resealable package with an item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.