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US 2007/0177827 A1Published application
Slider end stop for a reclosable bag and methods
AssigneeReynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorPaul A. Tilman
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Abstract
A zipper profile arrangement for use in opening and closing a package. The zipper profile arrangement including a reclosable zipper profile having first and second zipper ends. End stops are located that the first and second zipper ends of the reclosable zipper profile. The ends stops include a volume of glue disposed between first and second zipper profiles of the reclosable zipper profile. The end stops prevent a slider of the zipper profile arrangement from separating from the reclosable zipper profile.
Claims35
A zipper profile arrangement comprising:
- (a) a first zipper profile including a first profile member and a first ear extending from the first profile member, the first ear including a roughened surface;
- (b) a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second profile member and a second ear extending from the second profile member, the second ear including a roughened surface opposing the first ear roughened surface;
- (c) a slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first zipper profile and second zipper profile responsive to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (d) a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member;
- the first end stop comprising adhesive between the first ear roughened surface and the second ear roughened surface.
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A package comprising:
- (a) a package film having a surrounding wall defining an interior and a mouth providing access to the interior;
- (b) a zipper oriented along the mouth to provide selective opening and closing of the mouth;
- the zipper including:
- (i) a first zipper profile including a first profile member and a first ear extending from the first profile member;
- (ii) a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second profile member and a second ear extending from the second profile member;
- (iii) a slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first zipper profile and second zipper profile responsive to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (iv) a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member;
- the first end stop including a roughened surface in the first ear and the second ear at the zipper first end with adhesive therebetween, the first end stop connecting the first ear to the second ear at the zipper first end.
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A method of making a zipper profile arrangement;
- the method comprising:
- (a) providing a first zipper profile including a first profile member and a first ear extending from the first profile member;
- (b) providing a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second profile member and a second ear extending from the second profile member;
- (c) mounting a slider member on the first and second zipper profile to selectively mate and unmate the first zipper profile and second zipper profile by moving the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
- (d) roughening a region in the first ear, and roughening a region in the second ear opposing the region of the first ear that is roughened;
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- (e) providing adhesive between the region of the roughened first ear and the region of the roughened second ear to create a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member.
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A method of using a zipper arrangement;
- the method comprising:
- (a) moving a slider member along a zipper until the slider member abuts an end stop;
- the end stop including an adhesive that secures together opposing portions of the zipper, the opposing portions of the zipper including roughened surfaces.
A zipper profile arrangement comprising:
- (a) a first zipper profile having a first interlocking element;
- (b) a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second interlocking element;
- (c) a slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first and second interlocking elements of the first and second zipper profiles in response to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (d) a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member;
- the first end stop comprising a fiber reinforced adhesive disposed between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile.
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A zipper profile arrangement comprising:
- (a) a first zipper profile including a first profile member and a first ear extending from the first profile member;
- (b) a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second profile member and a second ear extending from the second profile member;
- (c) a slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first and second zipper profiles in response to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (d) a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member;
- the first end stop including an inner stop portion and an outer stop portion, the inner stop portion being disposed only between the first and second ears of the first and second zipper profiles, the outer stop portion being disposed adjacent outer surfaces of the first and second ears of the first and second zipper profiles.
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A paper bag, comprising:
- (a) a zipper profile arrangement including:
- (i) a first plastic zipper profile having a first interlocking element;
- (ii) a second plastic zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second interlocking element;
- (iii) a plastic slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first and second interlocking elements of the first and second zipper profiles in response to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (b) an outer paper package material, the outer paper package material having an opening, the zipper profile arrangement being located at the opening of the outer paper package material, the outer paper package material further including:
- (i) a flap portion located adjacent to the opening, the flap portion being folded over the zipper profile arrangement to enclose a majority of the zipper profile arrangement.
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A paper bag, comprising:
- (a) a toothless zipper profile arrangement including:
- (i) a first zipper profile including a first profile member and a first ear extending from the first profile member;
- (ii) a second zipper profile opposing the first zipper profile;
- the second zipper profile including a second profile member and a second ear extending from the second profile member;
- (iii) a slider member mounted on the first and second zipper profile;
- the slider member constructed and arranged to selectively mate and unmate the first and second zipper profiles in response to motion of the slider member along the first and second zipper profiles;
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- (iv) a first end stop limiting motion of the slider member;
- the first end stop comprising adhesive disposed between the first and second ears of the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile;
- (b) an outer paper package material, the outer paper package material having an opening, the zipper profile arrangement being located at the opening of the outer paper package material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.