Closure mechanism and method of closing

A reclosable pouch in combination with an elongate closure mechanism, the combination comprising:

• a mouth defining an opening into an interior of the pouch;
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• an elongate closure mechanism disposed longitudinally across the mouth for resealably closing the mouth, the elongate closure mechanism comprising:
• a first elongate base member disposed on one side of the mouth, and a second elongate base member disposed on an opposite side of the mouth, wherein an interior surface of the first base member faces an interior surface of the second base member;
• a pair of opposing interlocking members projecting from the opposing interior surfaces of the first and second base members and extending longitudinally across the mouth;
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• a plurality of partial indentations disposed along an exterior surface of the first base member, wherein the plurality of partial indentations extends longitudinally along the closure mechanism adjacent to the pair of opposing interlocking members and on a side thereof opposite the mouth.

A method of closing a pouch having an elongate resealable closure mechanism for resealably closing a mouth into an interior of the pouch, the closure mechanism comprising a first base member and a second base member, each of the first and second base members extending longitudinally along the mouth between opposite ends thereof, first and second parallel spaced apart pairs of opposing interlocking members projecting from opposing interior surfaces of the base members, and a plurality of partial indentations extending longitudinally along an exterior surface of the first base member, wherein the plurality of partial indentations is disposed between the first and second pairs of opposing interlocking members, the method comprising the steps of:

• grasping the closure mechanism between a first finger and a second finger;
• locating the first finger between the first and second pairs of interlocking members by feeling whether the first finger is engaged against the first plurality of partial indentations;
• locating the second finger on an exterior surface of the second base opposite the first finger;
• forcing the first and second opposing fingers together to locally occlude the first and second pairs of opposing interlocking members therebetween;
• sliding the first and second opposing fingers longitudinally along the closure mechanism with the first and second fingers forced together;
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• maintaining the first finger between the first and second pairs of opposing interlocking members while performing the sliding step by feeling the first plurality of partial indentations with the first finger, whereby the first and second pairs of opposing interlocking members are occluded along the length thereof and the mouth is sealed.