Package having a lap or fin seal gap elimination feature
OwnerMark Steeleinventor
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Abstract
A flexible package having a closure device and a lap or fin seal is provided that reduces or eliminates an air gap present at the fin or lap seal portion of packages. The package can include a film with a closure applied to the film. The flexible package can include a film having a closure device applied to the film transverse to the first and second side edges of the film, with the first side edge portion extending into the fin seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion eliminates an air gap between the fin or lap seal and at least one of the first and second side edge portions.
Claims21
A flexible package having air gap filling features, comprising:
- a film having a first film side edge, a second film side edge, and a fin seal or lap seal;
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- a closure device applied to the film and having top and bottom edge portions and first and second side edge portions, the first side edge portion having one or more protruding elements and the second side edge portion having one or more indents, with the first side edge portion or the second side edge portion extending into the fin seal to eliminate an air gap at the fin or lap seal.
A package having air gap filling features, comprising:
- a film having a first film side edge, a second side film side edge, and a fin or lap seal;
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- a closure device having top and bottom edge portions and first and second side edge portions, the first side edge portion having one or more protruding elements extending into the fin or lap seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion eliminates an air gap between the fin or lap seal and at least one of the first and second side edge portions.
A package closure device adapted to eliminate a lap or fin seal air gap, comprising:
- a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion;
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- a first side edge portion and an opposing second side edge portion, the first side edge portion having a shaped portion extending into the fin or lap seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion eliminates an air gap at the fin or lap seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.