Zipper assembly and method of manufacturing the same

A zipper assembly for a resealable enclosure, the zipper assembly comprising:

• an elongated flange having a first side and an opposite second side, at least one of the first side or the second side configured to be coupled with an inner surface of a panel of the resealable enclosure;
• an interlocking element protruding from the flange, the interlocking element shaped to mate with another interlocking element of another flange to close the enclosure and shaped to be pulled apart to open the enclosure;
• and
• a tear strip configured to be pulled to tear through the panel of the resealable enclosure to provide access to the zipper assembly inside the enclosure, the tear strip located between opposing edges of the flange with gaps between each of the opposite edges and the tear strip.

A zipper assembly for a resealable enclosure, the zipper assembly comprising:

• an elongated flange configured to be coupled with an inner surface of a panel of the resealable enclosure;
• an interlocking element protruding from the flange, the interlocking element shaped to mate with another interlocking element of another flange to close the enclosure and shaped to be pulled apart to open the enclosure;
• a first tear strip coupled with the flange, the tear strip configured to be pulled to tear through the panel of the resealable enclosure to provide access to the zipper assembly inside the enclosure;
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• a second tear strip coupled with the flange with the first tear strip between the second tear strip and the interlocking element.