Reclosable bag with offset end seal

A preopened reclosable bag having an offset end seal, the bag being formed from a strip comprising two layers of plastic having one closed side edge and at least one open side edge, the strip being used to create a continuous strip of bags, each bag comprising:

• rectangular first and second layers of plastic, said first layer being sealed directly to said second layer along three of four edges thereof;
• at least one gasket strip lying along a portion of a fourth open edge of said first layer of plastic and being heat sealed along its length to the first layer of plastic to produce a first flap lying along the side edge of the plastic and a second flap extending into the bag from the seal, the gasket strip being interposed between the layers of plastic;
• closure means positioned along a portion of a fourth open edge of said second layer of plastic overlying said gasket strip and engaging said second layer of plastic to said second flap of said gasket strip;
• said fourth open edges of said layers and said first gasket flap interposed therebetween being heat sealed together, with the sealed area being scored to create a tear away tamper indicating end strip for the bag.

A preopened reclosable bag having an offset end seal, the bag being formed from two layers of plastic and having at least three open side edges, the layers of plastic being used to create a continuous strip of bags, each bag comprising:

• first and second layers of plastic, said first layer being sealed directly to said second layer on all but one side edge thereof;
• at least one gasket strip having a coefficient of friction of no more than 0.095 and a surface tension of no more than 33 dynes/cc lying along a portion of an open side edge of said first layer of plastic and being heat sealed along its length to the layer of plastic to produce a first flap lying along the side edge of the plastic Layer and a second flap extending into the bag from the seal, the gasket strip being interposed between the layers of plastic;
• closure means positioned along an open side edge of said second layer of plastic in a manner to allow engagement of said second layer of plastic to said second flap of said gasket strip;
• said open side edges of said layers of plastic and said first gasket flap interposed therebetween being heat sealed together, with tile sealed area being scored to create a tear away tamper indicating end strip for tile bag.