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US 5,947,603 AGranted
Resealable closure mechanism having a slider device and separate housing
AssigneeReynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorPaul A. Tilman
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Abstract
A closure arrangement includes a first closure profile, a second closure profile, a slider device, and a slider housing. The slider device is designed to open the package when slid in one direction and to seal the package when slid in the opposite direction. The slider housing extends from a side of the package. The slider housing is designed to receive the slider device. When the package is opened and the slider device is slid into the slider housing, access to the contents of the package is provided across the entire width of the mouth of the package.
Claims27
A closure arrangement for use with a package having a plurality of edges, comprising:
- (a) a first closure profile including a first base strip and a first interlocking closure member;
- (b) a second closure profile including a second base strip and a second interlocking closure member;
- (i) the first and second interlocking closure members arranged and configured to selectively engage;
- (c) a slider device including a plow and first and second walls defining a first cavity for receiving the first and second closure profiles;
- the slider device being arranged and configured to:
- (i) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a first direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to engage;
- (ii) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a second direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to disengage;
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- (d) a slider housing for attachment to the package in a position extending beyond one of the plurality of edges of the package and adapted to receive the slider device.
6 more elements
A resealable package comprising:
- (a) first and second panel sections joined together to define an enclosed region;
- first and second opposite side edges;
- a top edge;
- and a mouth providing access to the enclosed region;
- and
- (b) a closure arrangement secured to the first and second panel sections for selectively opening and sealing the mouth;
- the closure arrangement including:
- (i) a first closure profile including a first base strip and a first interlocking closure member;
- (ii) a second closure profile including a second base strip and a second interlocking closure member;
- (A) the first and second interlocking closure members arranged and configured to selectively engage;
- (iii) a slider device including a plow and first and second walls defining a first cavity for receiving the first and second closure profiles;
- the slider device being arranged and configured to:
- (A) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a first direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to engage;
- (B) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a second direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to disengage;
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- (iv) a slider housing extending beyond a side edge of the package and adapted to receive the slider device.
13 more elements
A method of manufacturing a resealable package having first and second opposing panel sections, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing the first panel section adjacent to the second panel section;
- (b) placing a closure arrangement between an unsealed edge of the first panel section and a corresponding unsealed edge of the second panel section, the closure arrangement including:
- (i) a first closure profile having a first base strip and a first interlocking closure member;
- (ii) a second closure profile having a second base strip and a second interlocking closure member;
- (A) the first and second interlocking closure members arranged and configured to selectively engage;
- (iii) a slider device having a plow and first and second walls defining a first cavity for receiving the first and second closure profiles;
- the slider device being arranged and configured to:
- (A) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a first direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to engage;
- (B) slide along the first and second closure profiles in a second direction to cause the first and second closure profiles to disengage;
- (iv) a slider housing extending beyond a side edge of the package and adapted to receive the slider device;
- (c) sealing a plurality of edges of the first panel section to corresponding edges of the second panel section;
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- (d) securing the closure arrangement to the first and second panel sections.
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A method of opening a resealable package comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a package having first and second opposite side edges;
- a resealable mouth having a width extending between the first and second side edges;
- a resealable closure mechanism and a slider device thereover for opening and resealing the mouth;
- and a slider housing extending beyond a side edge of the package adapted for receiving the slider device;
- the closure mechanism including first and second opposed selectively interlocking profiles;
- (b) moving the slider device along the mouth from the second edge to the first edge to disengage the first and second profiles;
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- (c) moving the slider device into the slider housing providing access across the entire width of the mouth of the package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.