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AssigneePactiv Corporation
InventorsToby R. Thomas, Samuel D. Aversa, John D. Athans
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A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending along a package top disposed opposite the bottom. The fastener includes first and second opposing tracks. The first track includes a male profile, while the second track includes a female profile adapted to releasably interlock with the male profile. To provide tamper evidence, the first and second tracks may be joined to each other along an area of weakness. When making the package, the first track is first attached to the first panel, the package is filled with a product via a fill opening between the second track and the second panel, and then the second track is attached to the second panel.
A method of making a reclosable package, comprising:
A method of making a reclosable package, comprising:
An apparatus for making a reclosable package from a web of plastic material and a reclosable fastener, the reclosable fastener including first and second opposing tracks, the first track including a male profile, the second track including a female profile adapted to interlock with the male profile, the first and second tracks being joined to each other along an area of weakness, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for making a reclosable package from a web of plastic material and a reclosable fastener, the reclosable fastener including first and second opposing tracks, the first track including a male profile, the second track including a female profile adapted to interlock with the male profile, the apparatus comprising:
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