Reclosable bag with profile strip fastener assembly having improved opening feature

A reclosable bag in combination with an improved opening feature, comprising:

• a bag body formed from at least one rectangular sheet of film material, said bag body having a top end, a bottom end, a front wall, and a back wall, said front wall being joined to said back wall by upper and lower seams respectively provided at said top and bottom ends;
• a reclosable fastener assembly having first and second fastener strips respectively extending along the length of the assembly, said fastener strips being configured for releasable engagement with each other;
• said first fastener strip including a first body flange portion joined at a first seal to said front wall of said bag body and said second fastener strip including a second body flange portion joined at a second seal to said front wall of said bag body, said second seal formed along a top edge of said second strip, said first seal located above said second seal;
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• an openable joint having an elongated frangible region being defined by a weakened portion formed on said front wall, said joint being substantially aligned with said top edge of said second body flange and forming an elongated opening permitting access to said reclosable fastener assembly, said joint having an arcuate center region substantially aligned with the top edge of said second body flange that when separated from said front panel forms a convenient tab for substantially simultaneously pulling open said joint and said fastener strips.