Reclosable package having a slider device and tamper-evident structure

A method of using a flexible package, the flexible package comprising a package body defining an interior;

• a zipper closure comprising first and second mating profiles extending along a first edge of the package body, the zipper closure providing access to the interior;
• a slider device operably mounted on the zipper closure, the slider device interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction and disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction, and a tamper-evident structure encasing a first portion of the zipper closure and comprising:
• (i) a first opening for providing access to the slider device and a second portion of the zipper closure, and (ii) a second opening for providing access to a third portion of the zipper closure;
• the method comprising:
• (a) removing the tamper-evident structure device from the flexible package;
• and
• (b) moving the slider device in a first direction from the second portion to the third portion to disengage the first and second mating profiles, thereby providing access to the package interior.

A method of making a package comprising a package body defining an interior;

• a zipper closure comprising a first mating profile and a second mating profile extending along a first edge of the package body, the zipper closure providing access to the interior;
• a slider device operably mounted on the zipper closure, the slider device interlocking the first mating profile with the second mating profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction and for disengaging the first mating profile from the second mating profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction, and a tamper-evident structure at least partially encasing the zipper closure;
• the method comprising:
• (a) providing the package body having an interior surface and defining the package interior;
• (b) attaching the zipper closure to the interior surface of the package body;
• (c) mounting the slider device onto the zipper closure;
• (d) forming the tamper-evident structure over the zipper closure and the slider device with the package body by:
• (i) sealing the package body above the zipper closure;
• (ii) forming a first opening in the tamper-evident structure, at a first end of the tamper-evident structure, in which the slider device resides;
• (iii) forming a second opening in the tamper-evident structure at an opposite second end of the tamper-evident structure;
• and
• (iv) providing an area of weakness within the tamper-evident structure.