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US 6,581,358 B2Granted
Methods of manufacturing reclosable package having a slider device
AssigneeReynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorJames E. Buchman
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Abstract
A method of making packages having a reclosable zipper construction openable and closable by a slider device, on a horizontal form, fill and seal process. The method includes applying the slider device to the zipper construction prior to incorporating the zipper construction with side panels to form the package. A tamper-evident seal may be provided encasing the slider device to provide indication whether access has been gained to the interior of the package.
Claims4
A method of making and filling a reclosable package comprising a zipper closure and a slider device, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a closure construction having a first closure profile and a second closure profile;
- (b) providing a slider device constructed and arranged for mounting on the closure construction and for interlocking the first closure profile with the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a first direction, and for disengaging the first closure profile from the second closure profile when the slider device is moved in a second opposite direction;
- (c) mounting the slider device onto the closure construction;
- (d) forming a plurality of seals between first and second film panels of a film web to form a reclosable package having at least one unsealed seam;
- (e) incorporating the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon into the resealable package by passing the closure construction with the slider device mounted thereon in a straight-line through a slider guide between the first and second film panels of the film web, the film web forming a tamper evident structure over the slider device to indicate whether access has been gained to the slider device;
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- (f) filling the resealable package with an item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.