Reclosable packaging having extensible funnel and slider-operated zipper

A package comprising:

• a receptacle having an interior volume and a mouth;
• a flexible zipper comprising first and second interlockable zipper parts that are interlocked to close said mouth and separated to open said mouth;
• a flexible funnel portion projecting into said interior volume when in a retracted position and extending through said mouth and outside said receptacle when said mouth is open and said funnel portion is turned inside out;
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• a flap connected to and disposed inside said funnel portion when said funnel portion is in said retracted position, said flap having an area large enough to be grasped by a consumer, wherein said funnel portion and said flap are integrally formed and are connected along a fold line, said inverted portion being directed toward said mouth when said funnel portion is in said retracted position, and wherein portions of said funnel portion are fused at said fold line.

A package comprising:

• an outer bag having an interior volume and a mouth;
• a flexible zipper comprising first and second interlockable zipper parts that are interlocked to close said mouth and separated to open said mouth;
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• an inner bag residing in said interior volume when in a retracted position and extending through said mouth and outside said outer bag when said inner bag is turned inside out, wherein a portion of said inner bag forms a flap having an area large enough to be grasped by a consumer, said flap is formed by a portion of said inner bag that includes a terminus of said inner bag and that is inverted and folded along a fold line, said inverted portion being directed toward said mouth when said inner bag is in said retracted position, and portions of said inner bag are fused at said fold line.

A package comprising:

• an outer bag having an interior volume and a mouth;
• a flexible zipper comprising first and second interlockable zipper parts that are interlocked to close said mouth and separated to open said mouth;
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• an inner bag residing in said interior volume when in a retracted position and extending through said mouth and outside said outer bag when said inner bag is turned inside out, wherein a portion of said inner bag that includes a terminus of said inner bag is inverted and folded along a fold line, said inverted portion being directed toward said mouth when said inner bag is in said retracted position wherein a portion of said inverted portion of said inner bag is sealed to a portion of said inner bag not included in said inverted portion.