Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a recloseable package comprising a recloseable closure mechanism and a slider device; the method comprising:
(a) providing a package having a surrounding wall defining an interior and a mouth providing access to the interior; (b) providing a recloseable closure mechanism and a slider device for opening and closing the recloseable closure mechanism; (c) attaching the recloseable closure mechanism to the mouth of the package; (d) mounting the slider device on the recloseable closure mechanism; the slider device being inoperably mounted on the recloseable closure mechanism; and (e) contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface to operably position the slider device on the recloseable closure mechanism.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface comprises contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a fixed surface.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface comprises contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a hinged surface.
- 4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the step of contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface comprises using a hinged surface and a spring contacting the hinged surface.
- 5. The method according to claim 2 wherein the step of contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface comprises contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface nonparallel to the recloseable closure mechanism.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of mounting a slider device includes the slider device having first and second leg constructions, the first leg construction having a shoulder not in operable engagement with the recloseable closure mechanism.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of contacting the inoperably mounted slider device with a surface to operably position the slider device on the recloseable closure mechanism comprises operably mounting the slider device by engaging a shoulder of a first leg construction of the slider device with the recloseable closure mechanism.
- 8. The method according to claim 1 further including the step of:
(a) processing 1 to 100 linear feet of recloseable package including recloseable closure mechanisms with operably mounted slider devices per minute.
- 9. A recloseable package having an operably positioned slider device, made accordingly to the method of claim 1.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/611,167 filed Jul. 6, 2000.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09611167 |
Jul 2000 |
US |
Child |
10394884 |
Mar 2003 |
US |