Claims
- 1. A zipper strip for a reclosable package having first and second opposing walls, said zipper strip comprising:
- a male interlocking profile, said male interlocking profile including a male interlocking member and an integral web defining a male leading flange;
- a female interlocking profile, said female interlocking profile including a female interlocking member and an integral web defining a female leading flange, said male interlocking member being engageable within said female interlocking member to join said male and female interlocking profiles together;
- wherein one of said leading flanges is provided with a perforation along its length, a first seal area on said one of said leading flanges on the side of said perforation opposite to said interlocking members, a second seal area on said one of said leading flanges on the same side of said perforation as said interlocking members, a third seal area on the other leading flange opposite to said first seal area, and a fourth seal area on the other leading flange opposite to said second seal area;
- wherein the leading flange having said perforation is sealable to the other leading flange at said first and third seal areas;
- wherein the other leading flange is sealable to said first package wall at said third seal area;
- wherein the leading flange having said perforation is sealable to said second package wall at said second seal area; and
- wherein the other leading flange is sealable to said first package wall at said fourth seal area.
- 2. A zipper strip according to claim 1:
- wherein said male web further defines a male trailing flange; and
- wherein said female web further defines a female trailing flange;
- said trailing flanges being sealable to opposing package walls.
- 3. A zipper strip according to claim 1 wherein said leading flanges are presealed to each other at said first seal area.
- 4. A zipper strip for a reclosable package having first and second opposing walls, said zipper strip comprising:
- a male interlocking profile, said male interlocking profile including a male interlocking member and an integral web defining a male leading flange;
- a female interlocking profile, said female interlocking profile including a female interlocking member and an integral web defining a female leading flange, said male interlocking member being engageable within said female interlocking member to join said male and female interlocking profiles together;
- and a nose portion joining said leading flanges;
- wherein one of said leading flanges is provided with a perforation along its length with said nose portion located on the side of said perforation opposite to said interlocking members, said perforation defining a first seal area on said one of said leading flanges on the same side of said perforation as said interlocking members and a second seal area on the other leading flange opposite to said first seal area;
- wherein said nose portion is sealable to one of said package walls;
- wherein the leading flange having said perforation is sealable to the other package wall at said first seal area; and
- wherein the other leading flange is sealable to the same package wall as said nose portion at said second seal area.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/082,711; filed May 21, 1998; now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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