EP 1400446 A3 20050323 - Slide-zippered reclosable packages
Title (en)
Slide-zippered reclosable packages
Title (de)
Wiederverschliessbare Verpackungen mit Reissverschluss und Gleitkörper
Title (fr)
Emballage refermable avec glissière et curseur
Publication
Application
Priority
US 21704802 A 20020812
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2002184858A1] Methods of making slide-zippered reclosable packages are provided. In one embodiment, a pair of opposing film extensions are provided on each package between which a zipper and slider are attached. In another embodiment, sliders are inserted on to zippered packages output from a form-fill-seal machine or the like. In yet another embodiment, during package formation a reclosable zipper is sealed to each package and then a slider is inserted on to the zipper. In yet another embodiment, during package formation a reclosable zipper is sealed to each package and a slider is inserted on to each zipper, either before or after zipper sealing. In a still further embodiment, a first flange of the zipper sealed adjacent to a machine direction center line of the package film, the film is folded about said machine direction center line to form a fold and a second flange of the zipper is sealed to the folded over portion of the film.
IPC 1-7
B65B 9/02; B65B 9/04; B65B 9/06; B65B 9/08; B65B 61/18; A44B 19/62; B31B 1/90
IPC 8 full level
B31B 1/90 (2006.01); B31B 19/90 (2006.01); B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65B 9/08 (2012.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65B 9/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 9/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 9/093 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 61/188 (2013.01 - EP US); B31B 50/81 (2017.08 - EP US); B31B 70/8132 (2017.08 - EP US)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2002184858 A1 20021212; EP 1400446 A2 20040324; EP 1400446 A3 20050323
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 21704802 A 20020812; EP 03254795 A 20030731