Appeal No. 2006-1232
Application No. 09/761,500
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ invention is a tamper-evident resealable package. The
package includes a zipper provided with a slider. The slider is either
contained in or blocked from movement along the zipper by package
material which must be removed or ruptured to permit operation of the slider
or to provide access to the package contents (Specification 2). Claim 1, the
only independent claim in this application, is representative of the invention
and reads as follows:
1. A reclosable package having a top, bottom, and
sides, said package comprising:
a first wall and a second wall opposite to
said first wall;
a first zipper profile having a first
interlocking member and a first flange portion,
said first flange portion having a distal end, said
first interlocking member being positioned
proximate to said distal end of said first flange
portion, a portion of said first flange portion being
attached to said first wall along a line extending
substantially from side to side of said package and
said distal end of said first flange portion being
free of attachment to said first wall;
a second zipper profile having a second
interlocking member engageable with said first
interlocking member and a second flange portion,
said second flange portion having a distal end, said
second interlocking member being positioned
proximate to said distal end of said second flange
portion, a portion of said second flange portion
being attached to said second wall along a line
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