US Patent No: 6,663,283

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Reclosable bags having a tamper-evident member extending over a zipper proximate to a slider

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Abstract

A plastic bag comprises opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. A reclosable zipper extending along a mouth portion formed opposite the sealed bottom of the plastic bag. The zipper is preferably free of graspable upper pull flanges in order to best accommodate a slider and inhibit operation of the zipper without the slider. The slider is mounted to the zipper for movement between a closed position and an open position. The zipper is closed while the slider is in the closed position. The zipper is opened in response to movement of the slider to the open position. To inhibit tampering with the contents of the bag, the bag includes a tamper-evident feature. In one set of embodiments, the tamper-evident feature initially maintains the slider in the closed position and allows the slider to move away from the closed position toward the open position in response to removing or breaking the tamper-evident feature. In another set of embodiments, the tamper-evident feature initially maintains a mouth portion of the plastic bag in a folded position and allows the mouth portion to be unfolded in response to removing or breaking the tamper-evident feature.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
REYNOLDS PRESTO PRODUCTS INC.RICHMOND, VA145

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cappel, Craig E Pittsford, NY 40 386

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
MINIGRIP, INC. (34)
4,285,376 Reclosable plastic bag construction made from a one piece extrusion 68 1977
4,196,030 Method of making extruded construction for bags 87 1978
4,191,230 Integral extruded construction for bags 80 1978
4,235,653 Method for making reclosable bags 66 1978
4,249,982 Apparatus for making reclosable bags 41 1979
4,430,070 Method of and apparatus for uninterruptedly assembling components for making bags 109 1981
4,601,694 Thin wall reclosable bag material and method of making same 137 1982
4,528,224 Method of making multiple reclosable bag material 117 1982
4,589,145 Packaging material and package 102 1983
4,617,683 Reclosable bag, material, and method of and means for making same 198 1984
4,698,118 Apparatus for forming plastic fastener and plastic accessory strips and uniting the same with a film 27 1984
4,582,549 Method and apparatus for producing bag making material having reclosable fasteners 71 1985
4,682,366 Attachment of plastic zipper to incompatible bag wall web 59 1985
4,673,383 Fusible rib bonding of fasteners to substrate 95 1985
4,666,536 Method of and means for making reclosable bag material, and material produced thereby 79 1985
4,736,450 Gusseted bags with reclosure features 78 1985
4,709,533 Method and apparatus for making reclosable bags in a form, fill and seal machine 131 1986
4,736,451 Extruded zipper having combination stabilizing and differential opening means 81 1986
4,744,674 Non-reclosable mechanically fillable and closable link bag structure and method 73 1987
RE33674 Openable bag 54 1987
4,791,710 Self-aligning closable extruded profile plastic fastener and method 75 1987
4,925,316 Reclosable bag having an outer reclosable zipper type closure and inner non-reclosable closure 140 1987
4,835,835 Method and apparatus for making extruded separable fastener with reactivatable adhesive 40 1987
4,846,585 Easy open bag structure 71 1988
4,817,188 Bag with separate attached zipper and method of making 57 1988
4,894,975 Method and apparatus for making reclosable bags with fastener strips in a form fill and seal machine 163 1988
4,786,190 Reclosable package having outer reclosable closure and inner non-reclosable closure 129 1988
4,832,505 Tamper evident link bags 83 1988
4,890,935 Leak resistant zipper 68 1988
5,023,122 Easy open bag structure 59 1989
5,211,482 Closure for post filling application to packaging 121 1991
RE34554 Bags with reclosable plastic fastener having automatic sealing gasket means 72 1991
5,425,825 Reclosable zipper with tamper evident feature 78 1993
5,435,864 Reclosable zipper with tamper evident feature 113 1993
 
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (20)
4,925,318 Packing, method of manufacturing same, and strip material therefor 100 1988
4,927,271 Recloseable tamper evident bag with hooded closure 42 1988
4,969,967 Method of manufacturing packing and strip material therefor 40 1989
4,923,309 Tamper-evident package 89 1989
4,947,525 Zipper closure with internal peel seal 68 1989
5,022,530 Modified zipper elements for easy open containers 70 1989
5,065,899 Sectional or pre-cut zipper strips, magazine storage and feed means, and method 22 1989
5,024,537 Tape carried pre-cut zipper 87 1990
5,063,069 Zippered closure for thermoformed package 52 1990
5,100,246 Pull bead and guide rails for easy open flexible containers 34 1990
5,092,684 Post-applied zipper base with grip strip 73 1991
5,129,734 Seal system for block cheese 47 1991
5,121,997 Perforated tear strip for easy-open flexible containers 78 1991
5,186,543 Tear-open bag having guide strips 82 1992
5,956,924 Method and apparatus for placing a product in a flexible recloseable container 127 1997
6,257,763 Tamper evident zipper slider 81 1998
5,875,611 Offset sealing method for plastic films 39 1998
6,000,197 Process and machine for forming bags having a fastener assembly with transverse profiles 64 1998
6,212,857 Slide-zipper assembly, method of attaching slide-zipper assembly to thermoplastic film, and method of making slide-zippered packages 84 1999
6,131,369 Method of applying slider to package having reclosable zipper 79 1999
 
TENNECO PLASTICS COMPANY (20)
4,419,159 Manufacture of plastic bags with interlocking profile extrusions 68 1982
4,561,109 Plastic bags with releasable closure which resists opening from inside 88 1984
5,007,142 Method of assembling a snapped-together multipart plastic slider with a plastic reclosable fastener 120 1990
5,010,627 Foldable plastic slider and method of assembly with a plastic reclosable fastener 158 1990
5,020,194 Leakproof zipper with slider 144 1990
5,070,583 Gull wing zipper slider 115 1990
5,088,971 Method of making protruding end stops for plastic reclosable fastener 160 1991
5,131,121 Protruding end stops for plastic reclosable fastener 175 1991
5,152,613 Plastic film zipper bag having straightened heat seals 87 1991
5,161,286 End clamp stops for plastic reclosable fastener 146 1991
5,189,764 Plastic reclosable fastener with structure for retaining slider in closed position 120 1992
5,426,830 Axial assembly of multi-part slider on zipper 85 1993
5,448,807 Plastic end clips fused to plastic zipper 114 1993
5,301,395 Plastic reclosable fastener with structure for restraining slider in closed position and for facilitating reopening fastener 127 1993
5,405,478 Tubular plastic end stops bonded to plastic zipper 128 1993
5,431,760 Zipper slider insertion through split track 120 1994
5,442,838 Rolling action zipper profile and slider 114 1994
5,442,837 Integrated end stops for zipper slider 157 1994
5,448,808 Foldable zipper slider with improved compression-type latch 82 1994
5,482,375 Tubular plastic end stops bonded to plastic zipper 120 1994
 
REYNOLDS PRESTO PRODUCTS INC. (18)
5,486,051 Closure arrangement having a breakaway seal 50 1994
5,492,411 Tamper evident peelable seal 93 1995
5,513,915 Closure arrangement having a breakaway seal 44 1995
5,647,671 Closure arrangement having a peelable seal 56 1996
6,286,999 Tamper-evident reclosable bag 83 1999
6,293,701 Resealable closure mechanism having slider device and methods 49 1999
6,293,896 Methods of manufacturing reclosable package having a slider device 72 1999
6,287,001 Closure arrangement having interlocking closure profiles, slider device, and systems and methods for retaining slider device 63 2000
6,264,366 Reclosable closure arrangement having encapsulated zipper closure, reclosable profiles, and slider device; and methods 39 2000
6,287,000 Resealable package having zipper closure with tamper evident seal, including a slider device having a seal cutting mechanism 28 2000
6,247,843 Resealable closure arrangement with side tamper evident strip for use with a slider device 23 2000
6,273,607 Reclosable package having a slider device and tamper-evident structure 71 2000
6,290,390 Reclosable package having a slider device and a tamper-evident structure 46 2000
6,290,391 Reclosable package having slider device and tamper-evident structure 60 2000
6,347,885 Reclosable package having a zipper closure, slider device and tamper-evident structure 44 2000
6,409,384 Zipper slider with grab tab 25 2000
6,419,391 Reclosable bags having a tamper evident stepped member 24 2001
6,439,770 Reclosable bags having a tamper-evident retaining member extending through a slider 31 2001
 
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC. (16)
5,067,822 Method of forming recloseable packages, profiles used therein, and packages produced thereby 96 1989
5,017,021 Reclosable profile having improved closure members 85 1989
5,127,208 Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package 126 1991
5,198,055 Method of forming recloseable packages, profiles used therein, and packages produced thereby 68 1991
5,366,294 Recloseable package having recloseable profile strips with a heat barrier 52 1993
5,509,735 Closure arrangement having a peelable seal 73 1995
5,551,127 Closure arrangement having a peelable seal 69 1995
5,552,202 Tear guide arrangement 34 1995
5,613,934 Method of forming a tear guide arrangement 47 1996
5,725,312 Closure arrangement having a peelable seal 78 1996
5,767,184 Heat-sealable peelable composition 9 1996
5,711,609 Child resistant packaage 24 1997
5,867,875 Foldable zipper slider with improved compression-type latch 69 1998
6,364,530 Resealable package having a slider device and void arrangement 54 2000
6,467,956 Tamper evident package having slider device, and methods 30 2000
6,474,866 Reclosable package having a zipper closure, slider device and tamper-evident structure 20 2002
 
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. (11)
5,669,715 Tamper-evident reclosable plastic bag with slider 168 1996
5,924,173 End posts for plastic zipper 84 1996
5,682,730 Plastic bag with bottom header 109 1996
5,775,812 Tamper-evident reclosable plastic bag with breakaway slider 93 1996
5,713,669 Plastic bag with zipper slider captured in pocket 117 1996
5,851,070 Seals for plastic bags 46 1996
5,919,535 Fins for plastic bags 58 1996
5,896,627 High-strength slider for a reclosable bag 79 1997
5,964,532 Reclosable fastener strip with tamper evident feature 110 1997
5,911,508 Vented reclosable bag 88 1997
6,010,244 Vented reclosable bag 65 1999
 
CRYOVAC, INC. (5)
4,246,288 Reclosable package 101 1979
4,437,293 Method and apparatus for making a reclosable package 109 1980
4,638,913 Multiply package having delaminating easy open seal 70 1981
4,889,731 Package having peelable film 77 1988
4,875,587 Easy open shrinkable laminate 46 1988
 
PARAMOUNT PACKAGING CORPORATION (5)
4,573,203 Reusable plastic bag with loop handle 58 1982
4,713,839 Resealable reusable flexible plastic bag with loop handle 91 1986
4,877,336 Bottom loaded duplex bag having a handle and method of making same 47 1989
5,033,868 Flexible plastic bag with perforated handle 64 1989
5,112,138 Resealable reusable flexible plastic bag with loop handle 30 1990
 
S.C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE, INC. (5)
4,295,919 Forming an integral closure for a thermoplastic container 40 1980
4,515,647 Method and apparatus for forming an integral closure for a thermoplastic container 35 1984
4,755,248 Slot-cast intergrated interlocking film closure structure 48 1986
5,066,444 Process and apparatus for reducing color contamination in the process recycle of zippered thermoplastic bags 38 1990
5,722,128 Fastener assembly with slider providing tactile and/or audible feedback 100 1996
 
TENNECO PACKAGING SPECIALTY AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC. (4)
5,007,143 Rolling action zipper profile and slipper therefor 169 1990
5,063,644 Foldable zipper slider with compression-type latch 117 1991
5,067,208 Plastic reclosable fastener with self-locking slider 217 1991
5,938,337 Bottom filled, bottom-gusseted bag and method of making the same 75 1998
 
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC (3)
5,224,779 Tamper-evident, reclosable flexible packages 71 1992
5,405,629 Multi-seal reclosable flexible package for displaying thinly sliced food products 76 1994
5,582,853 Multi-seal recloseable flexible package for displaying thinly sliced food products 63 1995
 
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. (3)
4,966,470 Tamper-evident, reclosable, flexible packages 70 1989
4,944,603 Reclosable package with encompassing tamper-evident band 30 1989
6,357,914 Fastener closure arrangement for flexible packages 40 2000
 
YKK CORPORATION (3)
4,309,233 Method of manufacturing separable slide fastener 26 1981
5,031,944 Apparatus for blocking release of slide fastener 25 1990
5,253,395 Watertight slide fastener 23 1992
 
FIRST BRANDS CORPORATION (2)
4,363,345 Reclosable container 92 1981
4,540,537 Method and extruding die apparatus for producing a plastic closure strip 55 1984
 
HUNTSMAN KCL CORPORATION (2)
5,664,299 Reclosable fastener assembly 136 1996
5,836,056 Reclosable fastener assembly 87 1997
 
INNOFLEX INCORPORATED (2)
5,782,733 Zippered film and bag 96 1997
5,823,933 Zippered film and bag 66 1997
 
KCL CORPORATION (2)
4,241,865 Reclosable shipping sack and method 99 1979
4,902,140 Detachable handle for shipping sacks 29 1989
 
KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC (2)
5,456,928 Tamper-evident, flexible, reclosable package 88 1991
5,924,795 Tamper-evident, reclosable, flexible packages 37 1993
 
KRAFT FOODS, INC. (2)
4,782,951 Reclosable package and method of making reclosable package 126 1986
5,005,707 Reclosable package 68 1989
 
MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, AND MORGAN BANK ( DELAWARE ) AS COLLATERAL ( AGENTS ) SEE RECORD FOR THE REMAINING ASSIGNEES. (2)
4,212,337 Closure fastening device 87 1978
4,428,788 Film-tape-closure device slot cast integrated interlocking structure and extrusion method 58 1982
 
SARGENTO FOODS INC. (2)
6,360,513 Resealable bag for filling with food product(s) and method 80 1999
2002/0015,537 Resealable bag for filling with food product (s) and method 15 2001
 
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (1)
5,989,708 Removable adhesive tape 31 1997
 
AMI, INC. (1)
4,664,649 Method and apparatus for producing drawstring bags 33 1986
 
AMPAC TRIGON, LLC (1)
5,352,041 Security bag for valuable articles 24 1993
 
BOND (R.S.C.) ASSOCIATES, LTD. (1)
4,602,405 Containers provided with sealable sliding fasteners 24 1983
 
BRDR. SCHUR INTERNATIONAL A/S (1)
4,189,050 Packing of the folding bag type 21 1976
 
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION (1)
5,488,807 Two element shingle 48 1994
 
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (1)
5,094,357 Tamper evident seal 14 1990
 
CONTROL PAPER CO., INC. (1)
5,918,983 Security envelope 8 1996
 
CONVEY, INC. (1)
5,681,115 Child-resistant locking device for reclosable bag 47 1996
 
CONWED PLASTICS LLC (1)
4,755,247 Plastic net composed of co-extruded composite strands 26 1986
 
CTA COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., A VIRGINIA CORPORATION (1)
5,283,932 Flexible plastic zipper slider with rigidizing structure for assembly with profiled plastic zipper 135 1993
 
CURWOOD, INC. (1)
4,944,409 Easy open package 51 1988
 
FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC. (1)
4,518,087 Sealed flexible container with non-destructive peelable opening 49 1983
 
FUN BUNCH INC. (1)
5,524,762 Disposable litter bag system 27 1994
 
GREENBRIER INNOVATIONS, INC. (1)
5,215,381 Opening device for flexible packaging 8 1992
 
HAYSSEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)
5,092,831 Method of and apparatus for opening a folded web of heat-sealable packaging material prior to formation of the web into sealed reclosable packages 67 1990
 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
4,428,477 Resealable package for premoistened towellettes 56 1982
 
LEUCADIA, INC. (1)
4,656,075 Plastic net composed of co-extruded composite strands 32 1984
 
LPS INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
5,116,301 Method of making a double zipper pouch 71 1990
 
MEDERI THERAPEUTICS, INC. (1)
6,273,886 Integrated tissue heating and cooling apparatus 178 1999
 
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, INC. (1)
5,606,846 Bag sealing 14 1994
 
MORGAN ADHESIVES COMPANY (1)
5,035,518 Hinge pressure sensitive adhesive tab closure for package 29 1990
 
OPTI PATENT-, FORSCHUNGS- UND FABRIKATIONS-AG (1)
4,615,083 Locking slider for slide fastener and method of production thereof 19 1985
 
PARADOX CAPITAL FUNDING LLC (1)
4,584,201 Resealable package, method of making and use 35 1984
 
PHILIP S. JOHNSON;JOHNSON & JOHNSON (1)
4,379,806 Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and process 92 1982
 
PROVIDENT BANK, THE (1)
5,620,256 Tamper evident security bag 12 1995
 
REPLA INTERNATIONAL S.A.H. (1)
4,189,809 Fastener device and method of manufacturing 46 1977
 
REYNOLDS FOIL INC. (1)
6,036,364 Two-piece sliding fastener arrangement for attachment to container 33 1998
 
S2F FLEXICO (1)
6,088,887 Bags comprising matching closure profiles actuated by slider 71 1999
 
SALVE S.A. (1)
4,252,238 Package for a stack of refreshers 53 1978
 
SEISAN NIPPON SHA, LTD. (1)
4,555,282 Method of and means for bonding synthetic resin profiled fasteners to film substrate 59 1983
 
SEISSAN NIPPON-SHA K. K. (1)
4,279,677 Method of means for joining plastic fastener strip to film 44 1979
 
STANDARD PRODUCTS COMPANY (1)
4,497,678 Method of making a laminate construction 22 1983
 
SUPREME PLASTICS LTD. (1)
4,874,257 Method of forming a closed filled bag, a bag construction and an apparatus for forming the bag 65 1988
 
TALON, INC. (1)
4,337,889 Reclosable bag with slide fastener 43 1980
 
TETRA PAK DEVELOPPEMENT SA (1)
4,522,305 Opening arrangement for packing containers with pressurized contents 27 1982
 
W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. (1)
4,240,241 Method and apparatus for making a reclosable package 90 1979
 
WS PACKAGING GROUP, INC. (1)
5,855,434 Package reclosure label and package 41 1997
 
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. (1)
4,855,168 Synthetic resin sheet having notching strip and container 19 1987
 
ZIP PACK IP AG (1)
4,971,454 Reclosable bag having a top closure attached to a bag body composed of multiple thermoplastic layers 66 1989
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (8)
4,498,939 Method and apparatus for making zipper bags 28 1983
4,661,990 Hooded type bag seal 18 1986
4,895,198 Money organizer and carrier 31 1988
5,077,001 Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope having special characteristics and method of making same 32 1990
5,391,136 Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope and method of making same 40 1993
5,625,927 Slider of a zipper 17 1995
5,882,116 Tamper indication device 23 1996
5,799,843 Belt hanger with buckle protecting jacket 15 1997

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CURWOOD, INC. (3)
8,283,010 Easy-open reclosable films having an interior frangible interface and articles made therefrom 0 2011
8,283,011 Easy-open reclosable films having interior frangible interface and articles made therefrom 0 2011
8,329,276 Easy-open reclosable films having an interior frangible interface and articles made therefrom 0 2011
 
CTI INDUSTRIES, INC. (2)
7,398,953 One way valve for fluid evacuation from a container 3 2004
7,552,907 One way valve for fluid evacuation from a container 1 2008
 
GRAPHIC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING, LLC (2)
7,819,583 Bag structures and methods of assembling the same 2 2005
8,142,077 Bag structures and methods of assembling the same 0 2009
 
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC. (2)
7,290,660 Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag 8 2005
7,857,514 Resealable closures, polymeric packages and systems and methods relating thereto 0 2006
 
CRYOVAC, INC. (1)
8,357,414 Package with on-demand product elevation 0 2010
 
CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (1)
7,972,064 One way valve and container 2 2005
 
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (1)
7,090,397 Single use container 14 2004
 
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. (1)
8,266,868 Opening device for outer wrapping and method for forming 0 2008
 
S.C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE, INC. (1)
7,052,181 Zippered bag having a pair of fastener strips 6 2003

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