HK1006516A1 - Reclosable profile having improved closure members - Google Patents

Reclosable profile having improved closure members

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Publication number
HK1006516A1
HK1006516A1 HK98105593A HK98105593A HK1006516A1 HK 1006516 A1 HK1006516 A1 HK 1006516A1 HK 98105593 A HK98105593 A HK 98105593A HK 98105593 A HK98105593 A HK 98105593A HK 1006516 A1 HK1006516 A1 HK 1006516A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
closure members
improved closure
reclosable profile
reclosable
profile
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HK98105593A
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English (en)
Inventor
Steven H Simonsen
Mladimir Tomic
Wayne M Wegner
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Reynolds Consumer Prod
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Publication of HK1006516A1 publication Critical patent/HK1006516A1/xx

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2541—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/10—Slide fasteners with a one-piece interlocking member on each stringer tape
    • A44B19/16—Interlocking member having uniform section throughout the length of the stringer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)
  • Package Frames And Binding Bands (AREA)
  • Slide Fasteners (AREA)
HK98105593A 1989-05-19 1998-06-18 Reclosable profile having improved closure members HK1006516A1 (en)

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US07/354,141 US5017021A (en) 1989-05-19 1989-05-19 Reclosable profile having improved closure members

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US (1) US5017021A (de)
EP (1) EP0398732B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2868582B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1336593C (de)
DE (2) DE69011734T2 (de)
HK (1) HK1006516A1 (de)

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DE69011734D1 (de) 1994-09-29
EP0398732A2 (de) 1990-11-22
EP0398732B1 (de) 1994-08-24
CA1336593C (en) 1995-08-08
DE69011734T2 (de) 1995-04-06
DE398732T1 (de) 1991-11-07
JPH03124563A (ja) 1991-05-28
EP0398732A3 (en) 1990-12-27
US5017021A (en) 1991-05-21
JP2868582B2 (ja) 1999-03-10

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