JPH04242550A - Method to make re-sealable package in tandem state and re-sealable package - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a package having distinct portions for holding juice of a received product wherein individual portions sectioned for taking out a portion of contents can be repetitively opened/closed. CONSTITUTION: The package 10 includes first and second sheets sealed to both side faces of a fastener strip of a double recloseable seal 26. Film sheets are further sealed hermetically 44 around a periphery of each of easily separable two distinct packages.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to reclosable packages for hermetically sealing consumables between generally opposed side panels, and more particularly to reclosable packages for foodstuffs, etc., which can be easily assembled in tandem. The present invention relates to packages made in the United States in which each segmented package has its own attached reclosing seal.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Certain processed meats and/or food products sold to consumers are sold in packages in which the processed meat or food product is attached to a backing plate. The freshness of these foods, such as bacon, sliced snack meats, cheese, etc., depends on the extent to which the package is vacuum packed or gas flushed and subsequently hermetically sealed. Buyers often do not use food products contained in such packages all at once, but rather over long periods of time. During opening of the package, the initial airtight seal of the package is broken and then parts of the package are often removed. In such cases, the package cannot be effectively resealed to preserve the freshness of the food contained therein. The purchaser often must repack the food in another suitable reclosable container.

From a manufacturer's point of view, it is advantageous to produce such reclosable packages in a number of forms. Accordingly, there is a need for improved food packages that can be constructed in tandem and easily separated for later transport to the point of sale.

0004

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An improved package according to the present invention provides a solution to the aforementioned problems and each includes a unique seal inside the reclosable seal, the seal wrapping around the entire circumference of the food product. The extended reclosable seal is liquid-tight and prevents water, juices,
It offers a significant advantage in having two compartmentalized package parts which adequately retain the liquids of the product contained therein, including oils and the like. The reclosable seal is permanently attached at its end so that individual segmented package sections can be repeatedly opened and closed to remove portions of the package contents without compromising the integrity of the package. A "zipper" seal consisting of interengaging elements, such as a rib and groove fastener element, is a suitable reclosable sealing means.

A reclosable seal associated with each segmented package section is attached to the facing side of the package film. The interengaging fastener elements of the reclosable seal are provided in pairs, each having a central interconnecting web, and are adhered to directly opposing package panels. Each interengaging fastener element is permanently secured to a respective opposing package seal and sealed at both ends to reduce the possibility of tearing or separating the package film when handling the package portions. The central web portion of the tandem package separating the two segmented package sections is tampered with in the form of a pair of lines of weakness that the user must break to access the reclosable seal of the two package sections. Preferably, it includes features that prove that.

[0006] The airtight seal disposed around the food product in each of the package portions of the tandem package has an easily openable or peelable seal portion located adjacent to and surrounding the reclosable seal. Peelable seals are opened by fingertip peeling force, which is also used to open reclosable seals. A surrounding hermetic seal can maintain a vacuum, pressurized and/or gas flushed atmosphere within the package. The peel seal area of the airtight seal is formed by performing a face-to-face seal between two layers of plastic film on the outside of the food product with a force that will separate the seal without damaging or tearing either layer.

The reclosable seals of the package of the present invention are attached in tandem to opposing package panels at the mouth of the package. The engageable fastener elements of the individual reclosable seals are bonded directly to opposing package film sheets at the sealing flange of each package. The opposing package film sheets further provide a perforated tear strip adhered to the outside of the interengaging fastener elements of the reclosable seal, which strip indicates whether the package has been previously opened. By locating the package sealing elements near the top of the individual package sections, the present invention can be efficiently constructed in tandem.

[0008] Accordingly, it is an overall object of the present invention to include a first reclosable seal disposed proximate to the food product, and a first reclosable seal disposed adjacent to and within the reclosable seal circumferentially. The present invention provides an improved reclosable package that can be easily constructed in tandem in the form of a continuous length segmented tandem package having a second airtight peel seal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a food product having a reclosable seal disposed near the opening of the package and an airtight seal, the airtight seal having a peripherally peelable seal adjacent to the reclosable seal. To provide a reclosable seal for use in applications such as the following.

Yet another object of the invention is that each package has a peel seal and a reclosable seal, the reclosable seal element being attached to the first and second package films outside the peel seal. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of making reclosable product packaging.

Yet another object of the invention is a reclosable product package, each package having a peel seal and a reclosable seal, the reclosable seal elements being attached to the first and second packaging films. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for making tandem shapes.

These and other objects of the invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description.

[0013]

[Example] In the following detailed description, a single package 1
The structure of 0 itself will be explained first, and then the structure of the tandem package 100 will be explained.

FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a reclosable package 10 constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention, which is constructed in tandem in the configuration shown in FIG. separated into two separate packages from an adjacent partner package. Package 10 of the present invention
is particularly suited for sealing perishable food products between two sheets or panels 14, 16 of flexible packaging film material. The first and second film sheets 14 and 16 forming the package 10 can be made from a wide variety of materials including plastic films, multilayer laminates, coextrusions, heat deformable materials, and the like. Preferred plastic films for the assembly of the package 10 of the present invention are those that are impermeable to air, oxygen, or moisture.

When the packaging film sheets 14, 16 are formed from a laminate structure, the laminate includes a thin inner layer that is impermeable to air, oxygen, or moisture so that the laminate can function as the sidewalls of the package. It is desirable to use a combination of sufficient flexibility and an outer layer having desirable structural properties. For convenience of illustration and explanation, each film sheet is shown as a single heat-sealable laminate. In practice, each film sheet has two layers that provide sufficient protection for the product (e.g. as a barrier against oxygen and moisture) and that can form an airtight and optionally removable seal on the thin inner surface. This is a laminated material as described above. As is known in the art, the surface of the vinylidene chloride polymer plastic film, such as "Saran" or "Saline" ionomer or polyvinyl chloride, in contact with the surface of the ethylene vinyl acetate plastic film is the preferred laminate described above. material can be formed.

The single package 10 includes a first package 10 that cooperatively seals the food product 12 located on the first film sheet 14.
It has a film sheet 14 and a second film sheet 16. Food 12 etc. are placed on the first film sheet 14,
It is preferably positioned to provide a peripheral edge 22 around it. The first and second film sheets 14, 16 contact each other around the food product 12 to form a continuous edge seal 24 extending around the food product. Once vacuum packed, the first and second film sheets 14, 16 are pulled together around the food product 12, etc. to conform to the shape of the food product and improve its resistance to rough handling during transportation, retail display, etc. Provides rigidity to the package 10.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the package 10 defines a package mouth 61;
A first reclosable seal 26 is shown as a partially dual interengaging fastener assembly 27, such as a rib and groove fastener assembly. During production,
Interengaging fastener assembly 27 is provided to first film sheet 14 in the form of a dual fastener strip assembly. The dual fastener strip assembly includes a first or lower fastener element strip having two generally parallel fastener elements 32 interconnected by an integral base or web 35 extending therebetween. 29 and a pair of second or upper fastener element strips 28 that are interengaged or secured with the lower fastener element 32 and are not interconnected by an integral web.

Interengaging fastener assembly 27 is particularly rigid for packages 10 of the type shown, ie, includes a length of interconnected molded compound rib elements 34 and two like lengths. It is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 as having a groove strip 32 formed in the shape of a groove. However, interengaging fastener elements 32 of reclosable seal 26
, 34 need not be limited to any particular number or type of interengaging fastener elements. When a rib-and-groove fastener strip is used, the rib extends from the fastener element strip by a sufficient distance to securely engage and be retained by the mating groove in the facing fastener strip. Preferably, it protrudes outward from. Reclosable seal 26 and interengaging fastener assembly 27 may employ any number of various features and configurations other than those described herein.

In an important aspect of the present invention, when constructed in tandem, the package 10 is easily accessible from adjacent partners along the longitudinal centerline 60 between the interengaging fastener elements 32, 34. The dual fastener assembly 27 has a width sufficient to separate the two. Accordingly, the underside of the bottom interengaging fastener strip 29 and the underside of the top fastener strip 28 form lateral film sealing face flanges 36, 3, respectively.
7, the flanges being connected to the first and second film sheets 1
4, 16 are adhered to the reclosable seal's interengaging fastener assembly 27 to provide a surface for sealing. As best shown in FIG. 3, sealing flanges 36, 37 are integrally formed with respective interengaging fastener strips 28, 29. Alternatively, the flanges 36, 37 may be formed as separate members and individually adhered to the fastener element strip by any suitable means, such as by heat sealing or adhesive sealing. Interengaging fastener elements 32, 34
The sealing flanges 36, 37 are wide enough so that each flange has a surface large enough to allow the flange to adhere to the first and second film sheets over its entire width including the fastener elements.

Seal flanges 36, 37 further include reclosable seals 26 to facilitate opening of package 10.
act as tension flanges 90, 91 for the package located adjacent to the outside of the package. In this regard, the lower element strip 32 has a sealing flange 37 that extends to and terminates at the top 65 of the package. The upper fastener element strip 34, on the other hand, is a sealing flange that terminates below the top 65 of the package at a location equal to the lower edge of the visibly colored portion 50 of the element strip seal flange 37 at the mouth 62 of the package. It has 36. As will be described in detail below, the interengaging fastener assembly 27 is assembled by first bonding the grooved strip fastener sealing flange 37 to the central portion 61 of the first film sheet 14.
and the second film sheets 14 and 16. This may be achieved by any suitable means, such as a suitable adhesive or heat sealing.

After attaching the interengaging fastener assembly 27 to the first film sheet 14, the food product 12 is positioned on the first film sheet 14. A second film sheet is placed over the first film sheet and the food product, and the rib element strips of the reclosable seal are sealed in the longitudinal direction by heat sealing, adhesive sealing, or any other suitable means. It is glued to the seal flanges 36, 37. The first and second film sheets 1 when the food product 12 is inserted
The air interposed between 4 and 16 can be evacuated and the food product 12 can be gas flushed if desired. Second
The film sheet 16 is further adhered to the opposite or inner surface 38 of the grooved element fastener strip web 35 and to the colored portion 50 thereof.

Preferably, the first and second film sheets 14, 16 are sized larger than the food product 12 so as to provide a peripheral edge 22 where they contact each other. The first and second film sheets 14, 16 are adhered to each other at this peripheral edge 22 to form a permanent airtight seal 44 generally surrounding the food product. This bonding may be accomplished in any conventional manner, such as by heat sealing or adhesives. Dual interengaging fastener assembly 27 terminates at its end 80 so that the user can
It is noted that the apertures cannot be separated at the peripheral edge 22 so that the openings do not interfere with the effectiveness of the hermetic seal, i.e. allow it.

As best shown in FIG. 1, the portion of the airtight seal 44 that is circumferentially adjacent to the reclosable seal 26 and the food product 12 is a peelable seal 46 relative to the reclosable seal 26. It is desirable to be able to easily and easily approach buyers. Although the airtight seal 44 is generally peelable, it is also possible that the airtight seal portion has a stronger adhesion between the two films than the peelable portion 46, making the airtight seal 44 non-peelable. The inner airtight seal 46 is a firm but peelable seal 46 that maintains a tight seal between the food portion 12 and the reclosable seal 26 during handling and storage. It is preferable that it can be easily turned over by applying force. After gluing the two films together, the airtight seal 44 and the food periphery 22 are sealed.
is trimmed to size and placed in the central portion 61 of the package generally parallel to and between the reclosable sealing elements 26, preferably the upper fastener element sealing flange 36. At the end of element 26
There may be one or more lines of weakness 70 spaced apart from the line of weakness.

When it is desired to open the finished package, the user grasps the top portion 65 of the package at the tear strip 66 and tears the package along the perforated line of weakness 70. Then, approaching the mouth 62 of the package, the user grasps the free edge of the mouth and applies finger tension to open the reclosable seal 26. The interengaged fastener elements 32, 34 of the reclosable seal are separated and closed at the mouth 6 of the package.
2 can be opened to access the inner peelable airtight seal 46. Further application of fingertip force causes the peel seal portion 46 of the airtight seal 44 to separate, allowing access to the food portion 12. The rib and groove fastener elements 32, 34 of the reclosable seal are permanently secured to each other at the end 80, greatly reducing the possibility that the integrity of the package 10 will be compromised by the user. The first and second film portions in the region of the first edge 22 are then separated and the food product 12 can be handled.

FIG. 4 shows a tandem reclosable package 100, which is the preferred form in which packages according to the invention are made. two package parts 110 located on either side of the central part of the first film sheet 114;
It can be seen that a first film sheet 114 is provided having a width sufficient to accommodate 210. An easily separable partially dual fixture assembly 127 is provided in the central portion 105 of the first film sheet 114. The dual fastener assembly includes a pair of opposing fastener element strips 152, 154 secured to each other. The bottom pair of fastener elements 152 are of unitary construction with a pair of fastener element strips 1 disposed at opposite ends of and connected to a central integral web 153.
Contains 29,229. a pair of separate elongated fastener elements 128, 22 of the same length as the fastener element strips 129, 229;
8 are secured thereto to complete the dual fastener assembly 127. The dual fastener assembly 127 is then located in the central portion 105 of the first film sheet 114 to form the central portion of the tandem package and define two adjacent package portions 110,210.

First and second fastener element strips 152, 15
4 connects the dual fastener assembly 127 to the first film sheet 1
14 before being inter-engaged. Dual fastener assembly 127 may be adhered to first film sheet 114 by any conventional sealing means, such as adhesive sealing, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding. The dual fastener assembly 127 is preferably adhered to the first film sheet 114 along the entire width of the base surface 160, which acts as a dual width package seal flange 137. Preferably, the upper individual fastener element strips 128, 228 each also each have a base surface of sufficient width to act as a sealing flange 136, 236 for the package.

After adhering the dual fastener assembly 150 to the first film sheet 114, the food product 112 is bonded to the two fasteners on either side of the dual fastener assembly 127 in each food area.
It is only necessary to position it on each of the divided package parts 110 and 210. A second film sheet 116 having a width at least equal to that of the first film sheet 114 is placed over the first film sheet and food product assembly and includes a fixture sealing flange 136 that includes an upper rib.
, 236 and the central upper surface 162 of the web 153 integral with the strip including the grooves. The second film sheet 116 has two divided package parts 110, 21
0 further contact the first film sheet 114 around each peripheral edge 122, 222 to form a respective peripheral hermetic seal 144, 244. Peripheral airtight seal 144
, 244 are reclosable seals 126, 244.
26 and may include a peelable adhesive region 146, 246 located on the outside of the food product 112.

After the airtight seals 144, 244 are formed, the tandem package 100 is fitted with a web of dual fastener strip assembly 150 such that the respective lines of weakness are associated with the segmented package portions 110, 210. Two lines of weakness 165, 265 can be provided at 153. These lines of weakness are located approximately where the sealing flanges 136, 236 of the element strips containing the ribs end and the colored portions 170 containing the central web begin. line of weakness 165
, 265 may be applied to the tandem package 110 before or after the segmented package portions 110, 210 are separated into two packages by cutting along the center line 190, for example.

Importantly, the structure of the package of the present invention allows packages to be efficiently made in tandem in continuous lengths, which can later be cut to form individual tandem packages. can. 1st
A film sheet 14 of is received from a continuous feedstock;
Multiple fastener strip assemblies may be continuously fed to the first film sheet. Finally, the film sheet and food product assembly may be covered with a second film sheet, also fed from a continuous feedstock, and the adjacent tandem packages separated after a peripheral airtight seal is formed. All elements of the tandem package are sourced from continuous raw materials,
Continuous length packages can be formed that can be separated into individual units.

While certain embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a package incorporating the principles of the present invention separated from a tandem package.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the reclosable seal region of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a tandem package with two segmented reclosable packages interconnected by a central web before separation.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the central web portion shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

10,100 package 12
,112 Food 14,114
Film sheet 16,116
Film sheet 22, 122,
222 peripheral portion 26, 126, 226 reclosable seal 27,
127 Fixture element 36, 13
6,236 Seal flange 37,137,23
7 Seal flange 44, 144, 244
Airtight seal 46, 146, 246 Adhesive area 6
5,165,265 Line of weakness

Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. A method of making a tandem reclosable package containing a product between first and second sheets of packaging material, comprising two consecutive providing a first film sheet of sufficient width to provide a package segment thereon; providing a reclosable seal for each of the two package segments with said dual fastener assembly; The dual fastener assembly comprises two longitudinally spaced first interengaging fastener elements interconnected by an integral web and said two first interengaging fasteners. a dual fastener element strip including a pair of second interengaging fastener elements interengaging with the first interengaging fastener element; Each of the interengaging fastener elements has a package sealing flange disposed on opposite sides of the dual fastener assembly, the sealing flange of the first interengaging element being on one side of the integral web. the dual fastener assembly by adhering substantially all of the sealing flange of the first interengaging fastener element to an inner portion of the first film; attaching the product to the inner portion of the film sheet and positioning the product on the film sheet in two packaging sections disposed on opposite sides of the dual fastener assembly, providing a second film sheet having an inner portion; a second sheet of film is adhered to substantially the entire exterior surface of the second interengaging fastener element to the package seal flange, and the second sheet of film is bonded to the first and second interengaging fasteners; Attach the inner side of a second sheet of flexible packaging film by gluing to the inner portion of said integral web disposed between the filling elements, adjacent to and airtight around each of said two products. Bringing the first and second film sheets into contact in the sealing area to seal the first
and a second film sheet to completely enclose each of said two products, said at least one peelable seal adjacent to each reclosable seal of each of said respective packaging sections. A method of making a tandem reclosable package comprising the step of creating an airtight seal including an adhesive area. 2. The package seal flanges of said first and second interengaging fastener elements are adhered to said respective inner portions of said first and second film sheets by adhesive means. The method described in Section 1. 3. Package seal flanges of said first and second interengaging fastener elements are adhered to said respective inner portions of said first and second film sheets by heat sealing means. The method according to claim 1. 4. The first and second interengaging fastener elements of the dual fastener assembly include fastener elements including interengaging ribs and grooves. Method. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising vacuum packaging the product between the first and second film sheets. 6. The method further comprising the step of adhering the second film sheet to a visibly distinct portion of the integral web of the first interengaging fastener element strip of the dual fastener assembly. The method described in Section 1. 7. Forming a line of weakness in the integral web of the first interengaging fastener element strip of the dual fastener assembly parallel to and external to the interengaging fastener element. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising separating the tandem reclosable packages along an integral web of a first interengaging fastener element strip of the dual fastener assembly. Method described. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding a visibly distinguishable portion to the integral web of the first interengaging element strip of the dual fastener assembly. 10. A method of making tandem reclosable packages, comprising: forming a first package panel from the continuous raw material having a width sufficient to provide two package sections separated by a central web section; a continuous length dual fastener assembly, said dual fastener assembly including a first dual fastener element strip having a predetermined width; a strip having two fastener elements disposed along opposite sides of the width of the dual fastener element strip, the two fastener elements of the first dual fastener element strip being integral; the dual fastener assembly further includes two separate second fastener element strips interengaged with the first fastener element;
providing a dual fastener assembly, each of the second fastener elements having a package flange disposed on an opposite side of the first fastener element; providing a second package panel from the continuous stock material adhered to said first package panel at a central web portion of said first package panel and having a width generally equal to the width of said first package panel; to the first package panel, to the sealing flange of the second fastener element and to a portion of the integral web of the first fastener element to each of the two package parts. forming a reclosable package comprising: providing a partially permanent hermetic seal around the package portion and a peelable hermetic seal at a remaining portion around each of the two package portions; Method. 11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing two lines of weakness in the integral web of the first fastener element strip, each associated with a respective packaging portion.
The method described in 0. 12. said tandem reclosable package by separating said two package parts from each other along a centerline of an integral web of said first dual fastener element; 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising separating the package into two separate reclosable packages. 13. A unitary web of the first dual fastener element extending generally along a centerline of the unitary web of the first fastener element and a predetermined distance toward the fastener element. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of applying a visibly distinct colored portion extending by . 14. The method of claim 10, further comprising adding a product to a product area of each tandem package and vacuum packaging the product between the first and second package panels. . 15. A tandem reclosable package made by the method of claim 10. 16. A base film sheet having a width sufficient to provide two reclosable package parts;
a dual interengaging fastener assembly disposed generally centrally in the base film sheet, two reclosable package portions disposed on opposite sides of the dual interengaging fastener assembly; a first fastener element strip having elongate fastener elements disposed on opposite sides of an integral web and interconnected by the web; and a first fastener element strip having a dual interengaging fastener assembly; two second fastener elements interengaged with the elongated fastener elements of the strip, each of said second fastener element strips including a package sealing flange on an opposite surface thereof; a dual interengaging fastener assembly, wherein the fastener element strip also includes a package seal flange at its base, and the dual interengaging fastener assembly is adhered to the base film sheet; a cover film sheet adhered to the sealing flange of the first fastener element strip and the integral web of the first fastener element strip around each of the two reclosable package parts; further adhered to the base film sheet to form an air-tight seal completely enclosing each of said package parts, said air-tight seal having at least one peelable seal inside and adjacent the reclosable seal of each package part; a cover film sheet including an adhesive area of at least one adhesive area, wherein the tandem reclosable package is longitudinally separated between and detached from the reclosable seal to form two separate reclosable packages. A tandem reclosable product package, wherein each of the two reclosable packages has a reclosable seal and an airtight seal inside the reclosable seal. 17. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16, wherein the integral web of the first fastener element strip includes a visibly distinguishable portion outside of the reclosable seal. 18. The integral web of the first fastener element strip includes a pair of parallel spaced lines defining a tear strip associated with each of the two reclosable package parts. 17. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16. 19. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16, wherein the peelable adhesive area of the hermetic seal is formed by adhesive means. 20. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16, wherein said peelable adhesive area of said hermetic seal is formed by heat sealing means. 21. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16, wherein the first and second interengaging fastener elements include interengaging rib and grooved elements. 22. The tandem reclosable package of claim 16, wherein the package is for sealing a perishable food product. 23. A reclosable product hermetically sealing a meat food product in two compartmentalized and separable product packages;
a flexible tandem package, each of the two segmented packages having its own segmented reclosable seal to permit periodic access to the package after initial opening of the package; A tandem package comprising two opposing flexible oxygen-impermeable package sidewalls that are in contact with and adhered to each other to define two segmented packages. multiple continuous reclosable fastener means forming two reclosable seals with the package sidewalls with the package being hermetically sealed on three sides and the fourth side comprising the mouth portion of the package;
each of which includes a multiple strip of first interengaging fastener elements associated with each of said two segmented packages and interconnected by an integral web; comprising two single strips of second interengaging fastener elements having fastener elements latched thereto, said first interengaging fastener elements comprising two single strips of said two packages; including the first interengaging fastener element proximate an access edge of the first interengaging fastener element, and the multiple strips of the first interengaging fastener element reclosable fastener means including an integral web in combination with a first sealing flange, the first film sheet forming a first seal of the first interengaging fastener element; the second film sheet is adhered to the flange;
a second sealing flange of an interengaging fastener element, said first and second film sheets further being bonded to each other at a mouth portion of said package adjacent said reclosable fastener means; a tandem package forming an airtight peelable seal at and outside of the tandem package, said dual continuous fastener means including means for separating said tandem package into two packages. 24. The reclosable package of claim 23, wherein the meat food product is a perishable bacon meat product. 25. The reclosable package of claim 23, wherein said meat food product is vacuum packaged between said first and second film sheets. 26. The reclosable package of claim 23, wherein package seal flanges of said first and second interengaging fastener elements are adhered to said first and second film sheets by adhesive means. . 27. Package seal flanges of said first and second interengaging fastener elements are adhered to said first and second film sheets by heat sealing means.
3. The reclosable package as described in 3. 28. The dual-strip integral web includes a pair of parallel, spaced apart lines of weakness external to and parallel to the interengaging fastener elements and connected to each of the two reclosable package portions. 24. The reclosable package of claim 23 defining an associated tear strip.