Package with a zipper-type closure having a profiles cleaning slider and corresponding closure

摘要

A reclosable closure arrangement for use with packages, such as food and non-food packages, that includes a zipper closure (26) having a slider device (28) to open and close a pair of mating closure profiles (30,32). The slider device includes a protruding cleaning plow (78) that is received within the pair of closure profiles prior to the closing profiles being brought into mating engagement. The cleaning plow removes debris from each of the closure profiles to allow for more reliable sealing of the zipper closure.