METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A UNISEX ZIPPERED PACKAGE WITH WIDE MOUTH

摘要

Method for manufacturing reclosable packages, wherein a unisex zipper (20) is looped so as to form a gap (23) between the ends (20A, 20B) of the zipper and sealed inside of the package, comprising providing a web (42) moving in a machine direction; attaching a reclosure (20) including an interlocking element across the web in a transverse direction, thereby providing respective first and second spaces (61, 62) of the web inwardly adjacent from respective first and second edges (42A, 42B) of the web, the first and second spaces of the web being outwardly adjacent from the respective first and second ends (20A, 20B) of the reclosure; and bringing said spaces of the web together, thereby positioning portions of the interlocking element proximate to said ends of the reclosure into unmated opposing end-wise alignment, said ends of the reclosure being separated by the gap (23).