Slider bag with a detent

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10293985-B2
Application number	US-201715815799-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2017
Priority date	Jun 20, 2014
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

A storage bag includes at least one zipper profile provided adjacent to an opening to the interior of the bag. The at least one zipper profile has opposing closure elements that respectively interlock with each other. The storage bag also includes a slider with at least one opening member and at least one detent on at least one end of the bag. The at least one detent is configured to engage with the at least one opening member of the slider to provide a leak-proof end seal.

First claim

We claim:

1. A storage bag comprising:
(A) a first sidewall having a first side edge and a second side edge;
(B) a second sidewall having a first side edge and a second side edge, the second sidewall being connected to the first sidewall along the first side edge of the first and second sidewalls and the second side edge of the first and second sidewalls, so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
(C) a first zipper profile positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the first zipper profile comprising (a) a first closure element attached to the first sidewall and (b) a second closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the first closure element, the first closure element and the second closure element both extending along the length of the first zipper profile between a first side of the first zipper profile and a second side of the first zipper profile, and the first closure element being configured to interlock with the second closure element to form a first seal for the opening of the bag;
(D) a second zipper profile spaced apart from the first zipper profile, the second zipper profile comprising (a) a third closure element attached to the first sidewall and (b) a fourth closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the third closure element, the third closure element and the fourth closure element both extending along the length of the second zipper profile between a first side of the second zipper profile and a second side of the second zipper profile, and the third closure element being configured to interlock with the fourth closure element to form a second seal for the opening of the bag;
(E) a slider positioned in a straddling relation with the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, the slider including at least a first opening member that is disposed in an area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, wherein the slider is configured to slide along the first and second zipper profiles (a) to occlude the first and second closure elements of the first zipper profile and the third and fourth closure elements of the second zipper profile when the slider is slid in a first direction, and (b) to de-occlude the first and second closure elements of the first zipper profile and the third and fourth closure elements of the second zipper profile when the slider is slid in a second direction;
(F) a first detent positioned at one end of the first sidewall, the first detent being disposed on a surface of the first sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, wherein the first detent comprises a singular indentation that extends (a) only partially through the surface of the first sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, and (b) along a length of the first sidewall to one of the first side edge and the second side edge of the first sidewall; and
(G) a second detent positioned at one end of the second sidewall, the second detent being disposed on a surface of the second sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, wherein the second detent comprises a singular indentation that (a) extends (i) only partially through the surface of the second sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, and (ii) along a length of the second sidewall to one of the first side edge and the second side edge of the second sidewall, and (b) is disposed opposite to the singular indentation of the first detent, such that the first opening member of the slider is capable of engaging with (i) the singular indentation of the first detent and (ii) the singular indentation of the second detent, to provide a leak-proof end seal,
wherein, when the first opening member of the slider engages with the singular indentation of the first detent and the singular indentation of the second detent, (a) the first opening member of the slider shifts the singular indentation of the first detent from (i) a first position in which the singular indentation of the first detent nests within the singular indentation of the second detent, to (ii) a second position in which the singular indentation of the first detent is positioned away from the singular indentation of the second detent, and (b) both the singular indentation of the first detent and the singular indentation of the second detent expand around the first opening member of the slider, such that the first opening member of the slider is positioned within the singular indentation of the first detent and the singular indentation of the second detent, which (i) causes the singular indentation of the first detent to shift from the first position to the second position, and (ii) prevents the first opening member of the slider from being able to de-occlude the third and fourth closure elements of the second zipper profile.

2. A storage bag according to claim 1 , wherein the singular indentation of the first detent comprises one of (i) a convex surface on the side of the first sidewall facing the interior of the bag and a concave surface on the side of the first sidewall on the outside of the bag, and (ii) a concave surface on the side of the first sidewall facing the interior of the bag and a convex surface on the side of the first sidewall on the outside of the bag.

3. A storage bag according to claim 2 , wherein the second detent comprises (i) a concave surface on the side of the second sidewall facing the interior of the bag, and (ii) a convex surface on the side of the second sidewall on the outside of the bag.

4. A storage bag according to claim 2 , wherein, when the first opening member of the slider engages with the singular indentation of the first detent and the singular indentation of the second detent, the first opening member of the slider shifts the singular indentation of the first detent from (i) the first position, such that the singular indentation of the first detent comprises a convex surface on the side of the first sidewall facing the interior of the bag, to (ii) the second position, such that the singular indentation of the first detent comprises a concave surface on the side of the first sidewall facing the interior of the bag.

5. A storage bag according to claim 1 , wherein the first detent is disposed on an interior surface of the first sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile, and the second detent is disposed on an interior surface of the second sidewall in the area between the first zipper profile and the second zipper profile.

6. A storage bag according to claim 1 , wherein the singular indentation of the second detent is disposed directly opposite to the singular indentation of the first detent.

7. A storage bag according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first detent and the second detent is about 375 mils in length.

8. A storage bag comprising:
(A) a first sidewall;
(B) a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
(C) a first zipper profile positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the first zipper profile comprising (a) a first closure element attached to the first sidewall and (b) a second closure element attached to the second sidewall and extending substantially parallel to the first closure element, the first closure element and the second closure element both extending along the length of the first zipper profile between a first side of the first zipper profile and a second side of the first zipper profile, and the first closure element being configured to interlock with the second closure element to

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Turvey Robert R
• Stanos Lawrence C
• Ackerman Bryan L
• Korinda Christina J
• Hanson Caitlin M

Classifications

• B65D33/2591 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y10T24/158

  Slides to lock bag end within housing · CPC title

• B65D33/2589 Primary

  Bag or slide fastener details cooperating with the slider, e.g. details for removing or installing the slider · CPC title

• B65D33/2541 Primary

  characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape · CPC title

• B65D33/2533

  the slide fastener being located between the product compartment and the tamper indicating means · CPC title