Cereal Bag Zipper

Abstract

The present invention is a closure capable of being applied to an existing flexible container structure in order to form a releasable closure thereon. The closure includes base formed of a flexible material having an adhesive disposed on one side thereof in order to attach the closure to the exterior of a container. The closure also includes a pair of releasably engageable zipper sections secured to the base on opposite sides of a gap formed in the base having an open end and a closed end. The closure further has a liner located between the zipper sections and the base that extends over the gap to finction as a positioning device for properly locating the closure on the flexible container. The base and the liner also limit the size of any opening formed in the container to the size of the closure.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 as a continuation-in-part of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 11 / 736,921 filed on Apr. 18, 2007, which in turn claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent No. 60 / 801,214, filed on May 17, 2006, and under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 988,514, filed on Nov. 16, 2007, each of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to resealable closures and, more specifically, to a closure adapted to be positioned on and secured to or over an opening in a container, such as a cereal bag, to allow the container or bag to be selectively opened and resealed as necessary after being initially opened.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Plastic and foil bags have long been utilized to hold a variety of items, including food products, therein for transpo...

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