| US 7,506,487 B2 | ||
| Method for applying a reclosable seal to a container | ||
| Claude Alan Eads, Maineville, Ohio (US); Rainer M. Garger, Vienna (Austria); and Thomas P. O'Connor, Shebyville, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Zip Pack IP AG, Goldach (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/231,472. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0066470 A1, Mar. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65B 61/18 (2006.01); B31B 1/90 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 53—412 [53/133.4; 53/139.2; 493/212; 493/213; 493/214; 493/927; 383/5; 383/63; 383/203] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A method for applying a reclosable seal to a container, the method comprising:
(a) providing a container, wherein the container has an opening;
(b) forming one or more slits in the container, wherein each of the one or more slits is proximate to the opening, wherein
the slits define a flap portion;
(c) providing a reclosable seal, wherein the reclosable seal comprises a pair of interlocking sections;
(d) inserting the reclosable seal in the one or more slits; and
(e) securing each interlocking section of the reclosable seal to the container.
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