Abstract: A continuous supply of preformed reclosable fasteners suited for use in combination with an apparatus for attaching a reclosable fastener to a web of flexible material primarily intended for use with a host packaging machine to form a reclosable container. Strips of reclosable fasteners are arranged in side-to-side relation to each other, and the distal ends of each fastener strip are flattened by the application of heat and pressure whereby the distal ends are not only reduced in thickness, but also fused one to the other, thereby resulting in a continuous length of preformed reclosable fasteners. In a preferred form, the continuous length is wound around a core to create a roll of fasteners. This roll is suited for use in combination with an apparatus for attaching reclosable fasteners to a web of flexible material used by a form, fill, seal, and separate machine making reclosable containers.

Abstract: A machine for attaching a reclosable fastener to a web of flexible material primarily intended for use with a host packaging machine to form a reclosable container. The fastener attaching machine includes a motor that indexes the flexible material along a path through the fastener attaching machine. A cutting device disposed along the path forms a cut through a predetermined segment of the flexible material. A fastener supply means provides reclosable fasteners having distal ends and a predetermined length to an endless belt that conveys each fastener to a fusing means that respectively melts and cools the distal ends of each fastener. The endless belt then conveys the fused fastener to a sealing means that seals the reclosable fastener in overlying relation to the cut formed in the flexible web of material.

Abstract: An improved, tamper-evident container having a reclosable zipper-type fastener useful for providing access to the interior of the container is disclosed. The reclosable fastener is characterized by a pair of mating sealing strips wherein each one of the pair is attached to a common surface of the container. The container is further characterized by the provision of a security seal to provide a tamper-evident closure for the container until it is initially opened.