Reclosable Package and Method for Preparing a Reclosable Package

Abstract

A reclosable package includes a cavity for storing products arranged within a container extending along a longitudinal direction and having back and front sides joined to each other at longitudinal sides, and further having upper and bottom sides, both extending along intersecting directions to the longitudinal direction, wherein a zipper is arranged at one of either the upper or bottom sides, the zipper reversibly connecting two closure parts of the container, wherein respective end portions of the two closure parts are sealed to each other as a sealed closure, the sealed closure being folded flat and attached to either the front or back side before the first opening of the package, wherein, before the first opening of the reclosable package, a tear-off strip is arranged between the zipper and the sealed closure, the tear-off strip connecting unsealed first and second portions of each of the two closure parts.

1 . A reclosable package,
 comprising a cavity for storing products arranged within a container, surrounding the cavity,   the container extending along a longitudinal direction and having a back side and   a front side joined to each other at longitudinal sides parallel to the longitudinal direction and further having an upper side and a bottom side, both extending along intersecting directions to said longitudinal direction,   wherein a zipper is arranged at one of either the upper side or the bottom side of the container, the other one of the upper side or the bottom side being permanently sealed,   the zipper reversibly connecting two closure parts of the container,   wherein respective end portions of the two closure parts of the container are sealed to each other as a sealed closure, the sealed closure being folded flat and attached to either the front side or the back side of the container before a first opening of the reclosable package,   wherein, before said first opening of the reclosable package, a tear-off strip is arranged between the zipper and the sealed closure, the tear-off strip connecting unsealed first and second portions of each of the two closure parts of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tear-off strip is free of contact to both the zipper and the sealed closure.   
     
     
         3 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a longitudinal extension of the zipper is arranged running in parallel to a width direction of the container.   
     
     
         4 . The reclosable package according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the longitudinal extension of the zipper is arranged running in parallel to a longitudinal extension of the sealed closure and/or to a longitudinal extension of the tear-off strip.   
     
     
         5 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a length of the zipper exceeds a length of the tear-off strip and/or the length of the tear-off strip exceeds a length of the sealed closure.   
     
     
         6 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a flavouring source is arranged within the cavity.   
     
     
         7 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the zipper is a safety zipper comprising a locking device for securing a closed state of the zipper.   
     
     
         8 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the zipper comprises a first side part and a second side part, reversibly connectable with each other, wherein each of the first and second side parts of the zipper is secured to one of the two closure parts of the container.   
     
     
         9 . The reclosable package according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the zipper further comprises a slider, reversibly connecting the first and the second side parts of the zipper.   
     
     
         10 . The reclosable package according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first side part of the zipper comprises a first profile and the second side part of the zipper comprises a second profile, wherein the first and second profiles are adapted to interlock with each other.   
     
     
         11 . The reclosable package according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first profile and the second profile each comprise a plurality of slits, extending perpendicular to the a longitudinal extension of the zipper and/or being evenly distributed over a length of the first and second profiles.   
     
     
         12 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the container further comprises two halves being fin-sealed to each other at said longitudinal sides, and the upper side or the bottom side which is free from the zipper.   
     
     
         13 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the container is made of a foil material.   
     
     
         14 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the package an outer packaging, surrounding the container, wherein the outer packaging is made of cardboard.   
     
     
         15 . A method for preparing a reclosable package, the method comprising the following steps:
 providing two halves of a container,   sealing the two halves of the container at two longitudinal sides to form a tube, extending along a longitudinal direction parallel to the two longitudinal sides,   providing a zipper comprising a slider and a first side part and a second side part, the slider reversibly connecting the first and second side parts of the zipper,   securing each of the first and second side parts of the zipper to one of two closure parts of the container,   closing the zipper,   filling the tube with at least one product,   sealing the tube at a position below the at least one product, wherein the tube forms the two closure parts of the container, being located above the at least one product,   securing an end portion of each of the two closure parts of the container to a front side or a back side of the container by a sealed closure.   
     
     
         16 . The reclosable package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the container is made of a metallized foil material.