US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Oct. 28 for "Flexible reclosable enclosure with flap" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,391, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Flexible reclosable enclosure with flap" was invented by Eric P. Plourde (Frankfort, Ill.) and Lars G. Wihlborg (Carol Stream, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclosable enclosure includes a body having a front panel and a back panel secured to each other and forming a cavity therebetween to store contents. The body includes a flap that extends from a top end of the body. The reclosable enclosure includes a zipper assembly coupled to an interior surface of at least the front panel. The zipper assembly includes a first profile strip and a second ...