Improvements in reclosable bags and like containers

摘要

A reclosable bag (22) has a top seal (26) and a reclosable zipper (14). A tear string (16) passes through the top seal (26) and has a free end which can be grasped to open the top seal. The bag is made using cross-web technology with the tear strings (16) being attached to the lengths of zipper and the free ends of the strings being concertinaed in the top seal zone.