Reclosable closure assembly for container

Claim 1

A reclosable closure assembly for a container, which container comprises at least one panel having an interior wall portion, an exterior wall portion, and an opening in said panel, said closure assembly comprising: (a) an exterior tape having a backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, said exterior tape covering said opening, with said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of said exterior tape attached to said exterior wall portion of said panel completely around said opening; (b) a protective tape comprising a barrier layer and an adhesive layer firmly bonded to said barrier layer, said protective tape being firmly bonded by the adhesive layer of said protective tape to said interior wall portion of said panel and completely around said opening, said protective tape further being firmly bonded to said exterior tape in the area of said opening by means of said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of said exterior tape and said adhesive layer of said protective tape, and (c) a target tape including a backing, a layer of release coating material on one major surface of said backing, and an adhesive layer on the other major surface of said backing, said target tape having an opening coincident with said opening in said panel and being disposed between said exterior tape and said exterior wall portion of said panel with said layer of release coating material adjacent said exterior tape so that said exterior tape is releasably adhered to said target tape and may be easily removed and resealed to said exterior wall portion of said panel, said backing of said target tape being of a length so as to extend beyond the panel to which said target tape is attached.