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A reclosable package comprises first and second opposing body panels, a reclosable seal and a one-time breakable element. The reclosable seal extends along one end and includes first track and second tracks. The first track includes a first fin portion and a first reclosable element. The first fin p

A reclosable package comprises first and second opposing body panels, a reclosable seal and a one-time breakable element. The reclosable seal extends along one end and includes first track and second tracks. The first track includes a first fin portion and a first reclosable element. The first fin portion has a first end and a second end that is further from the first reclosable element. The one-time breakable element comprises first and second sections and initially extends from the first fin portion to the second fin portion. Each of the first and second sections extends upwardly and inwardly from near the respective second ends of the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The first and second opposing body panels are attached to respective first and second sections of the one-time breakable element.

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What is claimed is: 1. A reclosable package, comprising: a first opposing body panel; a second opposing body panel joined with the first opposing body panel along three sides to create a receptacle space having a mouth at one end; a reclosable seal extending along the one end and including a first

What is claimed is: 1. A reclosable package, comprising: a first opposing body panel; a second opposing body panel joined with the first opposing body panel along three sides to create a receptacle space having a mouth at one end; a reclosable seal extending along the one end and including a first track and a second track, the first track including a first fin portion and a first reclosable element, the second track including a second fin portion and a second reclosable element, the first fin portion extending from the first reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the first fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the first reclosable element than the first end, the second fin portion extending from the second reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the second fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the second reclosable element than the first end of the second fin portion, the first reclosable element and the second reclosable element being releasably engageable to each other; and a one-time breakable element including a first section and a second section, the one-time breakable element initially extending between the first fin portion and the second fin portion, the first section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the first fin portion, the second section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the second fin portion, each of the first and second sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, wherein the first opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the first section of the one-time breakable element and the second opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the second section of the one-time breakable element. 2. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the one-time breakable element has a preferential area of weakness. 3. The reclosable package of claim 2, wherein the preferential area of weakness is a score line. 4. The reclosable package of claim 2, wherein the preferential area of weakness is a series of perforations or a highly oriented region. 5. The reclosable package of claim 1 further including opposing end terminations located near respective ends of the reclosable seal. 6. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the reclosable seal is free of pull flanges extending upwardly from the reclosable seal that can be grasped and pulled apart to open the reclosable seal from a sealed form. 7. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second opposing body panels form a bottom gusset. 8. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second opposing body panels form a side gusset. 9. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a polymeric material. 10. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a multi-wall paper construction. 11. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second sections of the one-time breakable element are attached near respective second ends of the first and second fin portions via an adhesive. 12. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein a majority of the first section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the first fin portion and a majority of the second section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the second fin portion. 13. The reclosable package of claim 12, wherein substantially all of the first section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the first fin portion and substantially all of the second section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the second fin portion. 14. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first and second sections of the one-time breakable element and the first and second fin portions are formed as a single piece. 15. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration has a peak located closer to the receptacle space than the first and second tracks of the reclosable seal. 16. The reclosable package of claim 1, wherein the first section and the second section of the one-time breakable element have inwardly-facing surfaces along the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, the first and second body panels being attached to the inwardly-facing surfaces of the first and second sections, respectively. 17. A reclosable package, comprising: a first opposing body panel; a second opposing body panel joined with the first opposing body panel along three sides to create a receptacle space having a mouth at one end; a reclosable seal extending along the one end and including a first track and a second track, the first track including a first fin portion and a first reclosable element, the second track including a second fin portion and a second reclosable element, the first fin portion extending from the first reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the first fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the first reclosable element than the first end, the second fin portion extending from the second reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the second fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the second reclosable element than the first end of the second fin portion, the first reclosable element and the second reclosable element being releasably engageable to each other; and a one-time breakable element including a first section and a second section, the one-time breakable element initially extending from the first fin portion to the second fin portion, each of the first and second sections extending upwardly and inwardly from respective second ends of the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, the first and second sections of the one-time breakable element and the first and second fin portions being integrally formed as a single piece, wherein the first opposing body panel is attached to the first section of the one-time breakable element and the second opposing body panel is attached to the second section of the one-time breakable element. 18. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the one-time breakable element has a preferential area of weakness. 19. The reclosable package of claim 18, wherein the preferential area of weakness is a score line. 20. The reclosable package of claim 18, wherein the preferential area of weakness is a series of perforations or a highly oriented region. 21. The reclosable package of claim 17 further including opposing end terminations located near respective ends of the reclosable seal. 22. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the reclosable seal is free of pull flanges extending upwardly from the reclosable seal that can be grasped and pulled apart to open the reclosable seal from a sealed form. 23. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first and second opposing body panels form a bottom gusset. 24. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first and second opposing body panels form a side gusset. 25. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a polymeric material. 26. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a multi-wall paper construction. 27. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein a majority of the first section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the first fin portion and a majority of the second section of the one-time breakable element is attached to the second fin portion. 28. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first reclosable element includes a first locking profile and the second reclosable element includes a second locking profile, and further including a slider mechanism slidably mounted to the first and second locking profiles for movement between a closed position and an open position, the first and second profiles being engaged to each other while the slider mechanism is in the closed position, the first and second profiles being disengaged from each other in response to movement of the slider mechanism to the open position. 29. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration has a peak located closer to the receptacle space than the first and second tracks. 30. The reclosable package of claim 17, wherein the first section and the second section of the one-time breakable element have inwardly-facing surfaces along the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, the first and second body panels being attached to the inwardly-facing surfaces of the first and second sections, respectively. 31. A reclosable package, comprising: a first opposing body panel; a second opposing body panel joined with the first opposing body panel along three sides to create a receptacle space having a mouth at one end; a reclosable seal extending along the one end and including a first track and a second track, the first track including a first fin portion and a first reclosable element that includes a first locking profile, the second track including a second fin portion and a second reclosable element that includes a second locking profile, the first fin portion extending from the first reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the first fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the first reclosable element than the first end, the second fin portion extending from the second reclosable element toward the receptacle space, the second fin portion having a first end and a second end further from the second reclosable element than the first end of the second fin portion, the first reclosable element and the second reclosable element being releasably engageable to each other; a slider mechanism slidably mounted to the first and second locking profiles for movement between a closed position and an open position, the first and second profiles being engaged to each other while the slider mechanism is in the closed position, the first and second profiles being disengaged from each other in response to movement of the slider mechanism to the open position; and a one-time breakable element including a first section and a second section, the one-time breakable element initially extending between the first fin portion and the second fin portion, the first section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the first fin portion, the second section of the one-time breakable element being attached near the second end of the second fin portion, each of the first and second sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the first and second fin portions so as to form a generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, wherein the first opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the first section of the one-time breakable element and the second opposing body panel is attached to a surface of the second section of the one-time breakable element. 32. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the one-time breakable element has a preferential area of weakness. 33. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a polymeric material. 34. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the first and second opposing body panels comprise a multi-wall paper construction. 35. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the first and second sections of the one-time breakable element are attached to respective second ends of the first and second fin portions via an adhesive. 36. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the first and second sections and the first and second fin portions are formed as a single piece. 37. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration has a peak located closer to the receptacle space than the first and second tracks of the reclosable seal. 38. The reclosable package of claim 31, wherein the first section and the second section of the one-time breakable element have inwardly-facing surfaces along the generally inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, the first and second body panels being attached to the inwardly facing surfaces of the first and second sections, respectively.