Patent ID: 9415918
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A flexible package comprising: a pair of flexible, impermeable layers sealed to form a body defining a cavity for housing a flowable product and a channel, in fluid communication with the cavity, for dispensing the flowable product from the cavity, the channel having a bottom adjacent the cavity and a closed end opposite the bottom, the closed end being removable to form an open end and permit the flowable product to be dispensed from the cavity through the channel, the channel having a width extending from one sealed portion to an opposing sealed portion, a length extending from the bottom to the closed end, and an area of reduced width to impede the flow of the flowable product from the bottom of the channel to the open end thereof when the closed end is removed, wherein the width of the channel is substantially constant on each side of the area of reduced width, and wherein the width of the channel on one side of the area of reduced area is substantially the same as the width of the channel on the other side of the area of reduced width.