Patent ID: 9533813
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A package, comprising: a package body having a length and a width with a front panel and a rear panel formed by folding a flexible film web at a bottom end of the body, said panels joined at opposite side edges of the body and along a top edge of the body to create an interior space for holding dispensable contents of the package; a lateral slit in the front panel adapted to provide an opening on the package through which the contents from said interior space can be dispensed; a laterally extending closure layer composed of two partially overlapping parts, a strip of web film and an adhesively coated tape adhered the strip such that a top portion of the strip is not covered by the tape and a bottom portion of the tape is not covered by the strip; and wherein the top portion of the strip not adhered to the tape is affixed to the front panel along the top edge of the body and the bottom portion of the tape not adhered to the strip is adhered to the front panel and covers the slit such that the package contents can be dispensed by opening the slit and thereafter the package can be reclosed by pressing the tape over the slit.