Patent ID: 9682809
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B31B,B65D

Claim:
1. A package comprising: a front panel defining an opening end, a base end, and two side edges; a back panel defining an opening end, a base end, and two side edges, wherein the back panel is connected to the front panel via longitudinal seams formed along respective side edges of the front and back panels; and an opening support disposed proximate the opening end of at least one of the front or back panels, the opening support configured to be moved from an inactive position to an active position, wherein the opening end of the front panel and the opening end of the back panel define an opening of the package configured to provide access to contents of the package when the package is opened by a user, wherein, in the inactive position, the opening support is disposed along one of the front panel or the back panel, wherein, in the active position, the opening support extends between the front panel and the back panel, across a corresponding longitudinal seam, to maintain the opening of the package in a wide-open position, wherein the opening support comprises a flexible strip of material defining a first end and a second end, wherein, in the inactive position, the first end is fixedly attached to one of the front panel or the back panel and the second end is removably attached to the same one of the front panel or the back panel, and wherein, in the active position, the second end is configured to attach to the other of the front panel or the back panel, such that the flexible strip of material spans the corresponding longitudinal seam, and wherein an outer surface of a respective one of the front or back panels to which the second end is configured to removably attach comprises a receiving feature configured to engage the second end.