Patent ID: 9676537
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B32B,B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A package comprising: a flexible film laminate having at least first and second film layers, the flexible film laminate defining at least part of an interior cavity and at least the second film layer of the flexible film laminate having: the flexible film laminate having a first side, a second side, and a laminate thickness therebetween, the second side of the flexible film laminate oriented toward the interior cavity of the package; gripping portions formed in the flexible film laminate adjacent the first end seal, the gripping portions having a pull tab having a first position when the package is closed and a second position when the pull tab, a portion of a sealing panel of the first film layer, and a flap of the second film layer are disposed upward from a remainder of the package to expose a package opening; and an outer partial-depth cut extending from the first side of the flexible film laminate through at least a portion of the first film layer, the outer partial-depth cut forming a narrowing portion in the first film layer to facilitate lifting of the sealing panel of the first film layer from a remainder of the package, wherein the flap of the second film layer and a trailing edge of the pull tab are defined by inner partial-depth cuts in the second side of the flexible film laminate through at least a portion of the second film layer, and a gripping edge of the pull tab is defined by a throughcut through the entire thickness of the flexible film laminate, the throughcut intersecting the outer partial-depth cut, and wherein the gripping edge is offset from a leading edge of the package.