Patent ID: 9586724
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. An easy-open and reclosable gusseted package, enclosing a product, comprising a pouch comprising: a) a first and second side panel each comprising an outer and inner surface, a first and second side edge, and a first and second end; b) a first pouch end and a second pouch end; c) a first and second gusset each comprising an outer and inner surface, a first and second side edge, and a first and second end, the first gusset connecting the first and second side panels at a first side of the pouch, and the second gusset connecting the first and second side panels at a second side of the pouch; d) a reclosure mechanism comprising e) a die cut disposed in the first side panel and the first gusset, the die cut defining a die cut segment that is spaced from the first and second ends of the package.