Patent ID: 6446860
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A package for containing a pourable substance, said package comprising:a top face and a bottom face connected by at least one side, said top face being substantially planar when said package is in a closed position, said top face, said bottom face and said at least one side formed from a material having an outer substrate layer and an inner layer secured thereto; a flap of said material connecting said at least one side and said top face of said package, said flap extending outward beyond said at least one side; a cut in said outer substrate layer of said flap and said top face, such that said cut does not puncture said inner layer; whereby a predetermined portion of said flap and said top face of said package is adapted to be torn off at said cut, thereby providing an opening through which said pourable substance in said package may be dispensed; and whereby said package will retain said pourable substance therein while being rested on said bottom face after said predetermined portion has been torn off.