Patent ID: 6227359
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B32B,B65D

Abstract:
A method for packaging an oil-coated cutting tool, comprising:providing a package blank includinga pair of panels of heat-sealable and oil-impervious material defining a product-containing area between them, and having edges defining a package top, bottom and opposite sides,the panels being permanently sealed to each other along the side-defining and top-defining edges, with an opening along the bottom-defining edges, andan interlocking bead structure which effects an openable and recloseable seal between the panels, the interlocking bead structure extending across the panels generally from one of the side-defining edges to the other, and spaced a distance from the top-defining edges to define a tear zone portion of the panels between the top-defining edges and the interlocking bead structure;inserting the oil-coated cutting tool through the opening into the product-containing area; andpermanently sealing the panels to each other along the bottom-defining edges so as to close the opening.