Patent ID: 6431433
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A reclosable cardboard pocket pack comprising a front wall and a rear wall, each of said walls having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, said walls substantially overlaying and being connected to each other by a folding line adjoining either said bottom edges or a side edge of each, and said walls being adhesively bonded one on top of the other, the top edge of said front wall having a flap articulated thereon via a folding line, said rear wall having a cutout adapted to receive insertion of said flap, said flap being adhesively bound to said rear wall by at least one spot of adhesive to seal said pocket pack,said rear wall, said flap, or both, having a surface area in contact with said at least one spot of adhesive which is perforated at least part way through said rear wall, said flap, or both, so that when said rear wall and said flap are separated said perforated surface area or areas in contact with said at least one spot of adhesive will be torn, without destruction of the flap itself, providing evidence that said pocket pack has been opened, while still retaining the structural integrity of the flap and cutout so that the pocket pack can be resealed, and said pocket pack being reclosable, after a first opening, by insertion of said flap into said cutout in said rear wall.