Patent ID: 7614500
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: A45C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A package having an opening comprising: a. a first panel having first and second longitudinal edges and a second panel having first and second longitudinal edges; b. an openable closure assembly having open and closed configurations and a first end edge and a second end edge and comprising a closure mechanism including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion of said closure mechanism is joined to said first longitudinal edge of said first panel and said second portion of said closure mechanism is joined to said first edge of said second panel; and c. a three-dimensional gripping aid that is joined to one of said end edges of said closure assembly, wherein said gripping aid is in the shape of a sphere or a cube; wherein said first and second portions of said closure mechanism each have a portion length, said portion lengths being equal, and said first edges of said first and second panels each have a panel length, said panel lengths being equal, wherein said portion lengths are greater than said panel lengths so that said portions extend beyond said first and second panels such that at least one of said edges of said closure assembly is located outboard of said opening.