Patent ID: 7635222
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a receptacle comprising front and rear walls joined to each other at top and bottom cross seals and connected to each other along first and second sides of said receptacle, said front wall comprising an upper front panel and a lower front panel, said rear wall comprising first and second sections having respective marginal portions joined by a first segment of a vertical seal to form an upper rear panel and further comprising third and fourth sections having respective marginal portions joined by a second segment of said vertical seal to form a lower rear panel, said receptacle further comprising a loop that projects outward and that extends completely around said receptacle from one side of said vertical seal to the other side of said vertical seal, a first portion of said loop forming a first flap segment that is connected to said first and third sections of said rear wall, and a second portion of said loop forming a second flap segment that is connected to said second and fourth sections of said rear wall; and first and second zipper strips having mutually interlocked profiles, said first and second zipper strips being disposed inside and joined to a third portion of said loop that is connected to said upper and lower front panels.