Patent ID: 6503183
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A61B,A61L,B65D

Abstract:
A method of making a package comprising the steps of:providing a first layer of polymeric material having a top, bottom and side edges, and having a first length; providing a header having a top edge lengthwise; providing a film, said film having a heat sealable polymeric backing side and an adhesive layer, said adhesive layer positioned adjacent the header, said film having a width substantially less than the width of the header; adhering the film to the header; providing a second layer of polymeric material having top, bottom, and side edges, said second layer having a second length approximately equal to the combined length of the first polymeric sheet and the header; registering the second layer of polymeric material and the header; heat sealing the header to the second layer of polymeric sheet material at the top edge of said second layer; registering the second layer of polymeric material to the first layer; registering the top edge of the header to the first layer at the top edge of the first layer; sealing the first and second layers at the respective side edge; and cutting the heat sealed first and second layers at the side edge to sever a partially sealed container.