Patent ID: 8678650
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package system comprising: a flexible package having a plurality of walls; a first semi-rigid member cooperating with the exterior of a front wall of the flexible package and comprising at least an aperture through the first semi-rigid member; and a second semi-rigid member cooperating with the exterior of a back wall of the flexible package and comprising at least a male portion projecting outwardly from a center of the second semi-rigid member and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second semi-rigid member; wherein the package system has a closed configuration in which the first and second semi-rigid members and at least a portion of the flexible package are substantially flat and the male portion is not engaged with the aperture, and wherein the package system has an open configuration in which the male portion is engaged with the aperture to maintain the flexible package in the open configuration.