Patent ID: 8562216
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A tearable closure for opening a sealed container, comprising: at least first and second films bonded together, wherein the first and second films are polymer films, the first film facing the interior of the sealed container and including a plurality of rows of perforations or score lines that extend through the thickness of the first film across the tearable closure, and the second film facing the exterior of the sealed container and being a continuous film material, wherein a first row or line and a second row or line define outermost rows or lines on the closure, and a plurality of rows or lines in addition to the first and second rows or lines are positioned between the first row or line and the second row or line, and wherein each row or line extends approximately from end to end along a length of the closure, and the tearable closure includes a tear initiating portion, the tear initiating portion including two cuts through the first and second films, wherein each cut ends within an area bounded by the outermost rows or lines, and the ends of the cuts are separated by at least two rows or lines.