Patent ID: 7198154
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a) an enclosed compartment having a pair of oppositely aligned walls and a perimeter; b) an array of compressible articles retained in said enclosed compartment, said articles having at least one planar surface aligned substantially parallel to at least one of said pair of oppositely aligned walls and being held in compression in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to said planar surface; c) expansion means for allowing said enclosed compartment to be enlarged, said expansion means including a pliable member positioned about said entire perimeter, and d) a release strip bridging said expansion means and capable of being at least partially removed to allow said enclosed compartment to be enlarged by said pliable member; and e) opening means for allowing said package to be opened so that said articles can be removed from said enlarged compartment, said opening means being distinct from said expansion means, said opening means being formed in at least one of said walls.