Patent ID: 8800250
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B31B,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of making an easy-open and reclosable hermetic package in a horizontal form/fill/seal process comprising: a) providing a lay-flat web comprising a first and second surface; b) providing a discrete laminate having a first and second end, the discrete laminate comprising c) advancing the lay-flat web to a forming device to convert the lay-flat web to a folded web; d) advancing the discrete laminate such that when the package is made, the discrete laminate is part of the package; e) making side seals in the folded web and the discrete laminate; f) cutting the folded web and the discrete laminate to produce an open pouch comprising g) putting a product in the open pouch; and h) sealing a first end of the pouch to close the pouch; wherein the die cut defines a primary die cut segment, wherein a first portion of the primary die cut segment is underlain by the pressure sensitive adhesive, and a second portion of the primary die cut segment is underlain by a clear area, the primary die cut segment so arranged with respect to the base strip that when the package is opened, by removing the primary die cut segment, at least a portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive is exposed, and the package can thereafter be reclosed by adhering the pressure sensitive adhesive to the first side panel; at any time during the method of making the package, anchoring the panel section to the lay-flat web, the folded web, or the first side panel, and anchoring the second surface of the base strip to the lay-flat web, the interior surface of the folded web, or the inner surface of the second side panel, such that when the package is completed, the panel section is anchored to the first side panel, and the second surface of the base strip is anchored to the inner surface of the second side panel; and the web is cut at the side seals during or after the step of making side seals in the folded web.