Patent ID: 8028837
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a semi-rigid layer having a lateral width and a longitudinal width; a flexible backing layer affixed to the semi-rigid layer forming an inner cavity between the flexible backing layer and the semi-rigid layer; a substrate stored within the inner cavity wherein the substrate within the package is selected from nonwoven substrates, woven substrates, hydro-entangled substrates, air-entangled substrates, paper substrates comprising cellulose, facial tissue, toilet paper or paper towels, waxed paper substrates, coform substrates, wet wipes, film or plastic substrates, bandages, gauze, and metal substrates; a die cut formed in the semi-rigid layer, wherein bending the package along the die cut causes a break at the die cut and provides an opening into the inner cavity that retains the substrate within the cavity but allows for direct access to the inner cavity allowing a user to grip an edge of the substrate without tearing open the package; wherein at least a portion of the die cut extends along the lateral width of the semi-rigid layer and at least a portion of the die cut extends along the longitudinal width of the semi-rigid layer closer to a lateral edge of the package than a midpoint of a longitudinal edge of the package.