Patent ID: 6682469
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B31B,B65B

Abstract:
A method for forming an enclosed, flexible food product package using a vertical form, fill and seal machine comprising the steps of:a) providing a flexible film having a first side and a second side, wherein a first graphics panel and a second graphics panel are both applied on the first side of said flexible film, and said second graphics panel is located at one end of said flexible film; b) feeding said flexible film into a vertical form, fill and seal machine; c) mating a portion of said second side at one end of said film with a portion of said first side near an opposing end of said film, thereby forming a vertical tube with a back seal along the length of said vertical tube and an inner graphics flap attached to said back seal at one vertical end, wherein said inner graphics flap comprises said second graphics panel, and said second graphics panel is overlapped by but not attached to the second side of said film; and d) forming an upper transverse seal and a lower transverse seal on said vertical tube, thereby forming an enclosed, flexible food product package.