Patent ID: 6527444
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of using a bag, the method comprising:(a) providing a package including a surrounding wall portion defining an interior; a product-supporting bottom; a reclosable mouth opposing the product-supporting bottom; a funnel in the enclosure including a filling end and a funnel wall; (i) the reclosable mouth including a zipper construction having opposing, selectively interlocking, profiles to selectively close and open said reclosable mouth; (ii) the zipper construction having a slider device operably mounted thereon; (iii) the funnel wall including a tear line oriented between the product-supporting bottom and said zipper profiles; (b) orienting the filling end to a filling position outside of the package interior; (c) at least partially filling the interior by dispensing a flowable product through the filling end into the funnel and directing the product along the funnel wall past the zipper construction without the product contacting the zipper profiles; (d) sealing the filling end of the funnel; and (e) tearing the tear line along the funnel wall to access the product in the interior.