Patent ID: 8920030
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A flexible package comprising: a first package side wall having an external surface and an internal surface; a second package side wall having an external surface and an internal surface, the second package side wall opposing the first package side wall such that the internal surfaces of the first and second package side walls face toward one another; and a strip of a malleable sheet material comprising a foil having a plurality of fold guides formed therein and attached to the first package side wall; wherein an edge portion of the first package side wall is sealed to an edge portion of the second package side wall to form a seam, the first package side wall and the second package side wall further forming a mouth of the package, the strip of malleable sheet material oriented substantially horizontal with respect to the mouth of the package and wherein a portion of the strip of malleable sheet material extends into the seam between the edge portion of the first package side wall and the edge portion of the second package side wall, wherein a first fold guide is oriented substantially parallel with a length dimension of the strip and extends the length thereof and wherein a pair of second fold guides extending from a top strip edge to a bottom strip edge are oriented diagonally with respect to the strip, the package being configured to close by folding the first side wall along each of the first fold guide and the pair of second fold guides.