Patent ID: 7967510

Claim:
A flexible container for containing a quantity of pourable product comprising: a bag having a first closed end and a second closed end and a wall extending between said first closed end and said second closed end to define a closed cavity; and a tearable score line extending along an endless path and partially through said bag and defining an intended opening directly to said closed cavity, said tearable score line dividing said wall into a first portion disposed outwardly of said tearable score line and engaged with both of said first closed end and said second closed end and a second portion disposed inwardly of said tearable score line and being completely removable from said first portion along said tearable score line and spaced from both of said first closed end and said second closed end, and wherein said tearable score line is exposed and directly graspable such that said bag is operable to function as a dish when said second portion is completely removed; wherein said tearable score line includes a primary score line and back-up score line closely spaced to one another and extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein each of said primary score line and said back-up score line extend along an endless path in an outer surface of said bag and are capable of operating independently from each other.