Patent ID: 8551588

Claim:
A resealable package assembly, the package assembly comprising a container and a cover, the container and the cover adapted to sealingly engage one another, the container including: a polymeric substrate defining a sealing face, and a first sealing layer disposed on the sealing face of the polymeric substrate; wherein the cover defines an outer face and an inner face, the inner face directed towards the sealing face of the polymeric substrate upon sealingly engaging the container and the cover to one another, the cover including: an outer substrate providing the outer face of the cover, an inner substrate, an adhesive layer disposed between the outer substrate and the inner substrate, a second sealing layer disposed on the inner substrate, the second sealing layer providing the inner face of the cover, and optionally a release layer disposed between the inner substrate and the adhesive layer, and immediately adjacent to the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and a barrier layer disposed (i) between the inner substrate and the outer substrate, or (ii) on the second sealing layer of the inner substrate; wherein the barrier layer exhibits an oxygen permeability of less than 50 cc/m 2 /24 hours; and wherein the opening force of the cover is less than 15 N/in.