Patent ID: 6846305

Claim:
A flexible container comprising: a flexible front sheet; a flexible rear sheet sealed to the front sheet along a common peripheral edge; a first peelable seal extending between two sides of the common peripheral edge and separably joining the front and rear sheets to form a first compartment; a second peelable seal extending between the two sides of the common peripheral edge and separably joining the front and rear sheets to form thereby a second compartment and a third compartment, said second compartment is intermediate the first and third compartments, wherein the peelable seals are rupturable by hydraulic pressure against the seal caused by manipulation of the container; an opaque high-barrier protective film separably sealed to the front sheet, the covering sized to extend over one of the compartments, whereby the opaque high-barrier protective film contacts only a portion of the surface of the associated compartment, the strength of attachment of the high-barrier protective film being directly proportional to the area of surface contact; a locking tab integrally formed and extending from an edge of the container; and a mating receptacle integrally formed with an extending from the same edge of the container as said locking tab, wherein the container is folded-over adjacent the first peelable seal thereby moving the locking tab into position for engagement with the mating receptacle for securing the container in a folded-over condition.