Patent ID: 7247329

Claim:
A method of making a package for a food product comprising: providing a first wall, wherein said first wall defines a first portion of a receiving cavity and a first flange; providing a second wall, wherein said second wall defines a second portion of a receiving cavity and a second flange; forming an inner seal disposed outside of and surrounding said receiving cavity, said inner seal joining said first flange to said second flange; forming an outer seal disposed outside of and at least partially surrounding said inner seal, said outer seal further joining said first flange to said second flange; wherein the first wall includes a tab portion extending beyond the inner seal and the outer seal such that the tab portion is not adhered to the second wall; and wherein the outer seal includes a void area distinct from the tab portion disposed along at least a portion of an outer edge of the outer seal, the first flange not adhered to the second flange in said void area.