Patent ID: 7638152

Claim:
In combination: a) a flexible package having a elastomeric front wall and an elastomeric rear wall; said front wall and said rear wall being sealed together at a top seal; a first zipper part attached to an inside surface of said front wall and having a first engagement member facing said rear wall; a second zipper part attached to an inside surface of said rear wall and having a second engagement member facing said front wall; said first and second engagement members being engaged together; said top seal being manually pinch-grip openable and said first and second engagement members being manually pinch-grip openable under a pinch-grip pulling force applied to said front and rear walls below said engagement members; said front and rear walls having a sufficient strength to resist tearing and deformation under the application of said pinch-grip pulling force during pinch-grip opening; and b) a food product stored inside said package below said first and second engagement members.