Patent ID: 7216764

Claim:
An easy-open package comprising in combination, (a) a packaged product wrapped in packaging film, said package having opposite faces joined by opposite sides and opposite ends, and said film having defined rupture characteristics, (b) at least one perforation disposed in one of said package faces, said at least one perforation having defined ends spaced away from said package opposite sides and opposite ends, (c) a piece of tape extending lengthwise of said package but non-contiguous to said package sides and ends, said tape having length and width and upper and lower faces and being adhered to said package film in overlying sealing relationship to said at least one perforation, said tape having a lengthwise extending dry edge and an adhesive coating on said lower face except in the region of said dry edge, said adhesive coated lower face portion of said tape overlying and being both longer and wider than the extent of said at least one perforation, and said adhesive coating having defined adhesive characteristics with respect to said film, whereby, said defined rupture characteristics of said film and said defined adhesive characteristics of said adhesive interact, so that when said tape dry edge is grasped and pulled toward said tape adhesive overlying said at least one perforation, said tape separates from said film until it reaches said at least one perforation and then ruptures said at least one perforation to enable the package film to be torn open to open the package.