Patent ID: 7842365

Claim:
A sealing assembly covering an opening provided in a package body containing removable articles, the sealing assembly comprising: a base material separate from and fixedly attached to a portion of the package body in covering relationship to the opening and having a cut line defining a blank completely removable from the base material to define a hole aligned with the opening in the package body, the blank covering the opening in the package body, the base material having a back surface provided with a first adhesive permanently holding the base material to the package body and preventing separation of the base material from the package body should a pulling force be applied to the base material, the base material including a deadened area covering the entire blank and extending beyond the cut line to prevent the attachment of the blank to the package body; and a resealable label flap engageable with an upper surface of the base material and completely overlying at least the cut line, the resealable flap having a back surface provided directly thereon with a second adhesive that permits repeated application of the label flap directly upon the upper surface of the base material, and permits repeated removal of the label flap directly from the upper surface of the base material, wherein one end of the label flap back surface is provided with a third adhesive preventing the complete removal of the label flap from the base material, the third adhesive having an adhesive strength stronger than the second adhesive.