Patent ID: 8740458

Claim:
A package comprising a flexible film web, said package comprising: a bottom seal; a top seal; a front panel defined as between said bottom and top seals; a back panel contiguous with said front panel and defined as between said bottom and top seals; wherein said front and back panels each comprise at least two layers of film, an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer providing a barrier to protect contents of the package; wherein said top seal comprises a notch and a seal lower edge, the lower edge extending laterally in a straight line across the entire front and back panels and below the notch, wherein said notch does not extend to a top of said top seal; wherein said outer layer comprises a pair of spaced apart score lines, wherein said score lines are each located below said notch and below a lower edge of said top seal, and each score line extends from a first end on the front panel, across a portion of the front panel, and across a portion of the back panel, to a second end on the back panel, the first and second ends of each score line laterally spaced from the centerline of the package.