Patent ID: 8182407

Claim:
A method of forming a package with a recloseable pour spout, comprising the steps of: providing a web of material having a longitudinal axis; applying a plurality of fastener strips to said web of material at intervals corresponding to a length of each said package being formed, said fastener strips each extending transversely of said longitudinal axis and each being detachably connectable to itself; folding said web of material, and sealing the material to itself to form a tube; transversely sealing said tube to form a series of packages in end-to-end relationship, with each said package including a front package panel and a rear package panel, with a respective one of said fastener strips extending from a portion of the front panel to a portion of the rear panel of the respective package to form a recloseable pour spout; forming a pair of inwardly extending side gussets in said tube prior to said transversely sealing strip, each said fastener strip extending from the front panel to the rear panel of the respective package along an inside surface of a respective one of said side gussets; and respectively forming first and second pairs of corner seals ( 42 , 44 ) at each of said gussets respectively joining each of said gussets to said front and rear panels, said second pair of corner seals ( 44 ) of said one of said gussets each having a length less than a length of said package and each extending downwardly from a point spaced below a fastener element ( 32 ) of said fastener strip ( 30 ) to facilitate formation of said pour spout.