Patent ID: 7581371

Claim:
A method for making a package comprising: a) providing a package pre-form comprising: i) a pouch comprising a base portion having a first width, the base portion having an open bottom; a neck integrally connected to the base portion, the neck having a second width narrower than the first width, wherein the neck comprises an end portion and a first easy-open device adapted to remove the end portion from the neck; wherein a common wall formed by the base portion and neck has an outer surface and an inner surface; and ii) a discrete cap in connected relationship with the outer surface of the common wall of the pouch, the cap covering the end portion of the neck, wherein the cap comprises a second easy-open device adapted to remove at least part of the cap and provide access to the end portion of the neck; b) filling the base portion of the pouch with a flowable product; and c) closing the open bottom of the pouch of the package pre-form to make a package.