Patent ID: 8075189

Claim:
A re-sealable thin film pouch comprising: a laminate pouch having a front wall and a back wall defining an interior volume therebetween, said front wall having an inner surface of a first material and an outer surface of a second material, and an aperture providing access to said interior volume; a patch having a bonding surface formed of said first material, said patch bonded to said front wall at said inner surface, said aperture being totally sealingly closed by said patch; and a spout for re-sealably closing the aperture in said front wall where said spout is bonded only to said patch through said aperture and not said pouch; said spout having a flange with an annular base with an inner diameter smaller than said aperture in the laminate pouch, the annular base affixed to an outer surface of the patch; a cutting member arranged in said spout comprising a piercing tooth for opening the patch; and a cap arranged on said spout with a member to rotate said cutting member about a longitudinal axis of said cap.