Patent ID: 7866473

Claim:
A flexible package having an easy opening feature, said package comprising: a) a plurality of walls being connected together to form an internal compartment capable of containing a multiplicity of articles, said plurality of walls including a pair of opposing side walls; b) a gusset formed in at least a portion of one of said pair of opposing side walls, said gusset having a first end aligned with one of said plurality of walls and having a second end extending downward toward a second of said plurality of walls, said gussets being aligned inward of a portion of one of said pair of opposing side walls to form a pocket having an external panel; c) an aperture formed through said external panel of said pocket and being sized to receive at least one human finger; and d) a line of weakness formed in said side wall containing said external panel with said aperture formed therethrough, said line of weakness having two portions each being located on an opposite side of said aperture with each portion extending from said first end of said gusset to a point spaced apart therefrom, wherein each of said two portions of said line of weakness extend above said aperture formed through said external panel of said pocket, and a third portion of said line of weakness extending across at least a portion of said side wall and connecting with said first two portions of said line of weakness, whereby said gusset, said aperture and said line of weakness create a structure which allows said package to be easily opened.