Patent ID: 8061563

Claim:
A container for containing a flowable material, said container comprising: first and second sheet portions sealed together to form a sealed perimeter portion along a perimeter of said container to define a closed cavity for containing said flowable material, said cavity including a dispensing portion at a periphery of said container, said dispensing portion being configured for dispensing said flowable material from said cavity when said dispensing portion is opened; said perimeter including a base and opposite side regions of said container; and wherein at least one of said base and said side regions of said container comprises a substantially rigid region in which said sealed perimeter portion has a first width, and at least one weakened portion in which said sealed perimeter portion has a second width, wherein said second width is less than said first width to facilitate folding of said substantially rigid region at said at least one weakened portion to fold a distal portion of said container distal from said dispensing portion at least partially over a proximate portion of said container proximate said dispensing portion to assist in dispensing said flowable material from said container.