Patent ID: 6912825

Claim:
A liquid pouch comprising: a pair of opposed side walls formed from sheet material and having a sealed mutual top edge, bottom edges each sealed to a bottom portion, and opposed sealed mutual side edges to form an enclosed compartment capable of containing a liquid product; a straw-restraining passage formed internally of said compartment between the opposed side walls thereof, the straw-restraining passage defining a reduced cross-sectional area of the enclosed compartment, said straw-restraining passage being immediately adjacent a weakened portion of one of the sealed side edges and disposed substantially parallel to said one of said sealed side edges of said pouch, wherein the straw-restraining passage extends from said sealed mutual top edge and terminates a mid-length area of said pouch, said straw-restraining passage being shorter than said sealed side edges; and a straw held loosely captive in the straw-restraining passage but axially displaceable therein, whereby the weakened portion can be torn by a user, thus enabling the straw to emerge, due to buoyancy of the straw, from the enclosed compartment.