Patent ID: 7334682

Claim:
A pack usable for packing articles, the pack comprising: a body portion formed from a plurality of panels, each of said panels being formed from a multi-layered flexible film wherein the intersection of two adjacent panels forms an edge therebetween and the intersection of three mutually adjacent panels forms a corner, said plurality of panels forming a cavity therebetween; and, a flap portion comprising a portion of said multi-layered flexible film hingedly attached at an edge of said body portion and forming a dispensing orifice for removing said articles from said pack, said flap portion being movable between a first closed position wherein said flap portion is in releasable engagement with said body portion and a second open position wherein said flap portion is movable relative to said body portion, said flap portion being formed by a first slit disposed in a layer of said flexible multi-layered film disposed distal from said cavity and a second slit disposed in a layer of said multi-layered flexible film disposed proximate said cavity and at a spaced apart distance from said first slit, said first slit beginning at a first terminus of said edge and ending at a second terminus of said edge, said second slit beginning and ending intermediate both said first and second terminus, said layer of said flexible multi-layered film disposed distal from said cavity and disposed between said first and second slits comprising a portion of said flap portion, said layer of said multi-layered flexible film disposed proximate said cavity and disposed between said first and second slits comprising a portion of said body portion such that said flap portion of said area between said first and second slits overlaps said body portion when said flap is in said first closed position.