Patent ID: 8197139

Claim:
A reclosable pouch having a valve, the pouch comprising: first and second opposing sidewalls; complementary interlocking closure elements disposed on the respective first and second opposing sidewalls; opposing first and second film layers disposed over the first sidewall, the first film layer being attached to the second film layer by a first intermittent spot seal disposed at least across a first edge of the first film layer and a second intermittent spot seal disposed at least across a second edge of the first film layer, the second film layer being sealed to the first sidewall by a third intermittent spot seal disposed across at least across a third edge of the second film layer and a fourth intermittent spot seal disposed at least across a fourth edge of the second film layer, and opposing surfaces of the first and second film layers forming a substantially gastight seal therebetween upon contact of the film layers; offset first and second apertures extending through the first and second film layers, respectively, one of the first and second apertures being in fluid communication with an interior of the pouch and the other of the first and second apertures being in fluid communication with an exterior of the pouch; and a fifth intermittent spot seal connecting the first and second film layers, the fifth intermittent spot seal surrounding a region defined by the first and second apertures.