Patent ID: 7021827

Claim:
An easy-open flexible package, comprising: flexible web material having two portions arranged in opposing relation and sealed together along respective edges thereof to form an enclosure for a product; and an easy-opening feature provided in the web material, the easy-opening feature comprising: a tear feature formed in the web material to act as a stress riser at which tearing of the web material can be initiated; and a label affixed to the web material, the label having a detachable portion that is affixed to the tear feature, the label further including side portions detachably joined to opposite edges of the detachable portion, the side portions being affixed to the web material, such that the detachable portion when pulled detaches completely from the side portions and pulls the tear feature so as to tear the web material to create an opening therein, and the side portions of the label remain affixed to the web material adjacent the opening to serve as additional grasp-and-tear points.