Patent ID: 8333510

Claim:
A peelable pouch for containing at least one product, comprising: a first layer having a peripheral portion comprising two lateral portions, a distal portion and a proximal portion; a second layer having a peripheral portion comprising two lateral portions, a distal portion and a proximal portion, which correspond to the respective portions of the first layer; a compartment for housing the product, the compartment being formed between the first and second layers by peelably sealing the first and second layers along a compartment sealing portion, which extends along the proximal portion and along at least a part of the two lateral portions of the first and second layers as well as along first and second branch portions, the first and second branch portions extending obliquely to the lateral, distal and proximal portions and meeting one another such that the compartment sealing portion defines a closed boundary defining the shape of the compartment; a first tear promoting means provided on the first layer only and extending in a direction towards one of the lateral portions; a second tear promoting means provided on the second layer only and extending towards the other one of the lateral portions; a third tear promoting means provided on both the first and second layers and extending in a direction towards the location where the first and second branch portions meet.