Packages having separable sealing features and methods of manufacturing

US10017310B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intercontinental Great Brands LLC · US

Inventors

• Deborah A. Lyzenga · East Hanover, US
• Ronald H. Exner · Icking, DE
• Jeffrey Thomas Weber · Lake Zurich, US
• Leonard S. Scarola · Berkeley Heights, US
• Vinay Bhatnagar · East Hanover, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 13, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D85/60
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A package includes a first pouch and either a second pouch or a cover, where the pouches are configured to contain a product, such as a food product, and attached relative to each other about a hinge. The package includes at least one closure flap. The first and second pouches or first pouch and cover are movable about the hinge from a closed position where access is at least partially blocked by the closure flap when in the closed position and wherein the closure flap is separated to allow greater access when in an open position. Methods of manufacturing such packages are also provided.