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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy J May, Greenville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Appleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
531337 ; 53412 ; 53455 ; 53413 ; 53562 ; 493226 ; 493960 ;
Abstract
A flexible package includes first and second opposed panel sections, a header section having a hanghole, and a tear string. The header section is positioned adjacent the first and second panel sections and encloses a portion of the package. The tear string is enclosed and arranged in the header section to provide hanging support at the hanghole and to tear open the enclosed portion in response to a pulling force at an end of the tear string. A method and apparatus for making the flexible package are also featured.