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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Joseph Owensby, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Randall Cantrell, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Owensby, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Randall Cantrell, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A package includes a pouch including a base portion having a first width, the base portion having a closed bottom; and a neck integrally connected to the base portion, the neck having a second width narrower than the first width, the neck including an end portion; and a first easy-open device adapted to remove the end portion from the neck; wherein a common wall formed by the base portion and neck has an outer and inner surface; a discrete cap in connected relationship with the outer surface of the common wall of the pouch, the cap covering the end portion of the neck, the cap including a second easy-open device adapted to remove at least part of the cap and provide access to the end portion of the neck; and a flowable product disposed in the base portion of the pouch. Methods for making a package are also disclosed.