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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2010
Denise Marie Dacey, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Denise Marie Dacey, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A sealed foil pouch has a textured opening flange and includes first and second foil sheets having opposing inner surfaces joined together by a seal for defining a sealed area of the pouch located inside the seal and an unsealed area of the pouch located outside the seal. The sealed pouch includes a textured opening flange located adjacent an edge of the pouch for peeling the first and second foil sheets away from one another for breaking the seal and opening the sealed pouch. The textured opening flange is located within the unsealed area of the pouch and includes at least one roughened surface formed on at least one of the first and second sheets. A leg of the seal passes through the textured opening flange. The roughened surface makes it easier to break the leg of the seal for pulling the sheets apart.