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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Eduard Edwards, Arlington, TX (US);
Joseph Paul Sagel, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eduard Edwards, Arlington, TX (US);
Joseph Paul Sagel, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 33/00 (2006.01); B65D 30/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An easy open bag and method for making the same. A film is fed into a jaw assembly comprising a first seal jaw comprising a blade gap and a second seal jaw comprising a removable insert. The removable insert comprises a blade pin. When the first and second seal jaws are mated, a notch is formed. The film also comprises a score line in the outer layer. Upon tearing the notch the tear propagates along the score line. Thus, the package can be easily opened by initiating a tear at a tear notch.