Easy open and reclosable package with panel section with easy open sealant and reclosure mechanism

• Main Authors: MOEHLENBROCK, ANDREW W, OWENSBY, JOSEPH E, CONNER, HOWARD DEAN, COOK, HUBERT J, AUSTIN, BILLY W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.09.2014
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

An easy-open and reclosable package (5) includes a pouch (7) including a reclosure mechanism including a first and second interlocking strip (10, 13) each having an interlocking segment having a base surface and an interlocking surface; a panel section (6) so arranged that when the panel section is displaced, and the package is opened, a product can be accessed between the first and second interlocking strips (10, 13), the first and second interlocking surfaces are at least partially exposed, and the package can thereafter be reclosed by folding the package such that the interlocking surface of the first interlocking strip (10) is interlocked with the interlocking surface of the second interlocking strip (13). The first and second interlocking strips (10, 13) are not exposed until the package is initially opened, and are not interlocked with one another until the package is initially opened and then reclosed.