Package made of a laminate material

A package blank formable into a package for accommodating a plurality of items, the package blank having a pair of lateral edges,

• wherein the package comprises
• a front surface;
• a rear surface opposite the front surface;
• a first surface adjacent the front and rear surfaces, the first surface having no seam thereacross;
• a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface having a closing seam extending along a direction of the package width;
• an opposing pair of third and fourth surfaces respectively adjacent the first and second surfaces, the third and fourth surfaces having a first side seam and a second side seam, respectively, extending therealong along a direction of the package height;
• a pair of side gussets each of which is located at the third and fourth surfaces, respectively;
• and
• a pair of closing gussets located in the second surface,
• wherein the surfaces cooperatively define an interior compartment of the package,
• wherein the package blank comprises
• a first panel forming the front surface and a portion of each of the third and fourth surfaces;
• a second panel forming the rear surface and a portion of each of the third and fourth surfaces;
• a third panel located between the first and second panels, the third panel forming the first surface and the pair of the side gussets, wherein the third panel comprises two opposing lateral edges;
• a fourth panel adjacent the first panel opposite the third panel, the fourth panel forming a portion of the second surface and a portion pair of closing gussets;
• and
• a fifth panel adjacent the second panel opposite the third panel, the fifth panel forming a portion of the second surface and a portion pair of closing gussets,
• wherein the package blank comprises a laminate comprising a film layer and a paper layer,
• wherein the third panel comprises an area adjacent each of the lateral edges, the area essentially consisting of the film layer, and
• wherein each of the fourth and fifth panels comprises an area essentially consisting of the film layer where the closing seam is formed when the package blank is converted into the package.

A package blank formable into a package for accommodating a plurality of items, the package blank having a pair of lateral edges,

• wherein the package comprises
• a front surface;
• a rear surface opposite the front surface;
• a first surface adjacent the front and rear surfaces, the first surface having no seam thereacross;
• a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface having a closing seam extending along the direction of the package width;
• an opposing pair of third and fourth surfaces respectively adjacent the first and second surfaces, the third and fourth surfaces having a first side seam and a second side seam, respectively, extending therealong along a direction of the package height;
• a pair of side gussets each of which is located at the third and fourth surfaces, respectively;
• and
• a pair of closing gussets located in the second surface,
• wherein the surfaces cooperatively define an interior compartment of the package,
• wherein the package blank comprises
• a first panel forming the front surface and a portion of each of the third and fourth surfaces;
• a second panel forming the rear surface and a portion of each of the third and fourth surfaces;
• a third panel located between the first and second panels, the third panel forming the first surface and the pair of the side gussets, wherein the third panel comprises recessed lateral edges;
• a fourth panel adjacent the first panel opposite the third panel, the fourth panel forming a portion of the second surface and a portion of a pair of the closing gussets;
• and
• a fifth panel adjacent the second panel opposite the third panel, the fifth panel forming a portion of the second surface and a portion pair of closing gussets,
• wherein the package blank comprises a laminate comprising a film layer and a paper layer, and
• wherein each of the fourth and fifth panels comprises an area essentially consisting of the film layer where the closing seam is formed when the package blank is converted into the package.