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AssigneeGrand Rapids Label Company
InventorsWilliam W. Muir JR., Frank G. deBruin
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A flexible package has a dispensing opening with a closure label overlying the opening that is permanently attached to the package by heat sealing along an edge portion adjacent the dispensing opening. The label has a releasable adhesive on the underside of the remaining portion for selectively opening and resealing the dispensing opening. The package is formed from a film that is partially die cut to form the dispensing opening. The label with the releasable adhesive is then applied to the package over the dispensing opening and heat sealed along an edge portion of the film. The film and attached label are later folded to form an envelope, filled with dispensable product, and heat sealed to encapsulate the product. The label can be selectively opened and resealed to enable access to the product through the dispensing opening. Complete removal of the label is prevented by the heat-sealed edge portion.
A package comprising a film defining an interior space and comprising a dispensing opening providing access to the interior space for removal of contents, the package further comprising a label for selectively covering and uncovering the dispensing opening, wherein the label has a first portion which is heat sealed or otherwise permanently affixed to the film adjacent to the dispensing opening to form a hinge for the label, and a second portion having on an underside thereof a releasable adhesive for releasably adhesively mounting the second portion of the label to the film over the dispensing opening.
A film assembly comprising
A method of making a package with a dispensing opening and a label for selectively covering and uncovering the dispensing opening, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.