Packet structure, such as for a film strip

A packet structure comprising:

• an envelope structure;
• and
• a tear structure comprising a pull-string located within said envelope structure and attached thereto,
• said tear structure further comprising an aperture formed in said envelope structure such that said pull-string extends through said aperture to a location outside of said envelope structure,
• said location of said pull-string outside of said envelope structure providing for a grasping of said pull-string for displacement thereof relative to said envelope structure for tearing thereof.

A method for opening a packet structure including an envelope structure which has an internal cavity and an outer sealed region, the envelope structure having an end edge,

• the packet structure having a tear structure located in the sealed region, the tear structure having a directional structure which is continuous and further located in the envelope structure which defines the cavity, the directional structure having a reduced resistance to tearing relative to an adjoining portion of the envelope structure,
• the tear structure having a hole formed in the sealed region such that the hole intersects the directional structure,
• said method comprising:
• tearing the envelope structure between the end edge and hole such that a portion of the envelope structure which is contiguous with the end edge defines a handle structure;
• and
• grasping the handle structure to further tear the envelope structure such that the tearing thereof coincides with the directional structure and intersects the cavity.