Container for housing product and method for making same

A flexible container comprising;

• a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the side walls being defined
• by at least two sheets of flexible material sealed along two edges and defining two side seams located on opposite sides of the base;
• an upper panel portion, that is designed to be received within the interior of the base portion and sealed thereto, the upper panel includes side panels that define a resealable closure member, the upper panel defining a substantially flat surface when the container is in a closed position;
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• a pair of handles wherein the pair of handles are upper handles and the base portion includes a pair of lower handles, each lower handle extending from respective corners of the bottom to a lower portion of a respective side.

A flexible container comprising:

• a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on its bottom, the base includes two triangular sections that extend from the bottom of the base;
• an upper panel portion that is designed to be received within the interior of the base portion and includes side panels that define a closure member, the upper panel being so constructed and arranged to define a substantially flat surface when the closure member is closed and portions of the upper panel are folded over, the upper panel includes a portion that is sealed to the base portion;
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• a pair of handles coupled to the base portion, each of the pair of handles being bonded to a separate side wall of the base portion wherein the pair of handles and upper panel are each thermally sealed to a part of the interior of the base portion.