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US 9,309,036 B2Granted
Package with enclosed utensil
AssigneeMark Steele
InventorsMark Steele, Greg Melchoir
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Abstract
A package having a toothpick or other utensil that is defined or protectable within an interior sterile and/or sanitary area of the package that will not be confused with consumable contents. Multiple utensils can be provided of the same or different types.
Claims17
A flexible package, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel sealed to the first panel, defining an open interior compartment therebetween and a sealed portion therebetween;
- and
- a first utensil formed at the sealed portion such that the utensil is constructed at least in part by a portion of the first panel or the second panel.
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A flexible package, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel sealed to the first panel defining an interior compartment therebetween and a sealed portion therebetween;
- and
- a first utensil stamped from a portion of the sealed portion such that the utensil includes at least a portion of the first panel and does not communicate with the interior compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.