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Reclosable flexible packaging having header with customer takeaway

a flexible packaging and packaging technology, applied in the field of reclosable packages or bags with tear-away headers, can solve the problems of customer perception that the contents of the reclosable package or bag have been contaminated, and may not be practical to place such a toy or other customer take-away into the contents of the reclosable package or bag, so as to increase the sales of the product

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-28
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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[0010]This and other objects are attained by providing a reclosable package or bag with a tear-away header, wherein the customer takeaway is provided within the tear-away header. With this configuration, the customer takeaway can be readily visible to the potential purchaser, thereby possibly even increasing sales of the product.

Problems solved by technology

However, placing such a toy or other customer take-away into the contents of a reclosable package or bag may not be practical if the reclosable package or bag includes such products as cheese or other oily or powdery products.
This could even result in the customer perception that the contents had been contaminated.

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[0021]Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals indicate like elements throughout the several views, one sees that FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a first alternative of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the typical package 10 with a header 12 includes front and rear walls 14, 16 which are joined by side seals 18, 20, a bottom seal 22, and a top seal 24. Front and rear walls 14, 16 are typically formed from polymeric material and are typically at least partially transparent in order for the contents to be visible to the consumer. Various alternatives may provide the front and rear walls 14, 16 as a single sheet and replace bottom seal 22 or top seal 24 with a fold. Zipper 30 is provided within the package 10, including first and second profiles 32, 34 with respective first and second flanges 36, 38. A slider 40 is mounted on the zipper 30 to interlock the first and second profiles 32, 34 when moved in a closing direction and to separate the first and sec...

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[0028]As illustrated in FIG. 7, package 10 can be formed wherein a single sheet of web is folded to form the front and rear walls 14, 16. The interior of first zipper flange 36 of zipper 30 is sealed to the single sheet of web at hard seal 41. Zipper 30 typically includes slider 40. The single sheet of web is then folded at fold 90 and sealed to second zipper flange 38 at hard seal 42. A free end of the single sheet of web above hard seal 41 is then folded at fold 92 and sealed back to the single sheet of web at hard seal 93 thereby forming header compartment 60. Alternately, the free end when folded back can be sealed at hard seal 41 instead of hard seal 93 as shown in FIG. 9. Lines of weakness 96, 98 are formed in the single sheet of web above hard seal 93 to provide access to header compartment 60, which may contain any of the previous items 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80.

[0029]FIG. 8 includes the various elements of FIG. 7, but the exterior (rather than the interior) of first zipper fla...

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Abstract

A package is provided of the type with a tear-away header which is separated from the product contents of the package by a zipper sealed to the interior of the package walls. The space within the header is used to package and an item such as a toy, game card, game token, coupon, or punched foam strip which can be used as a promotional or gift item. In this way, the item packaged within the header is kept separate from the product contents of the package.

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[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 083,832 filed on Jul. 25, 2008, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention pertains to a reclosable package or bag with a tear-away header, wherein an object such as, but not limited to, a prize, a toy, a coupon or similar item is packaged within the header and available to the consumer after the header has been removed from the package or bag.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]In the prior art of reclosable packages or bags, the use of a tear-away header is well-established. Representative examples of reclosable packages with tear-away headers are disclosed in U.S. patent application publication 2004 / 0058039, entitled “Reclosable Bag for Filing with Food Product(s) and Method” to Strand et al., published on Mar. 25, 2004; U.S. Pat. No. 6,918,234 entitled “Process for Attach...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D33/00
CPCB65D31/12B65D33/2591B65D33/004B65D33/2508
Inventor PLOURDE, ERICAUSNIT, STEVEN
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC