Handheld packet for one-handed operation

Abstract

A handheld packet designed for one-handed operation with an elongated tab portion that can be gripped between the thumb and forefinger of the hand holding the packet. The elongated tab serves as a moment arm for breaching the neck of the packet when the elongated tab is pulled away from the packet. Breaching the neck portion of the packet permits the contents of the packet can be removed. The neck portion of the packet can be scored or serrated to further facilitate breaching the neck portion and opening the packet. The tab portion can be made from a textured material to increase grip, and the packet can be formed from layers of materials with different properties to enable storage of food, medicine, dangerous or sensitive chemicals, or other substances.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to generally to flexible containers and specifically to sealed packets of a size to be held and opened in a single hand, in particular. The packet is suitable for use when use of two hands for opening a small container is inconvenient, impracticable, or impossible.[0005]2. Background of the Invention[0006]It is not uncommon for one hand to be in use when both hands are needed for another task. Indeed, it is an oft-heard complaint that an individual only has two hands when three or four are desired, or even necessary.[0007]Some instances where a person yearns for an extra limb are simple inconveniences, and could appear at first blush to be the subject of an old comedy routine. Such situations, however, loose their comedic value when the observer becomes the victim of the incon...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a handheld packet for one-handed operation. The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above-referenced deficiencies associated with current handheld packets designed for two-handed operation. More specifically, the invention is a handheld packet for one-handed operation comprising a packet with a packet exterior surface and a packet interior surface. The packet interior surface defines an enclosed interior space. A neck portion of the packet is defined by a breachable portion of the packet exterior surface, as well as a portion of the packet interior surface and a portion of the enclosed interior space. The neck portion also defines a neck exterior surface. A tab portion is attached to the packet at the neck portion. This tab portion is an elongated lever arm for exerting a breaching force on the neck portion. When held firmly between a thumb and a forefinger of a hand holding the packet, the tab portion can be pulled away from the remainder of the packet. Pulling the tab portion in such a manner will generate a breaching force that will rupture the neck portion and expose the formerly enclosed interior space allowing the contents of the packet to be removed.

Problems solved by technology

Pulling the tab portion in such a manner will generate a breaching force that will rupture the neck portion and expose the formerly enclosed interior space allowing the contents of the packet to be removed.

A scored neck exterior surface aids in concentrating the breaching force in a smaller area than without the scored surface, and weakens the structural integrity of the neck portion as the breaching force ruptures the packet.

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