Severable film package for stacked product pieces

Abstract

A packaging device for supporting and dispensing product includes an elongate package having a wall of a single sheet The elongate package encloses a plurality of adjacent product pieces in a longitudinally stacked array The package has a weakened location extending along the length of the package permitting manual serving of the package therealong to open the package to dispense the product pieces.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 139,817, filed Dec. 22, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to a package device for supporting and dispensing product pieces arranged in a stacked array. More particularly, the present invention relates to a film package formed around a vertically stacked array of consumable product pieces which is severable along the length of the package to dispense to product.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]It is common to package and distribute various product pieces arranged in a vertically stacked array. In the confectionery industry, for example, candy pieces are often arranged in a longitudinally stacked array and are covered or wrapped in an outer wrapping forming an elongate stick-like package. Most often, the outer wrapper is formed of a foil or foil like material, While a paper or film wrapper...

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Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage is that the foil forming the outer wrap is relatively expensive.

Moreover, foil lacks the marketing and advertising potential of

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