Tape Sealed Recloseable Bag

摘要

A bag package for consumable products such as food items includes a lateral slit cut into a front panel of the bag so that the bag can be pulled open along the slit to provide access to the bag contents. The slit is preferably cut along a wavy line which is substantially sinusoidal in nature. The cut line may have a uniform wave pattern or have segments along the slit of different wave lengths. The wavy slit results in a package opening having opposing peaks and valleys along the edges on either side of the opening. When the package is closed beneath a transparent reseal tape the peaks and valleys of the opposing edges of the opening become misaligned and thus provide visual evidence of tampering.

主权项

1. A package comprising:
a front panel having a top portion and a bottom portion divided by an elongate lateral slit; an adhesively coated sealing tape segment cut from a supply roll and applied directly to the surface of said front panel bridging the slit and being of such dimension to fully surround the slit and wrap around side edges of the package for adhesion to a rear panel of said package; wherein said adhesive tape segment includes a non-adhesive area along a lateral top edge thereof lying against the front panel but not against the rear panel to allow the manual pulling forward of the tape away from the top portion of said panel above said slit while ends of the tape segment remain fully secured to the rear panel; and a tear away portion along the lateral top edge, said tear away portion including an adhesive area of said tape segment adhered to the front panel, wherein sides of the tear away portion are defined by opposite facing L-shaped slits in the tape.