Packaging
Packages having a base web ( 2 ) consisting of a polymeric film or sheet having at least one recess ( 3 ) with a packaged item therein, and a sealing web ( 4 ) sealed to the base web ( 2 ) and covering the recess ( 3 ), the sealing web ( 4 ) having a strength which substantially prevents the packaged item from being pushed through it on applying force to the recess ( 3 ) in the base web ( 2 ). A portion of the package where the base web ( 2 ) is sealed to the sealing web ( 4 ) has two substantially parallel lines of weakness ( 11, 12 ) positioned so that said portion can be folded towards a portion of the sealing web ( 4 ) and a corner of the package can be used to puncture the sealing web ( 4 ) so that the packaged item can then be pushed through the sealing web ( 4 ).
1. A package comprising a base web comprising a polymeric film or sheet having at least one recess therein and with a packaged item therein, and a sealing web sealed to the base web and covering the recess, the sealing web having a strength which substantially prevents the packaged item from being pushed therethrough on applying force to the recess in the base web, a portion of the package where the base web is sealed to the sealing web having two substantially parallel lines of weakness positioned so that said portion can be folded towards a portion of the sealing web and a corner of the package can be used to puncture the sealing web so that the packaged item can then be pushed through the sealing web.
2. A package according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing web comprises a metal foil adhered to a polymeric web.
3. A package according to claim 2 , wherein the metal foil comprises aluminum.
4. A package according to claim 2 , wherein the polymeric web comprises polyethylene terephthalate.
5. A package according to claim 1 , wherein the polymeric film or sheet comprises polyvinyl chloride.
6. A package according to claim 1 , wherein the polymeric film or sheet has been thermoformed.
7. A package according to claim 1 , wherein the polymeric film or sheet has been heat sealed to the sealing web.