Appeal No. 2005-1318 Page 7
Application No. 10/191,198
along line 17, it can be set down without danger of the contents spilling or leaking out of
the open upper end. At the same time, the major portion of the package in terms of
external area is made from inexpensive, flexible film, which readily lends itself to
manufacture of the container or package at the time of filling.
Galomb
Galomb's invention relates generally to flexible packages, and more particularly
to flexible packages for holding food or other edible products, and which once opened
are arranged to serve as bowls from which the food or other edible product(s) may be
eaten. Figures 1-4 show a package 20 comprising a front wall or panel 22, a rear wall
or panel 24, and a bottom wall or panel 26. In the embodiment shown the front and rear
walls or panels each include a linear top edge 28, a pair of opposed arcuate convex
side edges 30 and 32, and a slightly concave arcuate bottom edge 34. The bottom wall
or panel 26 is of a generally "canoe" shape as best seen in Figure 4.
The front panel 22, rear panel 24, and the bottom panel 26 are each formed of a
sheet or web of the flexible stock material. The front panel 22 and the rear panel 24 are
permanently secured or sealed together along their respective arcuate sides edges 30
and 32. The permanent securement may be achieved by any conventional technique,
e.g., heat sealing, welding, adhesives, etc. The periphery of the bottom panel 26 is
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