Reclosable flexible packaging having header with customer takeaway

Abstract

A package is provided of the type with a tear-away header which is separated from the product contents of the package by a zipper sealed to the interior of the package walls. The space within the header is used to package and an item such as a toy, game card, game token, coupon, or punched foam strip which can be used as a promotional or gift item. In this way, the item packaged within the header is kept separate from the product contents of the package.

1 . A package including:
 a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls joined to each other along sides thereof,   a closure connected to an interior of the first and second walls, thereby forming a header above the closure and dividing an interior of the package into a product compartment and a header compartment; and   the header compartment including a promotional item, separate from the product compartment.   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the closure is a zipper. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 2  wherein the zipper includes first and second profiles with respective first and second flanges and wherein the first and second flanges are sealed to the respective first and second walls along respective first and second flange seal lines. 
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 3  further including lines of weakness in the first and second walls above the respective first and second flange seal lines, thereby allowing the header to be torn from the package. 
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 2  further including a slider on the zipper. 
   
   
       6 . The package of  claim 1  wherein a hard seal between the first and second wall above the closure divides the package into the product compartment and the header compartment. 
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the promotional item is chosen from the group consisting of a coupon printed on an interior wall of the header, a coupon on material separate from the header, a toy, a game token, and a foam strip with at least one toy punched therefrom. 
   
   
       8 . A package comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall joined to each other along sides thereof;   a first hard seal between the front wall and the rear wall, thereby separating the package into a product portion and a header portion; and   a zipper attached to the front wall thereby providing access to the product portion.   
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the first hard seal is separate from a hard seal between a second zipper flange and the rear wall. 
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the front wall, the rear wall and the header portion are formed from a single sheet of web. 
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the second zipper flange, the rear wall and the header portion are joined at the first hard seal. 
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the front wall and rear wall are formed from a single sheet of web. 
   
   
       13 . The package of  claim 8  wherein said header portion is provided with a promotional item chosen from the group consisting of a coupon printed on an interior wall of the header, a coupon on material separate from that of the header, a toy, a game token, and a foam strip with at least one toy punched therefrom. 
   
   
       14 . The package of  claim 8  further including a slider on the zipper. 
   
   
       15 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the zipper includes first and second profiles with respective first and second flanges. 
   
   
       16 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the first flange is attached to the front wall and the second flange is attached to the rear wall. 
   
   
       17 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the header portion includes lines of weakness for access to the header portion. 
   
   
       18 . A package comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall joined to each other along sides thereof;   a zipper joining the front wall and the rear wall thereby providing access to the product portion; and   the rear wall extending above the zipper and being folded and sealed to itself so as to form a header portion.   
   
   
       19 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the header portion is provided with a promotional item chosen from the group consisting of a coupon printed on an interior wall of the header, a coupon on material separate from that of the header, a toy, a game token, and a foam strip with at least one toy punched therefrom. 
   
   
       20 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the header portion includes at least one line of weakness for access to the header portion. 
   
   
       21 . The package of  claim 18  further including a slider on the zipper. 
   
   
       22 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the front wall and rear wall are formed from a single sheet of web. 
   
   
       23 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the zipper includes first and second profiles with respective first and second flanges, and wherein the first flange is attached to the front wall and the second flange is attached to the rear wall. 
   
   
       24 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the header portion can be detached from the package along a line of weakness. 
   
   
       25 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the rear wall is folded and attached to itself at a location of attachment of the second flange to the rear wall.