Dual pack

Abstract

A side-by-side or dual pouch comprising a pair of parallel longitudinal compartments each compartment including sealed top, bottom and medial margins with the medial margins in sealed abutment and providing a sealed longitudinal strip separating the compartments. Each compartment may contain different components, such as different types of food products. A single or dual tear-promoting element(s) appears on the side of the sealed upper margin of each compartment to facilitate separate opening of each compartment and controlled dispensing of the contents.

1 . A pouch comprising:
 a pair of parallel longitudinal compartments each including a neck;   each of the compartments including sealed top, bottom, and medial margins with the medial margins in sealed abutment and providing a sealed longitudinal strip separating the compartments; and   each compartment having an external top corner including a tear-promoting element;   wherein the tear-promoting element is a single horizontal tear feature crossing the necks of both of the compartments.   
     
     
         2 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the sealed bottom margin of one of the compartments is longer than that of the other compartment. 
     
     
         3 . The pouch of  claim 2 , wherein one of the compartments has 50-99% of the volume of the other compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The pouch of  claim 2 , wherein one of the compartments has less than 50% of the volume of the other compartment. 
     
     
         5 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the sealed bottom margins of the compartments have the same length and the same width, thus providing compartments having the same volume. 
     
     
         6 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the compartments are symmetrical and of equal volume. 
     
     
         7 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein each of the compartments contains an upper neck that ranges from 25-50% of the width of the compartment between the medial sealed margin and an external upper sealed portion containing the tear feature. 
     
     
         8 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein each of the compartments includes a widened sealed portion extending across a top portion of the top margin. 
     
     
         9 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom margins comprise horizontal sealing corrugations. 
     
     
         10 . The pouch of  claim 9 , wherein the horizontal sealing corrugations do not extend to outer edges of the top margins. 
     
     
         11 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein one of the compartments is wider than the other compartment. 
     
     
         12 . The pouch of  claim 2 , wherein one of the compartments is wider than the other compartment. 
     
     
         13 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein both of the compartments are a same width. 
     
     
         14 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the compartments are made from a single sheet or from a roll of plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein the compartments are made from a single sheet of plastic suitable for use in a food product. 
     
     
         16 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the compartments contains a food product. 
     
     
         17 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein one of the compartments contains a fermented dairy product and the other compartment contains a food product that may be mixed with or consumed along with the fermented dairy product. 
     
     
         18 . The pouch of  claim 1 , wherein each of the compartments contains a fermented diary product which may be the same or different, and which have viscosities ranging from 1,000 mPas to 2,500 mPas.