Claims
- 1. A composite web of flexible packaging material, comprising in combination,
- a) a web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) having width and length,
- b) a separate strip of flexible packaging wrapper material (36), said strip (36) formerly comprising an integral longitudinally extending marginal portion of said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and thereby having the same physical characteristics as said web (35), and
- c) tape means (50) coated with adhesive means (49) securing said strip (36) to said web (35) along a length of said web (35), said tape means (50) being wider than said strip (36).
- 2. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along an edge of said web.
- 3. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along a web width non-adjacent to either edge of said web.
- 4. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and said strip (36) are respectively preprinted with first and second positionally related indicia (35A and 36A), and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) with said first and second indicia (35A and 36A) secured in predetermined indexed positions with respect to one another.
- 5. A composite web of flexible packaging material, comprising in combination,
- a) a web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) having a longitudinally extending slit (43) for a portion of its length,
- b) a separate strip of flexible packaging wrapper material (36), said strip (36) formerly comprising an integral longitudinally extending marginal portion of said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and thereby having the same physical characteristics as said web (35),
- c) a longitudinally extending teartape (37) secured longitudinally to said strip of material (36), and
- d) means (49/50) securing said strip (36) and teartape (37) to said web (35) along a length of said web adjacent and parallel to said longitudinally extending slit (43) with said teartape (37) positioned between said slit (43) and the proximate marginal edge of said web (35), and with said teartape (37) sandwiched between said strip (36) and web (35).
- 6. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means securing said strip to said web is adhesive means.
- 7. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means securing said strip to said web is tape means coated at least partially widthwise with adhesive means.
- 8. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means securing said strip to said web is tape means wider than said strip and coated at least partially widthwise with adhesive means.
- 9. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means securing said strip to said web is tape means wider than said strip and coated at least partially widthwise with adhesive means which extends widthwise beyond both side edges of said strip, said adhesive means extending along one side of said strip overlying and sealing closed said slit in said web.
- 10. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means securing said strip to said web is tape means wider than said strip and coated at least partially widthwise with adhesive means, the width of said adhesive means being wider than said strip.
- 11. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and said strip (36) are respectively preprinted with first and second positionally related indicia (35A and 36A), and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) with said first and second indicia (35A and 36A) secured in predetermined indexed positions with respect to one another.
- 12. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means (49/50) securing said strip (36) to said web (35) is adhesive means, and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along an edge of said web (35).
- 13. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means (49/50) securing said strip (36) to said web (35) is adhesive means, and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along a web width non-adjacent to either edge of said web.
- 14. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 9 wherein said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along an edge of said web.
- 15. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 9 wherein said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) along a web width non-adjacent to either edge of said web.
- 16. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 9 wherein said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and said strip (36) are respectively preprinted with first and second positionally related indicia (35A and 36A), and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) with said first and second indicia (35A and 36A) secured in predetermined indexed positions with respect to one another.
- 17. A composite web of flexible packaging material as set forth in claim 10 wherein said web of flexible packaging wrapper material (35) and said strip (36) are respectively preprinted with first and second positionally related indicia (35A and 36A), and said strip (36) is secured to said web (35) with said first and second indicia (35A and 36A) secured in predetermined indexed positions with respect to one another.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application No. 60/007,481 filed on Nov. 22, 1995.
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