Packaging materials with tear tapes

Abstract

Packaging materials that are made from paper, film, or a paper/film combination that have tear tapes made from the same or similar material and applied across the web. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the packing leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dispenser for the package material.

1 . A packaging material that is opened so that a user removes part of a product and stores the remaining product in said package; 
 said packaging material preventing physical damage to said remaining products and prevents scattering of other product.    
     
     
         2 . The packaging material of  claim 1  wherein said packaging is opened by at least one tear tape.  
     
     
         3 . A packaging material comprising; 
 a packaging material;    said packaging material having one or more tear tapes inserted in said packaging material across the web so that it surrounds the entire width of a wrapped product.    
     
     
         4 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape comprises a strip of paper or film that is drawn through or coated with wax.  
     
     
         5 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape is 1/32″ to 1½″ in width.  
     
     
         6 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape is torn lengthwise, not across the width of said tear tape.  
     
     
         7 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape comprises a non-coated strip of paper or film that is heat-sealed onto said packaging material.  
     
     
         8 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape comprises a strip of high strength poly film, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, with adhesive on one side of the strip.  
     
     
         9 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape comprises identical material from which said packaging material itself is made.  
     
     
         10 . The packaging material of  claim 9  wherein said packaging material and said tear tape are both made of shrink wrap.  
     
     
         11 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape is printed with a company name, logo, design, or other statement.  
     
     
         12 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said tear tape is attached by an adhesive.  
     
     
         13 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said packaging material has a tear tape on top of said wrap which opens said top of said packaging material but keeps the integrity of said packaging material.  
     
     
         14 . The packaging material of  claim 3  wherein said packaging material has a tear tape that does not completely remove a section of said packaging.  
     
     
         15 . A method for opening a wrapped product comprising: 
 pulling a tear tape across a packaging;    opening a portion of said packaging,    removing one sealed end of said packaging while remaining packaging is intact for storage and dispensing other products.