Package for paste-like products

Abstract

A package for paste-like products is designed as a packet of a flexible material whose body is defined by walls, a bottom portion, and a top portion. The top portion comprises a covering element, and an opening line is provided between the covering element and the rest of the body. The opening line can include incisions or perforations and a notch at the edge to ease opening the packet. Provided in the area adjacent to the opening line are strip-like forming elements made of inflexible material. The strips are nearly as long as the opening line, and thanks to their inflexibility, the mouth of the opened packet is defined by the strips and looks like a slot with at least two opposite sides parallel to each other. This structure results in obtaining a band of the paste-like product having a substantially uniform thickness when it comes out of the packet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A package for paste-like products,
 the package including a packet;   the packet being made of a flexible material;   the packet comprising opposite walls, a bottom portion, a top portion, and forming elements;   the top portion extending along the whole width of the opposite walls and being openable along an opening line;   the opening line extending essentially for the whole width of the opposite walls;   the forming elements being attached to opposite walls, adjacent to the top portion, and extending lengthwise along essentially the whole length of the opening line;   the forming elements being made of inflexible material so that the shape of a slot formed when the packet is open is substantially non-deformable between the forming elements;   to thereby impart the shape of a band of essentially equal thickness to the paste-like product when it comes out of the packet.   
     
     
         2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the forming elements are located on internal surfaces of the opposite walls. 
     
     
         3 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made relieved. 
     
     
         4 . The package of  claim 3 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made serrated. 
     
     
         5 . A package for paste-like products,
 the package including a packet;   the packet being made of a flexible material;   the packet comprising opposite walls, a bottom portion, a top portion, a closing element, and forming elements;   the top portion extending along the whole width of the opposite walls and being openable along an opening line;   the opening line extending essentially for the whole width of the opposite walls;   the closing element covering the top portion and being removable along the opening line:   the forming elements being attached to opposite walls, adjacent to the top portion, and extending lengthwise along essentially the whole length of the opening line;   the forming elements being made of inflexible material so that the shape of a slot formed when the packet is open is substantially non-deformable between the forming elements;   whereby the paste-like product when it comes out of the packet includes a band of essentially equal thickness.   
     
     
         6 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein the forming elements are located on internal surfaces of the opposite walls. 
     
     
         7 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made relieved. 
     
     
         8 . The package of  claim 7 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made serrated. 
     
     
         9 . A package for paste-like products,
 the package including a packet,   the packet being made of a flexible material,   the packet comprising a first pair and a second pair of opposite walls, a bottom portion, a top portion, and forming elements;   the top portion extending along the first pair of the opposite walls essentially for the whole width thereof;   the top portion being openable along an opening line;   the opening line extending between the second pair of the opposite walls and essentially along the whole length of the top portion;   the forming elements being strip-like and attached to the first pair of the opposite walls adjacent to the openable top and essentially along the whole length of the opening line;   the forming elements being made of inflexible material so that a slot formed when the packet is open is defined by at least two non-deformable and generally parallel sides;   to thereby impart the shape of a band of essentially equal thickness to the paste-like product when it comes out of the packet.   
     
     
         10 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein the forming elements are located on internal surfaces of the opposite walls. 
     
     
         11 . The package of  claim 9 , further comprising connecting strips bridging the forming elements to form a quadrangle. 
     
     
         12 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made relieved. 
     
     
         13 . The package of  claim 12 , wherein edges of the forming elements facing the slot are made serrated.