Toaster packages having four spouts

Claim 2

The package as recited in claim 1 wherein the package has a bottom seal including a sealed bottom margin folded upon itself twice and pressed against the package.

Claim 3

The package as recited in claim 1 wherein a corner of said top margin adjacent said side is folded on a diagonal fold line and said top margin including said diagonally folded corner is folded upon itself prior to being folded on said top fold line, said tear notch is located on a portion of said top fold line overlying said diagonally folded corner, and said pour spout is formed by unfolding the portion of said top margin between said tear notch and said side, unfolding said diagonally folded corner and inverting said gusset.

Claim 4

A sealed package, including a pour spout, for storing food and heating the food by insertion into a toaster, which comprises: a. a front wall and a back wall, said food being completely enclosed therein and said walls being formed of pliable, heat resistant, tearable, thermally conductive, non-porous sheet material; b. a top seal for the package including a sealed top margin folded upon itself on a top fold line; c. said pour spout integrally formed with said top seal; and d. a bottom seal including a bottom margin having slits therein to form a front flap, a rear flap, a first side flap and a second side flap, said first side flap being folded into the package on a first side fold line, said second side flap being folded into the package on a second side fold line, said front flap being folded into the package over said first side flap and said second side flap, and said rear flap being folded and sealed into the package over said first side flap, said second side flap and said front flap.

Claim 5

The package as recited in claim 5 wherein the package incLudes a side having a gusset therein, said top margin is folded upon itself prior to being folded on said top fold line, a tear notch is cut in said top seal at a location on said top fold line spaced from said side, the package is vented by tearing through said top seal at said tear notch, and said pour spout is formed by tearing the portion of said top seal between said tear notch and said side from the package and inverting said gusset.

Claim 6

The package as recited in claim 5 wherein a corner of said top margin on one side of the package is folded on a diagonal fold line and said top margin including said diagonally folded corner is folded upon itself prior to being folded on said top fold line, and said pour spout is formed by tearing through said top seal including said diagonally folded corner, unfolding the portion of said top margin between the tear and said one side of the package and unfolding said diagonally folded corner.

Claim 7

The package as recited in claim 7 wherein said one side of the package includes a gusset and said pour spout includes said gusset inverted.

Claim 8

The package as recited in claim 5 wherein the package includes a first side including a first gusset having a center line and a second side including a second gusset having a center line, said top margin includes a first leg disposed at said first side and including said first gusset, a second leg disposed at said second side and including said second gusset, said first leg and said second leg being folded toward the center of the package to form first and second flaps having a gap therebetween, said first flap being folded upon itself on a fold line coinciding with the center line of said first gusset, and said second flap being folded upon itself on a fold line coinciding with the center line of said second gusset to form a marginal flap, said marginal flap being folded upon itself on a top fold line to form said top seal with a venting channel formed by said gap, and said pour spout is formed by tearing through said top seal at said venting channel, unfolding said marginal flap, said first flap and said first leg and inverting said first gusset.

Claim 9

The package as recited in claim 5 wherein said slits extend partially into said bottom margin, said first side flap is folded into the package on a first diagonal fold line and a second diagonal fold line, said first diagonal fold line being connected with the end of one of said slits such that a front portion of said first side flap overlaps said front flap and said second diagonal fold line being connected with a second of said slits such that a rear portion of said first side flap overlaps said rear flaps, and said second side flap is folded into the package on a third diagonal fold line and a fourth diagonal fold line, said third diagonal fold line being connected with a third of said slits such that a front portion of said second side flap overlaps said front flap and said fourth diagonal fold line being connected with a fourth of said slits such that a rear portion of said second side flap overlaps said rear flap.

Claim 10

A sealed package, including a pour spout, for storing food and heating the food by insertion into a toaster, which comprises: a. a front wall, a back wall, a first side and a second side for said package, said food being completely enclosed therein, and said walls and sides being formed of pliable, heat resistant, tearable, thermally conductive, non-porous sheet material; and b. a top seal for said package including a top margin having a first leg disposed adjacent said first side and including an upper portion of said first side and adjacent portions of said front and back walls, and a second leg disposed adjacent said second side and including an upper portion of said second side and adjacent portions of said front and back walls, said first leg being folded toward the center of the package, said second leg being folded toward the center of the package, said folded first leg and said folded second leg beIng folded upwardly to form together a marginal flap, said marginal flap being folded upon itself and sealed to one of said walls; said pour spout being formed by tearing through said top seal, unfolding said marginal flap between the tear and said first side and unfolding said first leg.

Claim 11

The package as recited in claim 11 wherein a gap is formed between said folded first leg and said folded second leg and said gap is folded upon itself to form a weakened venting channel when said marginal flap is folded upon itself whereby the package may be torn for venting and forming said pour spout by tearing through said top seal at said venting channel.

Claim 12

The package as recited in claim 12 wherein the length of said first leg is equal to the length of said second leg.

Claim 13

The package as recited in claim 12 wherein said first leg is longer than said second leg.

Claim 14

The package as recited in claim 12 wherein said first leg is shorter than said second leg.

Claim 15

The package as recited in claim 11 wherein said first side for the package has a first gusset with a center line, said second side for the package has a second gusset with a center line, said first leg includes said first gusset, said second leg includes said second gusset, said marginal flap is formed by folding said folded first leg and said folded second leg on the center line of said first gusset and the center line of said second gusset, and the forming of said pour spout includes inverting said first gusset.

Claim 16

The package as recited in claim 16 wherein the package is formed from a single sheet of said sheet material folded upon itself to form said first and second sides, said first and second gussets and a bottom seal for the package.

Claim 17

The package as recited in claim 17 wherein said bottom seal includes a bottom margin folded upon itself twice and pressed against the package.

Claim 18

The package as recited in claim 16 wherein said marginal flap is folded upon itself twice.