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A flexible pouch of plastic material forms a container having opposed front and back walls, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls, a handle formed in the front and back walls for gripping and manipulating the container, the handle comprising a frame member of plastic material

A flexible pouch of plastic material forms a container having opposed front and back walls, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls, a handle formed in the front and back walls for gripping and manipulating the container, the handle comprising a frame member of plastic material having a central opening, the frame member being disposed within the front and back panels which are sealed together along at least the outer periphery of the frame member for snugly encapsulating the frame member in place between the front and back panels, and through openings in the front and back walls are coincident to the central opening of the frame member through which the hand of the user can extend for grasping one of the frame sides of the frame member.

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1. A flexible pouch for containing a granular or viscous product, comprising at least one ply of flexible plastic material forming a container having opposed front and back walls with a predetermined width and a predetermined height, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls peri

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A flexible pouch for containing a granular or viscous product, comprising at least one ply of flexible plastic material forming a container having opposed front and back walls with a predetermined width and a predetermined height, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls peripherally bounding an interior region, a handle provided in said front and back walls spaced a predetermined distance from one of said top, bottom and side end walls for gripping and manipulating the container, the handle comprising a frame member of plastic material having formed thereon a plurality of raised ribs and defining a central opening, the frame member being disposed between the front and back walls, and the frame member having a width and height substantially less than the predetermined width and predetermined height, respectively, of the front and back walls to be disposed within a portion of said interior region and spaced by said interior region from at least two of said top, bottom and side walls of the container, the handle being located adjacent a selected one of the top, bottom and side end walls of the container, said handle being sized to be located away from at least two of said top, bottom, left side and right side end walls of the container for providing access to contents of the container, means for retaining the frame member in place between the front and back walls comprising one of a seal for sealing the front and back walls together along an outer periphery of the frame member and seals for sealing the front and back walls to the frame member, and the front and back walls having through openings coincident to the central opening of the frame member through which the hand of a user can extend for grasping one frame side of the frame member for lifting and manipulating the pouch with ease, recloseable means being provided at one of said side, end, top and bottom walls for selective access to the contents of the container.2. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the through openings in the front and back walls comprise diecut openings sized substantially to that of the central opening.3. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the through openings in the front and back walls comprise diecut openings defined along only frame sides of the frame member other than said one frame side, portions of the front and back walls defined by the diecut openings thereby forming flaps which can be folded to overlie the one frame side for handle grip comfort purposes.4. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the front and back walls are heat sealed together along the outer periphery of the frame member and the front and back walls are likewise heat sealed to the frame member.5. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the front and back walls are sonic welded together along the outer periphery, and the front and back walls are likewise sonic welded to the frame member.6. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein portions of the front and back walls at the central opening of the frame member include a line of weakening formed by connecting ties along an inner periphery of the frame member which define the through openings upon hand extension by the user through the central opening of the frame member.7. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein portions of the front and back walls at the central opening of the frame member each include a line of weakening formed along an inner periphery of the frame member except at the one of the frame sides, the through openings being formed upon separation of the portions along each of the line of weakening, said portions thereby forming flaps which can overlie the one of the frame sides when grasped by the user.8. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein said retaining means comprises the seal for sealing the front and back walls together along the outer periphery of the frame member for snugly retaining the frame member in place.9. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein said retaining means comprise the seals for sealing the front and back panels to the frame member.10. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the handle comprises a geometrical form having a major axis, and the handle being symmetrical about said axis.11. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein the handle is one of flat and ribbed.12. The flexible pouch according to claim 1, wherein said recloseable means is provided at least one of: inline with said handle, above said handle and below said handle.13. A pouch for containing a granular or viscous product, comprising at least one ply of flexible plastic material forming a container having opposed front and back walls with a predetermined width and a predetermined height, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls peripherally bounding an interior region, a handle provided in said front and back walls spaced a predetermined distance from one of said top, bottom and side end walls for gripping and manipulating the container, the handle comprising a looped frame member insert of plastic material having formed on opposing sides thereof a plurality of raised ribs and defining at least one opening, the frame member being captured between the front and back walls, and the frame member having a width and height substantially less than the predetermined width and predetermined height, respectively, of the front and back walls to be disposed within a portion of said interior region and spaced by said interior region from at least two of said top, bottom and side walls of the container, the handle being located adjacent a selected one of the top, bottom and side end walls of the container, said handle being sized to be located away from at least two of said top, bottom, left side and right side end walls of the container for providing access to contents of the container, means for retaining the frame member in place between the front and back walls comprising one of a seal for sealing the front and back walls together along an outer periphery of the frame member and seals for sealing the front and back walls to the frame member, and the front and back walls having through openings coincident to the opening of the frame member through which the hand of a user can extend for grasping one frame side of the frame member for lifting and manipulating the pouch with ease, recloseable means being provided at one of said side, end, top and bottom walls for selective access inside the container.14. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein the through openings in the front and back walls comprise diecut openings sized substantially to that of the opening.15. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein the through openings in the front and back walls comprise diecut openings defined along only frame sides of the frame member other than said one frame side, portions of the front and back walls defined by the diecut openings thereby forming flaps which can be folded to overlie the one frame side for handle grip comfort purposes.16. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein the front and back walls are heat sealed together along the outer periphery of the frame member and the front and back walls are likewise heat sealed to the frame member.17. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein the front and back walls are sonic welded together along the outer periphery, and the front and back walls are likewise sonic welded to the frame member.18. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein portions of the front and back walls centrally disposed relative to the frame member include a line of weakening formed by connecting ties along an inner periphery of the frame member which define the through openings upon hand extension by the user through the opening of the frame member.19. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein portions of the front and back walls at the opening of the frame member each include a line of weakening formed along an inner periphery of the frame member except at the one of the frame sides, the through openings being formed upon separation of the portions along each of the line of weakening, said portions thereby forming flaps which can overlie the one of the frame sides when grasped by the user.20. The pouch according to claim 13, wherein said recloseable means is provided at least one of: inline with said handle, above said handle and below said handle.