Fresh fold package

• US 20010025877A1
• Filed: 03/05/2001
• Published: 10/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC (Graphic Packaging International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (WestRock Company)
• Inventors: Ryan, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 6,585,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/117.32
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/06 with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/606 Bags or bag-like tubes loosely glued to the wall of a "tubular" container

Abstract

A gabled, gussetted resealable lined container having an outer carton with foldable closure flaps and a liner within the carton. The upper inner surfaces of the liner are releasably sealed together after filling with product and at least one of the liner upper outer edges adhered to the closure flaps on the carton, whereby when the closure flaps are opened, the inner liner is pulled opened and when the closure flaps are closed, the inner liner is resealed to maintain product freshness.

Claims

1. A gabled resealable container comprising:

a pair of opposed side panels;

a pair of opposed end panels, and a bottom panel;

said side panels, end panels, and bottom panel defining an inner chamber;

a pair of opposed top sealing flaps, one each of said sealing flaps positioned along the transverse length of and extending above a top edge of each of said side panels;

a gusset fold at the top of each end panel, each said gusset being connected to the top of each of said opposed side panels whereby when said gussets are in a folded position said side panels are folded inward forming a gable;

a liner within said chamber, said liner having a first wall and a second wall;

each said liner wall having an upper edge, the liner walls being releasably affixed to each other when the container is in a closed configuration.

2. The gabled resealable lined container of

claim 1

wherein the upper edge of at least one of said first and second liner walls is affixed one of the top sealing flaps.

3. The gabled resealable lined container of

claim 1

wherein one of each said upper edges of said first and second liner walls is affixed to one each of the top sealing flaps.

4. A resealable container comprising:

an outer carton, said carton including a first side panel and a second side panel, a first end panel and a second end panel, and a bottom panel;

said respective panels defining an inner chamber;

a first sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said first side panel;

a second sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said second side panel;

a liner positioned within said chamber, said liner having a first upper edge and a second upper edge, said first liner upper edges being adhered to one of said first and second sealing flaps, said first and second upper edges of said liner being releasably adhered to each other when the container is in a closed position.

5. The resealable container of

claim 4

wherein said liner second upper edge is adhered to the other of said first and second sealing flaps.

6. The resealable container of

claim 4

including a third sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said second sealing flap.

7. A process for constructing a resealable lined container comprising:

(a) providing a blank from which an outer carton is formed;

said outer carton blank including a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end panel, a second end panel and a bottom panel, said respective panels capable of being folded to define an inner chamber;

said first side panel including a first sealing flap along an upper edge thereof, said second side panel including a second sealing flap along an upper edge thereof;

(b) providing an inner liner having a first and second wall each wall having an upper edge, the upper edges of said liner defining an opening;

(c) releasably adhering an inner surface of the upper edge of the first liner wall to an inner surface of the upper edge of the second liner wall;

(d) adhering an outer surface of said first liner wall upper edge to one of said first and second sealing flaps;

(e) folding said first sealing flap and said second sealing flap, with the upper edges of the first and second liner walls therebetween, onto said first wall panel.

8. The process of

claim 7

wherein the process includes a step of adhering the liner second upper edge to the other of said first and second sealing flaps.

9. The process of

claim 7

wherein said outer carton includes a third sealing flap extending from said second sealing flap;

said method including securing said third sealing flap to said first wall panel thereby securing said carton and liner in a sealed closed position.

10. The process of

claim 7

including a step of forming the liner prior to positioning liner into the carton chamber.

11. The process of

claim 10

including placing the contents of the container into said liner prior to placing said liner in said carton.

12. The process of

claim 7

wherein said first end panel includes a first gusset at an upper edge thereof and said second end panel includes a second gusset at an upper edge thereof;

said process including a step of collapsing said first and second gussets thereby folding said first and second wall panels inwardly to form a gable.

13. The process of

claim 7

wherein the liner is adhered to the blank prior to folding the blank into a carton.

14. A process for constructing a resealable lined container comprising:

(a) providing a blank from which an outer carton is formed;

said outer carton blank including a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end panel, a second end panel and a bottom panel, said respective panels capable of being folded to define an inner chamber;

said first side panel including a first sealing flap along an upper edge thereof, said second side panel including a second sealing flap along an upper edge thereof;

(b) providing an inner liner having a first and second wall each wall having an upper edge, the upper edges of said liner defining an opening;

(c) adhering an outer surface of said first liner wall upper edge to one of said first and second sealing flaps to form a carton/liner blank assembly;

(e) folding said carton/liner blank assembly to form said blank into a lined, open topped, carton.