Product Package Having Self-Contained, Dispensable Carrying Bag

• US 20080017529A1
• Filed: 07/17/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Express Packaging LLC
• Original Assignee: Express Packaging LLC
• Inventors: Herring, Gary L.
• Application Number:
  US11/779,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20080017529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/216
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/00 Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for closure-securing elements B65D45/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/16 Loose, or loosely-attached, linings
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/42 Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/24 Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers opening devices B65D77/30
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 79/00 Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for

Abstract

There is provided a product package having a deployable carrying bag therein. The carrying bag is placed together with the product in a container. An open end of the carrying bag is accessible through an opening in container. The open end may be pulled through the container opening upon occurrence of an event such as a sale. The opposed closed end of the carrying bag is secured within the container by a retaining disk in the carrying bag. The diameter of the retaining disk is greater than the largest dimension of the opening in the container. The carrying bag may be inverted and pulled over the container. Advertising materials may be displayed on the carrying bag initial interior surface, the advertising materials becoming visible upon deployment of the bag.

Claims

1. A product package, comprising:

a container having a bag deployment opening therein;

a carrying bag disposed within said container, said bag having an open end and a closed end;

the open end of the bag being accessible through said deployment opening; and

a retainer located in said bag.

2. The product package of claim 1, wherein said retainer having at least one dimension greater than the largest dimension of said deployment opening.

3. The product package of claim 1, wherein:

said bag deployment opening having a circumferential opening dimension;

said retainer having a circumferential retainer dimension; and

said retainer dimension greater than said opening dimension.

4. The product package of claim 2, wherein:

said retainer is a disk, the diameter of the disk being greater than the largest deployment opening dimension.

5. The product package of claim 1, wherein:

said container comprising at least one container wall;

said bag deployment opening including a cut through said at least one container wall; and

said cut defining a flap in said at least one container wall.

6. The product package of claim 1, wherein:

said container comprising a plurality of container walls; and

said cut is through said at least one wall of said plurality of container walls.

7. The product package of claim 1, wherein:

said container including a container floor;

a false bottom disposed in said container;

said bag disposed intermediate said container floor and said false bottom.

8. The product package of claim 7, wherein an overwrap releasably secures said bag to said false bottom.

9. The product package of claim 8, wherein an overvrap deployment opening is provided in said overwrap.

10. The product package of claim 1, wherein:

said bag and said retainer enclosed within a cup; and

said cup contained in said container.

11. The product package of claim 10, wherein:

said retainer comprising a retainer disk having a disk hole therein;

a barbed pin provided in said cup;

said barbed pin extending from a pin base and through said disk hole;

said barbed pin limiting outward movement of said retainer disk in relation to said pin base; and

said barbed pin extending through said bag closed end.

12. The product package of claim 11, wherein:

said container comprising at least one container wall; and

said cup having a cup rim, said cup rim attached to a container wall at said deployment opening.

13. The product package of claim 12, wherein said barbed pin base comprises a bottom surface of said cup.

14. A product package, comprising:

a container having an exterior surface;

a pouch secured to the exterior surface of the container;

a carrying bag disposed within the pouch; and

a device for opening the pouch.

15. The product package of claim 14, wherein the pouch includes an outer surface, and wherein the device for opening the pouch comprises a tab attached to the outer surface of the pouch.

16. The product package of claim 14, wherein the pouch includes an outer surface, and wherein the device for opening the pouch comprises perforations on the outer surface of the pouch.

17. The product package of claim 14, wherein:

said bag having an open end and a closed end;

said pouch having a deployment opening;

the open end of the bag being accessible through said deployment opening; and

a retainer located in said bag; and

said retainer having at least one dimension greater than the largest dimension of said deployment opening.

18. The product package of claim 14, wherein:

said bag having an open end and a closed end;

said pouch having a deployment opening;

the open end of the bag being accessible through said deployment opening; and

said closed end fixedly attached to said pouch.

19. The product package of claim 14 wherein:

said product package comprises a bottle.

20. The bottled product package of claim 19, wherein:

said bottle has a side and a bottom; and

said pouch secured to the side of said bottle.