Resealable flexible packs

• US 5,228,782 A
• Filed: 12/23/1991
• Issued: 07/20/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rodney H. Imer
• Original Assignee: Rodney H. Imer
• Inventors: Imer, Rodney H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pascua, Jes F.
• Application Number:
  US07/812,601
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 383/70, 383/71, 383/77, 383/88, 383/89, 383/200, 383/906
• US Class Current: 383/200
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2575/586 with means for reclosing
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/30 Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/5822 and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 383/906 Dispensing feature

Abstract

A resealable sachet that is designed to contain substances of liquid or creamy consistency and which after opening and partial use of the contents, may be easily resealed and which thereby prevents the leakage of the remaining contents and which can be easily and economically manufactured. The sachet consists of two essentially parallel arranged layers made of flexible film-like material with given outer contours which are connected tightly at least at their edges and which form an enclosed volume to be filled with the substance. A part of the enclosed volume is formed as a narrow outlet channel within an opening strap leading to the edge of the sachet and is sealed by a tear-off section. At least one sealed side of the sachet adjacent to the outlet channel strap has a holding slit whose length is adjusted to the width of the outlet channel strap. The position of the holding slit is arranges so that the folded opening strap can be pulled through the holding slit with at least one part of its length to reseal the sachet.

Claims

1. A sachet comprising:

two superposed layers of flexible film-like material;

means sealing the two layers together to define

a container section including a chamber for containing liquid and creamy substances,

an outlet section adjacent the container section and including an outlet channel having one end in communication with the chamber and having an outer end leading to an edge, wherein the outlet channel extends in one direction outwardly of the chamber and the outlet section has side edges extending parallel to each other along the one direction, and

a sealing section adjacent the edge of the outlet channel for sealing the outer end of the outlet channel;

means for enabling the sealing section to be torn off from the outlet section at the edge to open the outlet channel and thereby the chamber to outside of the sachet;

means forming a folding line in the outlet section at an angle of 45°

to the one direction and about which said outlet channel is foldable relative to the container section; and

means forming a holding slit in the two layers and sealed from the chamber and the outlet channel, wherein the holding slit is configured to slidably receive the outlet section with the parallel side edges and the holding slit is positioned to receive the outer end of the outlet section when the sealing section is torn off and the outlet section is folded along the folding line.

2. The sachet according to claim 1, wherein the means forming the holding slit comprises a holding section at an edge of the two layers wherein the two layers are sealed together and surrounding the holding slit.

3. The sachet according to claim 2, wherein the holding slit extends parallel to the one direction.

4. The sachet according to claim 2, wherein the holding slit is positioned at an acute angle to the one direction.

5. The sachet according to claim 1, wherein the means forming the holding slit comprises a section at an edge of the two layers wherein the two layers are sealed together and wherein the holding slit extends to the edge and is open thereat.

6. The sachet according to claim 2, wherein the holding slit is enclosed by the holding section.

7. The sachet according to claim 1, wherein the means forming the holding slit comprises a section within the container section wherein the two layers are sealed together.

8. The sachet according to claim 1, wherein the folding line is along a connection between the outlet section and the container section.

9. The sachet according to claim 1, wherein the outlet channel is substantially smaller in width than the chamber.