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Flexible container having a retractable dispenser

  • US 5,649,643 A
  • Filed: 07/18/1994
  • Issued: 07/22/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A reclosable dispensing container for a consumer product in liquid or powder form, comprising:

  • (a) a bag portion having opposed first and second ends made of flexible material for containing said liquid or powder product, said bag portion being sealed at the first end and tapering to a dispensing valve at the second opposed end, said dispensing valve having a slider arm, orifice, face plate, and valve nodule;

    (b) said dispensing valve being biased towards a non-dispensing position and movable to a dispensing position, said dispensing valve having a dispensing end disposed away from the bag portion;

    (c) the flexible material forming the bag portion and the attachment thereof to the dispensing valve being such that the dispensing valve is capable of being retracted into the bag portion at least to a distance such that the dispensing end of the valve is flush with the bag portion,said bag portion, free standing on its second end and having gripping means attached to and extending from the first end of the bag portion, andsaid container being a free-standing container, having a base, and wherein the second opposed end of the bag portion is at the base; and

    wherein the dispensing valve comprises a slider arm moveable between the non-dispensing position and the dispensing position.

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