Flexible, stackable container including a lid and package body folded from a single sheet of film
First Claim
1. A flexible, stackable container that is used for storing a quantity of a product and has:
- a sealed package that;
(i) is formed from a single sheet of film that has oppositely disposed lateral edges and oppositely disposed leading and trailing edges, the sheet of film being wrapped inwardly with portions of the film proximate the lateral edges being sealed to each other;
(ii) has at least three folds in the film that are parallel to the lateral edges of the film and forms corners that define opposite edges of top, bottom, front, and back panels of the package;
(iii) has secondary folds in the film that are parallel to the at least three folds and bring an inner surface of the top and bottom panels into contact with corresponding portions of an inner surface of the front and back panels, the contacting inner surfaces being sealed and forming corner seals that extend outwardly from and border more than two sides of both the top and bottom of the package;
(iv) has front and rear side portions of the leading edge of the film that are sealed together with inner surfaces of the film proximate thereto forming a leading seal that is folded over and attached to corresponding portions of an outer surface of the package, forming a portion of one lateral side of the container, said lateral side portion thereby comprising two layers of film; and
(v) has front and rear side portions of the trailing edge of the film that are sealed together with inner surfaces of the film proximate thereto forming a trailing seal that is folded over and attached to corresponding portions of an outer surface of the package, forming a part of an opposed lateral side of the container, the package being sealed once, the leading seal, the trailing seal, and the seal between the portions of the film proximate the lateral edges are formed; and
,a lid fitment that;
(i) is attached to one of the sides of the package that have the corner seals;
(ii) has a base that has a central opening; and
(iii) has a lid that has a shape that is complementary to the shape of the base and seals down onto the base, wherein a portion of the surface of the package is accessible from the exterior of the container when the lid is separated from the base of the lid fitment.
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Abstract
A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of the package may have an outer first surface of the film and outwardly extending first corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the first side and surrounding the first side of the package. The package may also have a second side disposed opposite the first side and outwardly extending second corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the second side and surrounding the second side of the package. The lid fitment may include a base having a central opening and a lid having a complimentary shape to the base to form a seal therebetween when the lid is closed down onto the base. The base may be sealed to one of the first surface of the first side, to the first corner seals surrounding the first side, or to both, such that a portion of the first surface is accessible from the exterior of the container when the lid is separated from the base of the lid fitment.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A flexible, stackable container that is used for storing a quantity of a product and has:
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a sealed package that; (i) is formed from a single sheet of film that has oppositely disposed lateral edges and oppositely disposed leading and trailing edges, the sheet of film being wrapped inwardly with portions of the film proximate the lateral edges being sealed to each other; (ii) has at least three folds in the film that are parallel to the lateral edges of the film and forms corners that define opposite edges of top, bottom, front, and back panels of the package; (iii) has secondary folds in the film that are parallel to the at least three folds and bring an inner surface of the top and bottom panels into contact with corresponding portions of an inner surface of the front and back panels, the contacting inner surfaces being sealed and forming corner seals that extend outwardly from and border more than two sides of both the top and bottom of the package; (iv) has front and rear side portions of the leading edge of the film that are sealed together with inner surfaces of the film proximate thereto forming a leading seal that is folded over and attached to corresponding portions of an outer surface of the package, forming a portion of one lateral side of the container, said lateral side portion thereby comprising two layers of film; and (v) has front and rear side portions of the trailing edge of the film that are sealed together with inner surfaces of the film proximate thereto forming a trailing seal that is folded over and attached to corresponding portions of an outer surface of the package, forming a part of an opposed lateral side of the container, the package being sealed once, the leading seal, the trailing seal, and the seal between the portions of the film proximate the lateral edges are formed; and
,a lid fitment that; (i) is attached to one of the sides of the package that have the corner seals; (ii) has a base that has a central opening; and (iii) has a lid that has a shape that is complementary to the shape of the base and seals down onto the base, wherein a portion of the surface of the package is accessible from the exterior of the container when the lid is separated from the base of the lid fitment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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