Flexible package and method of making the same
First Claim
1. A flexible container comprising:
- a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume, the plurality of walls being defined by a first sheet, wherein the plurality of walls comprises;
opposed side walls each having a seal disposed along a portion of the side wall and one or more tucks, the tucks each comprising a portion of the first sheet tucked toward the interior volume and disposed at least partially under the seal,at least one wall defining an opening panel comprising at least a portion of an opening for accessing the interior volume,a second sheet attached to at least a portion of the first sheet, the second sheet at least partially extending over at least three of the plurality of walls, wherein each of the at least three of the plurality of walls is adjacent to at least one of the other at least three plurality of walls, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is the at least one wall defining the opening panel and a portion of the second sheet defines a resealable flap disposed over the opening for resealable closure of the container, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is a side wall, the second sheet extends over boundaries between adjacent ones of the at least three of the plurality of walls and a portion of the second sheet extends into at least one tuck, and the second sheet includes a line of reduced strength at or adjacent to the boundary between the side wall and the adjacent one of the at least three plurality of walls, wherein the at least one wall defining the opening panel includes four corners defined by the first sheet, the second sheet includes apertures in portions of the second sheeting extending across the corners such that the corner extends through the aperture.
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Abstract
A flexible, stackable, recloseable container for storing a quantity of products comprising a plurality of walls defined by a first sheet and a second sheet attached to at least a portion of the first sheet. The second sheet extends over at least three of the walls. The opposing container walls each have a sealed portion and one or more tucks, the tucks comprising a portion of the first sheet tucked toward the interior volume. A portion of the second sheet defines a recloseable feature located over an opening for reclosing the container. The second sheet includes a line of reduced strength at or adjacent at least a boundary adjacent the tucks and disposed between the opposing container walls each having the sealed portion and an adjacent container wall. The second sheet can include a hinge about which the recloseable feature pivots from closed position to open position.
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38 Claims
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1. A flexible container comprising:
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a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume, the plurality of walls being defined by a first sheet, wherein the plurality of walls comprises; opposed side walls each having a seal disposed along a portion of the side wall and one or more tucks, the tucks each comprising a portion of the first sheet tucked toward the interior volume and disposed at least partially under the seal, at least one wall defining an opening panel comprising at least a portion of an opening for accessing the interior volume, a second sheet attached to at least a portion of the first sheet, the second sheet at least partially extending over at least three of the plurality of walls, wherein each of the at least three of the plurality of walls is adjacent to at least one of the other at least three plurality of walls, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is the at least one wall defining the opening panel and a portion of the second sheet defines a resealable flap disposed over the opening for resealable closure of the container, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is a side wall, the second sheet extends over boundaries between adjacent ones of the at least three of the plurality of walls and a portion of the second sheet extends into at least one tuck, and the second sheet includes a line of reduced strength at or adjacent to the boundary between the side wall and the adjacent one of the at least three plurality of walls, wherein the at least one wall defining the opening panel includes four corners defined by the first sheet, the second sheet includes apertures in portions of the second sheeting extending across the corners such that the corner extends through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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15. A flexible container comprising:
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a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume, the plurality of walls being defined by a first sheet, wherein the plurality of walls comprises; a first side wall and an opposed second side wall, each of the first and second side walls having a seal disposed along a portion of the side wall and one or more tucks, the tucks each comprising a portion of the first sheet tucked toward the interior volume and disposed at least partially under the seal, at least one wall defining an opening panel comprising at least a portion of an opening for accessing the interior volume, a second sheet attached to at least a portion of the first sheet, the second sheet at least partially extending over at least three of the plurality of walls, wherein; each of the at least three of the plurality of walls is adjacent to at least one of the other at least three plurality of walls, and the at least three of the plurality of walls comprises the at least one wall defining an opening panel, the first side wall, and a third wall adjacent to the at least one wall defining the opening panel, a portion of the second sheet defines a resealable flap disposed over the opening for resealable closure of the container, the second sheet extends across the at least one wall defining the opening panel and over a first boundary disposed between the at least one wall defining the opening panel and the first side wall, a portion of the second sheet extends into at least one tuck, the second sheet includes a first line of reduced strength at or adjacent to the first boundary, the second sheet further extends over a second boundary disposed between the at least one wall defining the opening panel and the third wall, the second sheet extends at least partially over the third wall, the second sheet includes a second line of reduced strength at or adjacent to the second boundary, the third wall is adjacent to the first side wall, the second sheet extends over a third boundary disposed between the third wall and the first side wall, the second sheet includes a third line of reduced strength at or adjacent to the third boundary, the third line of reduced strength is curved, thereby defining an edge of the container disposed at the third boundary to have a curvature corresponding to the curve of the third line of reduced strength, and a portion of the second sheet extending into the first side wall from the third boundary comprises a contouring line of reduced strength that is a mirror image of the third line of reduced strength. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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35. A method of forming a sealable package, comprising:
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providing a web comprising a first sheet having a second sheet attached to a portion of the first sheet, the first sheet comprising an opening defined therein; and folding the web to define a plurality of walls that cooperate to define an interior volume of the container, the interior volume being accessible through the opening; sealing edges of the web to define first and second seals thereby defining the first and second side walls, wherein; the plurality of walls comprises; opposed first and second side walls having first and second seals, respectively, disposed along a portion of the side wall and a tuck portion, the tuck portion comprising a portion of the first sheet tucked toward the interior volume and disposed at least partially under the seal, at least one wall defining an opening panel comprising at least a portion of the opening, the second sheet at least partially extends over at least three of the plurality of walls, wherein each of the at least three of the plurality of walls is adjacent to at least one of the other at least three plurality of walls, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is the at least one wall defining the opening panel and a portion of the second sheet defines a resealable flap disposed over the opening for resealable closure of the container, one of the at least three of the plurality of walls is a side wall, the second sheet extends over boundaries between adjacent ones of the at least three of the plurality of walls and a portion of the second sheet extends into at least one tuck, and the second sheet includes a line of reduced strength at or adjacent to a boundary between the side wall and the adjacent one of the at least three plurality of walls, wherein the at least one wall defining the opening panel includes four corners defined by the first sheet, the second sheet includes apertures in portions of the second sheeting extending across the corners such that the corner extends through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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