CN101119897A

CN101119897A - Flexi-resilient to rigid container including vertically hinged sides

Info

Publication number: CN101119897A
Application number: CNA200680005017XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 约翰·戴维·诺科姆
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd; Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2005-02-28
Filing date: 2006-02-28
Publication date: 2008-02-06
Also published as: US20060191985A1; EP1863716A1; MX2007010470A; NZ556723A; ZA200706262B; AU2006218715B2; CA2599595A1; WO2006093905A1; JP2008529909A; KR20070104440A; KR100997580B1; JP4884399B2; CA2599595C; AU2006218715A1

Abstract

An erectable and collapsible container (10) including a plurality of side walls joined along a plurality of wall hinges providing articulation between the side walls (12, 14, 16, 18). A bottom wall is attached to the side walls at edge hinges providing articulation between the side walls and the bottom wall (48) - At least one flexible gusset portion is provided extending between one or more of the side walls and the bottom wall, and the gusset portion (68) is movable with the bottom wall in response to movement of the side walls and the bottom wall between collapsed and erected configurations. Structure is provided for maintaining the side walls in the erected configuration such that the side walls define a generally rigid or semi-rigid structure. A pair of opposed flexible panels (116, 118) extend from the side walls and define a bag-like upper portion (119) extending from the support structure and forming a sealable opening (123) for the container.

Description

The collapsible container that comprises vertical pivotally attached sidewall sections

Technical field

But the present invention relates to erected container.More particularly, the present invention relates to such container: container can respond the power that is applied to external container is erected into basic three-dimensional from the contracted configuration of substantially flat configuration.

Background technology

Use the preservation bag to come splendid attire and protection article (comprise and preserve for example food of perishable goods) for known in the art.This type of preservation bag comprises the bag that is formed by relative membraneous material sheet.Described is bonded together to form semi-enclosed container along periphery edge.Described container has three sealings or folding edge and edge of opening.Edge of opening typically has mouth piece, and for example integrally formed Reclosable or reusable sealing member are as being provided by integrally formed interlocking sealing member.Being used for splendid attire will be placed on before the content in the bag in that it is strutted, and the preservation bag can flat configuration be stored easily.

As for rigidity or semi rigid receptacle, this type of container is being provided for storing the business success of also having realized certain degree aspect the parts of a variety of contents as everyone knows.This type of container typically has opening.Described opening stays open state and is used for loading and/or removing content.This type of container also usually has smooth bottom and top so that but stackability to be provided.Yet this type of container typically uses more material than bag, makes its property disposed be restricted.Simultaneously, can sustain damage the service life of this type of container, dirty or use in the restriction of naturally occurring deterioration.This type of three-dimensional, rigidity or semi rigid receptacle also can require bigger storage area than other more flexible container, because they take the volume of as much usually when being in the filling state when zero load.

Therefore, expectation provides a kind of the two container of advantage of flexible bag and rigidity or semi-rigid storage container that combines.Simultaneously also expectation provides a kind of such container: it is in open mode and can self-supporting when being used to load purpose, and can easily store by being folded into compact form.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide and to have erected and collapsible container.Described container comprises a plurality of sidewalls, and to adjacent wall, wherein each hinge provides the articulated type between the adjacent wall to connect to each sidewall by articulated joint.Diapire is on articulated position is connected in a plurality of sidewalls at least two in hinged way.Articulated position provides the articulated type between at least two sidewalls and the diapire to connect.At least one gusset structures is extended at least between the first pair of sidewall and diapire, and this at least one gusset structures comprises first surface, and wherein first surface can turn to the second place with respect to diapire from the primary importance articulated type with respect to diapire.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide and to have erected and collapsible container.Described container comprises a plurality of sidewalls, and to adjacent wall, wherein each hinge provides the articulated type between the adjacent wall to connect to each sidewall by articulated joint.Diapire is connected on two sidewalls in hinged way in articulated position at least, and articulated position provides the articulated type between at least two sidewalls and the diapire to connect, and diapire comprises relative to each other at least two parts of articulated type rotation.First and second gusset structures are extended between each first and second oppose side wall and diapire, and first and second gusset structures comprise first surface separately, and wherein first surface can turn to the second place with respect to diapire from the primary importance articulated type with respect to diapire.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide and to have erected and collapsible container.Described container comprises a plurality of sidewalls, and to adjacent wall, wherein each hinge provides the articulated type between the adjacent wall to connect to each sidewall by articulated joint.Diapire is on articulated position is connected in a plurality of sidewalls at least two in hinged way, and articulated position provides the articulated type between at least the first pair of sidewall and the diapire to connect.At least one gusset structures in sidewall at least two sidewalls and diapire between extend, and this at least one gusset structures comprises first surface, and wherein first surface can turn to the second place with respect to diapire from the primary importance articulated type with respect to diapire.Flexible strip partly is connected on these a plurality of sidewalls and is defined for the sealable opening of container.The power at least one that is applied in a plurality of sidewalls of can responding container changes into from basic contracted configuration and erects configuration substantially.

Description of drawings

Though this specification sheets is by particularly pointing out and clearly claimed claims of the present invention are drawn a conclusion; but should believe by following explanation and also can understand the present invention better in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; reference number identical in the accompanying drawing is indicated identical parts, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is the transparent view of container, and it illustrates and is in the present invention who erects configuration;

Fig. 2 is the side front elevation of container, and it illustrates the present invention who is in contracted configuration;

Fig. 3 is the transparent view of container, and it illustrates and is in the present invention that part erects configuration;

Fig. 4 is the top plan view of the container of Fig. 3, does not comprise lateral plate;

Fig. 4 A is the bottom perspective view of container one end, comprises first pair of dististyle of container;

Fig. 4 B is the bottom perspective view of container one end, comprises second pair of dististyle of container;

Fig. 5 is the transparent view that is similar to Fig. 1, does not comprise lateral plate;

Fig. 6 is the cross sectional drawing along the intercepting of the line 6-6 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is the cross sectional drawing along the intercepting of the line 7-7 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is the cross sectional drawing along the intercepting of the line 8-8 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is the top plan view of the container of Fig. 1;

Figure 10 is the transparent view of the container of Fig. 1, and wherein lateral plate is folding downwards;

Figure 11 is the transparent view that separates the step of lateral plate along defiber.Described defiber extends along the edge of lateral plate;

Figure 12 is the transparent view that separates another step of lateral plate along defiber.Described defiber extends along the junction between lateral plate and the supporting construction;

Figure 13 is the transparent view of supporting part of the container of lateral plate after separating; And

Figure 14 is the transparent view of the container of Fig. 1, and wherein lateral plate is bonded together with sealed configuration.

The specific embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1 to 3, it has shown the container 10 of professor's content according to the invention.Container 10 generally includes supporting construction 11.Described supporting construction can be movable between the configuration of the configuration that limits the elasticity of flexure structure and qualification rigidity or semirigid structure.Supporting construction 11 comprises: the first and second relative longitudinal side walls 12,14.Described longitudinal side wall limits first and

second container side

13,15; The first opposite end sidewall that comprises the first and second distolateral walls 16,18.Described distolateral wall limits the 3rd container side 17; With the second opposite end sidewall that comprises the first and second distolateral walls 20,22.Described distolateral wall limits the 4th container side 19.The first

opposite end sidewall

16,18 interconnects at midfeather hinge 24 places, and also is connected to

longitudinal side wall

12,14 separately at

wall hinge

26,28 places.Similarly, the second

opposite end sidewall

20,22 interconnects at midfeather hinge 30 places, and also is connected to

longitudinal side wall

12,14 separately at

wall hinge

32,34 places.

Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the first

opposite end sidewall

16,18 can be respectively at

wall hinge

24,26,28 places relative to each other articulated type rotate and rotate with respect to

longitudinal side wall

12,14 articulated types, and the second

opposite end sidewall

20,22 can be respectively at

wall hinge

30,32,34 places relative to each other articulated type rotate and rotate with respect to

longitudinal side wall

12,14 articulated types.But

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 articulated types are rotated and are moved to the 3-d modelling (wherein supporting construction 11 comprises substantially rigid or semirigid structure) that erects with the contracted configuration (wherein supporting construction 11 comprises deflection-elastic construction) from substantially flat.In the smooth contracted configuration of container 10, the inner face 36,38 of

longitudinal side wall

12,14 is mutually in the face of the location, ground, the

inner face

40,42 of the first

opposite end sidewall

16,18 is mutually in the face of the location, ground, and the

inner face

44,46 of the second

opposite end sidewall

20,22 is mutually in the face of location, ground (see figure 4).Erecting in the configuration of container 10, the inner face 36,38 of

longitudinal side wall

12,14 is located with spaced relation, the first

opposite end sidewall

16,18 aligns substantially in parallel to each other and is basically perpendicular to

longitudinal side wall

12,14, and the second

opposite end sidewall

20,22 aligns substantially in parallel to each other and is basically perpendicular to

longitudinal side wall

12,14, thereby limits the regional (see figure 1) by the external essentially rectangular of

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22.

Container 10 also is included in the diapire 48 that extends between the

edge

50,52 of longitudinal side wall 12,14.In the embodiment that illustrates, diapire 48 can divide 54,56 to be shaped with first and second bottoms.Described bottom divides middle bottom hinge chain 62 places that are connected to edge 50,52 (also seeing Fig. 8) and the extension being parallel to limit

hinge

58,60 at

limit hinge

58,60 places to interconnect.The width dimensions (between middle bottom hinge chain 62 and limit hinge separately 58,60) of each in the

bottom branch

54,56 preferably equals the width of

end wall

16,18,20,22 substantially.Described width is measured between

midfeather hinge

24,30 and wall hinge separately 26,28 and 32,34.In contracted configuration and erecting in the configuration, middle bottom hinge chain 62 all roughly is arranged in the imaginary plane I (Fig. 5) that is limited by midfeather hinge 24 and 30.In contracted configuration, first and second bottoms divide 54,56 between

longitudinal side wall

12,14, wherein inner face 36 location that 54 surface 64 (Fig. 8) faces longitudinal side wall 12 are divided in first bottom, and second bottom divides 56 surface 66 to face inner face 38 location of longitudinal side wall 14.In erecting configuration, first and second bottoms divide 54,56 can roughly align in parallel to each other and be approximately perpendicular to longitudinal side wall 12,14.Should be noted that, though this paper has described the preferred sizes relation between each assembly of container 10, but person of skill in the art will appreciate that, the relative size of each assembly, also have relative to each other degree of displacement of each assembly, form number, each size of components conformability or nonuniformity each other of the assembly of wall, all can change and still keep its function within the scope of the invention.

Shown in Fig. 3 to 7, first gusset structures 68 extends to the first

opposite end sidewall

16,18 from diapire 48, and second gusset structures 70 extends to the second

opposite end sidewall

20,22 from diapire 48.In a structure of container 10, the inside face of

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22, diapire 48 and first and

second gusset structures

68,70 are formed continuous substantially a slice flexible material 130.Flexible material 130 comprises the part 130a and the 130b (Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) of a pair of relative general plane.The part 130a of flexible material 130 extends along

sidewall

12,16,20, and the part 130b of flexible material 130 extends along

sidewall

14,18,22.Another part 130c of flexible material 130 extends from the edge extension and the neighbouring part 130a of

sidewall

12,16,20, and another part 130d of flexible material 130 is from the edge extension and the neighbouring part 130b extension of

sidewall

14,18,22.The part 130c and the 130d of two extensions interconnect (Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) along

opposed edges

69,71 in addition, and its

edge

69,71 connects at

midfeather hinge

24,30 places respectively.In addition,

part

130c and 130d engage (seeing Fig. 4, Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) along the first and second corner plate hinges 80,100.The first corner plate hinge 80 is limited on first gusset structures 68.Described structure extends to middle bottom hinge chain 62 from the position of an end 84 of contiguous midfeather hinge 24, and the second corner plate hinge 100 is limited on second gusset structures 70.Described structure extends to middle bottom hinge chain 62 from the position of an end 104 of contiguous midfeather hinge 30.

Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 4 A, first gusset structures 68 comprises the

corner plate part

73,75 of the first and second movable

corner fagging parts

72,74 and first and second basic fixed.The first

corner plate part

72,73 is separated along the fold line 82 at inner face 40 places.Preferably, fold line 82 extends to the intersection 86 of limit hinge 58 and distolateral wall 16 from the position of the end 84 of contiguous midfeather hinge 24.The second

corner plate part

74,75 is separated along the fold line 88 at inner face 42 places.Preferably, fold line 88 extends to the intersection 90 of limit hinge 60 and distolateral wall 18 from the position of the end 84 of contiguous midfeather hinge 24.Movable

corner fagging part

72,74 divides the hinge separately 76,78 of 54,56 first end to extend to separately

fold line

82,88 from the bottom.Movable

corner fagging part

72,74 be connected in order to along the first corner plate hinge 80 relative to each other articulated type rotate.

Similarly, referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 4 B, second gusset structures 70 comprises the first and second movable

corner fagging parts

92,94, and the

corner plate part

93,95 of first and second basic fixed.The first

corner plate part

92,93 is separated along the fold line 102 at inner face 44 places.Preferably, fold line 102 extends to the intersection 106 of limit hinge 58 and distolateral wall 20 from the position of the end 104 of contiguous midfeather hinge 30.The second

corner plate part

94,95 is separated along the fold line 108 at inner face 46 places.Preferably, fold line 108 extends to the intersection 110 of limit hinge 60 and distolateral wall 22 from the position of the end 104 of contiguous midfeather hinge 30.Movable

corner fagging part

92,94 divides the hinge separately 96,98 of 54,56 second end to extend to separately hinge 102,108 from the

bottom.Moving part

92,94 is connected in order to articulated type along the second corner plate hinge 100 and relative to each other and rotates.

Because each in the fold line 82,88,102,108 forms the leg-of-mutton limit that the

corner plate part

73,75,93,95 by separately basic fixed is limited, so fold line 82,88,102,108 is a basic fixed.Described leg-of-mutton all the other two limits are connected on separately the

sidewall

16,18,20,22.Should be pointed out that fold line 82,88,102,108 alternatively or is additionally limited by the joint or the junction of the material that is connected to

adjacent wall

16,18,20,22.

Referring to Fig. 6, the first and second movable

corner fagging parts

72 and 74 of first gusset structures 68 comprise the first and second surperficial 72a, 72b and 74a, 74b separately separately.When container 10 is in its contracted configuration, first gusset structures 68 is between

distolateral wall

16,18, and it is folding around the first corner plate hinge 80, wherein the first and second

corner plate parts

72,74 are roughly parallel to the bottom and divide 54,56 to extend, and wherein

first surface

72a, 74a face the

inner face

40,42 of

distolateral wall

16,18 separately.Referring to Fig. 5, when container 10 is in it and erects configuration, the movable

corner fagging part

72,74 of first gusset structures 68 folds around

fold line

82 and 88, wherein Zhe Die gusset structures is roughly parallel to and abutting

end sidewall

16,18 location, and wherein the Zhe Die first and second movable

corner fagging parts

72,74 are approximately perpendicular to the

inner face

40,42 that

bottom branch

54,56 extends and wherein

second surface

72b, 74b face

distolateral wall

16,18 separately.

Referring to Fig. 7, the first and second movable

corner fagging parts

92 and 94 of second gusset structures 70 comprise the first and second surperficial 92a, 92b and 94a, 94b separately separately.When container 10 is in its contracted configuration, second gusset structures 70 is between

distolateral wall

20,22, and it is folding around the second corner plate hinge 100, wherein the first and second

corner plate parts

92,94 are roughly parallel to the bottom and divide 54,56 to extend, and wherein

first surface

92a, 94a face the

inner face

44,46 of

distolateral wall

20,22 separately.Referring to Fig. 5, when container 10 is in it and erects configuration, the movable

corner fagging part

92,94 of second gusset structures 70 folds around

fold line

102 and 108, wherein Zhe Die gusset structures is roughly parallel to and abutting

end sidewall

20,22 location, and wherein the Zhe Die first and second movable

corner fagging parts

92,94 are divided 54,56 extensions perpendicular to the bottom and wherein

second surface

92b, 94b face the

inner face

44,46 of

distolateral wall

20,22 separately.

The first and second corner plate hinges 80,100 limit the length of the width that preferably equals

bottom branch

54,56 substantially separately.Yet as mentioned above, person of skill in the art will appreciate that the relative size of each assembly can change and functional container still is provided within the scope of the invention.Along with container 10 changes to erecting configuration from contracted configuration, the first and second corner plate hinges 80,100 move towards the orientation vertical substantially with respect to middle bottom hinge chain 62 with the orientation of middle bottom hinge chain 62 conllinear from basic, and are basically parallel to respectively and contiguous midfeather hinge 24,30.First and

second gusset structures

68,70 provide the first and second

opposite end sidewalls

16,18 and 20,22 and diapire 48 between supporting construction.First and

second gusset structures

68,70 provide a kind of structure.But described structure impedance bottom divides 54,56 to make pivoting action above certain desired location.Illustrate that with non-limiting example when container is in when erecting configuration, but first and second gusset structures, 68,70 impedances bottom divides 54,56 to make pivoting action and surpass certain plane that the edge limited by

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22.

In one embodiment,

gusset structures

68,70 is shaped by flexible material, for example by a kind of flexible film materials shaping that is used to construct container 10 as hereinafter further describing.Flexible gusset structures material easily articulated type rotates or is crooked, be bent or partly doubling, thus at container 10 in contracted configuration with can adapt to the variation of the distance between the end of the end 84,104 of

midfeather hinge

24,30 and middle bottom hinge chain 62 during erecting change between the configuration.Gusset

structures

68,70 can limit continuous flexible film between

container side

13,15,17,19 and diapire 48, to help remaining in the content in the container 10.

Container 10 can have and is used for container 10 is remained on the structure that it erects configuration.In the embodiment that illustrates,

distolateral wall

16 and 20 has extension 112,114 separately separately, is used for extending with 22 one-tenth relations of overlaping with abutting end sidewall 18, sees Fig. 2.Extension 112,114 can connect or adhere on the abutting

end sidewall

18,22, makes that the pivoting action between the first and second

opposite end sidewalls

16,18 and 20,22 is prevented from erecting configuration so that container 10 is remained substantially.Extension 112,114 can have adhesive attachment means in order to adhere on the abutting end sidewall 18,22.Adhesive attachment means can comprise (unrestrictedly) pressure sensitive adhesive (have or do not peel off cover fillet) and interior poly-adhesives, promptly can only adhere to the adhesives of self.Alternatively or additionally, can provide mechanical part to be used for that extension 112,114 is connected to abutting

end sidewall

18,22, comprise (unrestrictedly) inserted sheet-slit related parts, band, intermediate plate, adhesive strip, clamping element and snap-fastener or in other words buckle for example intermeshing recess of parts and groove elements mutually.

Alternatively or additionally, being used for that container 10 is remained on the structure that erects configuration can comprise to the

bottom

54,56 Lock Parts that provide are provided, comprise one or several extension (not shown), the one or more extension (not shown) that extends beyond

hinge position

76,78,96,98 on for example the bottom is divided.The

extensible hinge position

76,78,96,98 that surpasses separately of this extension, but preferably blowing-by, adhesion or in other words be connected on the flexible material 130 of hinge arrangement 68,70.The bottom divides 54,56 one or several extension (not shown) preferably to have the surface that suitable size makes the extension longitudinal extension surpass the one or more of separately

end wall

16,18,20,22 and comprises one or more joints of being close to these end walls.In erecting configuration, the edge joint that the bottom divides 54,56 extension to be close to

end wall

16,18,20,22 can stop the bottom to divide 54,56 pivoting actions towards contracted configuration substantially, erects configuration thereby container is locked in.Can provide the lockout mechanism of the extension of introducing

bottom branch

54,56 to replace the lockout mechanism that uses extension 112,114.

Should be pointed out that structure of the present invention and operation are not limited to the container of quadrangle diapire as herein described, and principle of the present invention can be applicable to the vessel configuration of the polygon diapire on five or more a plurality of limits.Illustrate as non-limiting example with this type of modification, container of the present invention can comprise the container of triangle diapire, wherein two longitudinal side walls by the wall articulated joint at one end, and the place is connected on the pair of end sidewall in the opposite end, wherein the movement effects of this opposite end sidewall articulated type that can be similar to two opposite end sidewalls of above-mentioned embodiment is rotated, thus the container that makes the triangle diapire from the configuration change of substantially flat to erecting configuration.

According to another aspect of the present invention, container 10 comprises the relative lateral plate 116,118 of two general plane.Described lateral plate is from the top 119 of

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 extensions with the flexible bag shape of qualification container 10.Lateral plate 116 extends from

sidewall

12,16 and 20, and lateral plate 118 extends from

sidewall

14,18 and 22.Lateral plate 116,118 links together along elongated edge joint 120,122, wherein edge joint 120,122 can be passed through ultra-sonic welded, heat seal, adhesives or other conventional link formation, engages with abutment joint, lapped seam, fin seal or other configuration.Edge joint 120,122 can be substantially and

midfeather hinge

24,30 conllinear and locating.

Lateral plate 116,118 limit the opening 123 of container 10 away from an end of supporting construction 11.Described opening enters and/or shifts out the passage of container 10 as content.Mouth piece 124 demonstrations that choose wantonly, reusable are positioned at opening 123 places of container and are illustrated as the in-to-in complementarity joint element 126,128 that is connected to lateral plate 116,118.Described mouth piece is used for the opening 123 of Reclosable ground airtight container 10.For example, reusable mouth piece 124 can comprise the mouth piece of interlocking seal type, and it can comprise or can not comprise the slide of the open and close that is used to handle container 10.The reusable mouth piece that the invention is not restricted to illustrate, and the non-limiting example of operational reusable mouth piece and relevant their information of manufacturing are described in US Patent 4,186,786,4,285,105,4,363,345,4,561,109,5,804,265 and 5, in 851,070.Can introduce the opening 123 that the additional seal structure is used for closed container 10.Described structure comprises for example for example poly-adhesives, epoxy resin reacting adhesive and the embedded activation film of pressure sensitive adhesive in pressure sensitive adhesive band or bar, the cooperation of shackle fastener, detachable cap mouth piece, clip, intermediate plate and anchor clamps, sheet mouth piece, frenulum sheet, drawstring mouth piece, strip winding mouth piece and bonding mouth piece of (unrestrictedly) mechanical fastener.The non-limiting example of the embedded activation film of operational pressure sensitive adhesive is found in US Patent 5,662 with relevant their manufacturing information, in 758 and 6,489,022.Though mentioned reusable mouth piece as preferred mouth piece, can preferably more permanent mouth piece in some application of the present invention.Except this paper mentioned especially those, in described scope of invention, also can provide mouth piece wholly or in part, or mouth piece is not provided.

The embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates is configured to by a slice or several pieces flexible materials 130, and wherein term " flexible " is in order to refer to such material: the power that can be applied by deflection or bending (deflection especially repeatedly or bending) thereby their responses and flexible and can surrender.Therefore, " flexible " is basic deflection, rigidity or non-yielding relative with term on the meaning.Therefore, flexible material and structure can be done to change on shape and structure to adapt to external force and to conform to the shape of the object that contacts with them and do not lose its integraty.The sheeting 130 that is used to form container 10 can comprise flexible film materials, comprises polymer film, for example polypropylene or similar material, and wherein polypropylene material can be provided as and have the thickness of (for example) 0.013mm (0.5 mil) to 0.13mm (5 mil).

Forming a slice of container 10 or several pieces flexible materials 130 can be used as and continuous flexiblely hold material and form

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22, diapire 48, first and

second gusset structures

68,70 and lateral plate 116,118.Alternatively, flexible material 130 can comprise bag shape or tubular structure.And the surface of 54,56 qualification containers 10 is divided in

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 and bottom.Described surface can be pivoted relative to each other at hinge place separately, and wherein hinge can be formed by flexible material 130.In the embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates,

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 and bottom divide in 54,56 each by the stratification structure qualification that comprises flexible material 130 and a slice structural materials 132.Described structural materials is connected to the outside face of flexible material 130, for example shown in Fig. 6 to 8.In a non-limiting example of the present invention, this chip architecture material 132 can comprise a kind of material.Described material has between 1172.1MPa (170,000psi) and 1723.7MPa (250, modulus in flexure and the thickness between 0.25mm (0.01 inch) and 12.7mm (0.50 inch) in the scope 000psi), by contrast, flexible material 130 has between 1172.1MPa (170,000psi) and 1723.7MPa (250,000psi) modulus in flexure between and the thickness between 0.013mm (0.0005 inch) and 0.25mm (0.01 inch).Structural materials 132 preferably is stiffer than flexible material 130, and preferably can be flexibly from (for example shape of the general plane) deflection of certain predetermined original shape and be returned to predetermined original shape.Term used herein " modulus in flexure " is meant the 790 determined modulus in flexures according to ASTM test method D.In one embodiment, structural materials 132 can preferably include polypropylene material.Yet, can use additional or other material that is used for structural materials 132, comprise that (unrestrictedly) any known polymeric material comprises wrinkling polymeric material, carded fiber material and the wrinkling material of stria of extruding.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that perhaps the concrete hardness of flexible material 130 or structural materials 132 can be adjusted according to the final use or the application of the expectation of container 10.

Structural materials 132 can be connected on the flexible material 130 by form the bonded assembly mechanical connection method of molecular level between structural materials 132 and flexible material 130, for example by ultra-sonic welded or hot adhesion, for example, heat seal.Alternatively, structural materials 132 and flexible material 130 can pass through adhesives or interior poly-adhesive joint, comprise (unrestrictedly) contact adhesive, or by for example connection of the interference fit between fastening, intermediate plate, elastic, mechanical fastener, clip, staple, anchor clamps and/or this two kinds of materials of mechanical connection manner, promptly, tolerance fit is for example by being positioned at structural materials 132 in flexible material 130 in the flush fit mode, or with the material mechanical punching press together.This connection can be continuous or discontinuous, as connecting with (for example) a series of two or more point of connection.

Should be pointed out that the structural materials 132 of forming

bottom branch

54,56 can randomly be free of attachment on the flexible material 130.In this case, the bottom divides 54,56 structural materials 132 can be connected on other structure, for example, is connected on

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 one or more.And though the structure that illustrates is positioned at structural materials 132 on the outside face of flexible material 130, the some or all of parts of structural materials 132 can be positioned on the inside face of flexible material 130.Randomly, the

bottom divides

54,56 can not comprise structural materials 132 and be shaped, and makes diapire 48 can comprise the flexible relatively zone that is limited by flexible material 130.

Alternatively,

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom divide 54,56 can be configured as

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom and divide 54,56 entire area not exclusively to be covered by structural materials 132.For example,

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or

bottom divide

54,56 can comprise the framing member (not shown).Described member suitably the location so that in contracted configuration and during erecting change between the configuration and/or between the used life of container 10, keep

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom to divide 54,56 structure integrity or shape.Be to be understood that, can use and to divide 54, the 56 any structures that provide greater than the hardness of the hardness of flexible material 130 to

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom, no matter what use is thin slice or framework or other structural constituent closely knit or perforation, its structure all need not to comprise necessarily to

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom and divides 54,56 to provide separately or bonded assembly increases rigid construction.For example,

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom are divided 54,56 can be by being shaped with the material piece identical materials sheet of forming lateral plate 116,118, but be shaped to influence the hardness of material with different material behaviors, for example can divide the crosslinked or crystallization of the increase of material in 54,56 to provide by different material thicknesses or by

sidewall

12,14,16 18,20,22 and/or bottom, or material hardness can change or control by mechanical means, for example folding by forming in material, crease or ripple.

Though flexible material 130 has been described as flexible polypropylene film material, show to have other material of flexible nature but can introduce as flexible material 130, these materials comprise (unrestrictedly) impermeable substantially polymeric material, cellulosic material, aluminium foil, the paper of coating (waxing etc.) and uncoated, the non-woven material of coating etc., and permeable substantially material scrim for example, mesh, weaving material, non-woven material, perforate or closed-cell foam, or perforation or porous membrane, no matter they mainly be in essence bidimensional or be shaped as three-dimensional structure.This type of material can comprise single composition or single layer, or can be composite material, maybe the laminar structure that can constitute for the base material that is comprised by multiple material as material carrier.And, person of skill in the art will appreciate that, can introduce any material that flexible material 130 required hardness properties can be provided within the scope of the invention.

Flexible material 130 is not limited to the structure that is shaped by sheeting, and the flexible material of container 10 part can be configured to any known and suitable pattern, for example known in the art be used to make commercial form bag or those patterns of storage container.Can use heat or adhesive seal technology that the various assemblies of flexible material 130 or element self are engaged or be bonded with each other.In addition, the flexible material part thermoformable of container 10, blowing or alternative and formed or molded as to habitual folding and bonding technology in other words are with from fleece or material piece structure flexible material part.

Selection is used for any of flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 or both materials can show the transparency, semi-transparency and/or the opacity with any degree, for example can be selected so that the visual identification to content of required degree to be provided, and can be comprised painted transparent, translucent and/or opaque material.Can additionally select the degree of the transparency, semi-transparency and/or opacity, with help writing and/or read container 10 on Word message, i.e. the content of container and/or explanation.

In can be used for forming the material of flexible material 130 and structural materials 132, also comprise the micro-wave oven Available Material.And, flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 can comprise material and structure or the structure that heat-proof quality is provided, be used to limit the outside face of container 10 and the heat flow between the inside face, for example can provide it to diapire 48 or other and be touched the surface and shift to user's the hand or the heat of area supported with restriction.This type of material can comprise having lower thermal conductivity usually, hang down hot/cold capacity, less quality and/or influence thermal conductivity and/or those materials of the material structure of heat absorption capacity, for example comprises the material that is used for or encapsulates or seal the void space of certain fluid (for example air) partially or entirely in material.Be used for providing the example of the material of desirable thermal property to comprise (unrestrictedly): perforate or closed-cell foam material to container 10; Clip gas material, for example, fiber, fine hair, spacer particles etc., these dispersion of materials in flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, disperse thereon or be dispersed between them; Be limited at the subquality part in flexible material 130 and/or the structural materials 132, for example, the attenuation part of flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, and/or the thermal insulation layer or the coating of hanging down heat conduction is provided between flexible material 130 and structural materials 132.This type of material can be the form of fluting board or be by one or two or a plurality of form with polymeric material structure of forming of layer of offset area, for example can be by Heat forming, embossing, formation such as fold.For example, by the multilayer stratification structure that two layers form, wherein at least one comprises from the zone of the planar offset of another layer, or monolayer material, wherein the selected zone of material is from other zone skew of material, so that the heat insulation air of certain volume to be provided between the outside face of container and inside face.Alternatively, thermoshield can be formed by two or more flexible polymer material layers.Described layer-selective ground seals or bonds together to produce the zone of entrapped air.

In the contracted configuration of container 10, illustrated in Fig. 2, illustrate, container 10 is a substantially flat, wherein

sidewall

12,16,20 is with the mutual relation of conllinear location roughly, and wherein all the

other sidewalls

14,18,22 with the relation of conllinear location and being parallel to respectively and

adjacent wall

12,16,20 location mutually roughly.The bottom divides 54,56 to locate mutually and between

relative sidewall

12 and 14 contiguously, and first and

second gusset structures

68,70 lay respectively between the relative two

opposite end sidewalls

16,18 and 20,22.In addition, relative lateral plate 116,118 roughly is parallel to each other and mutually contiguous the placement, and it is collapsible or can not fold, for example folding with the joint of

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22, promptly folding with the junction of supporting construction 11 in bag shape part 119, with the contracted configuration of the relatively flat of the compactness that forms container 10.Should be pointed out that supporting construction 11 comprised deflection-elastic construction before the process of erected container is finished, wherein 54,56 substantially relative to each other articulated type rotations and mobile are divided in

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 and bottom.

According to a kind of method of erected container 10, power can be applied on the part of roughly relative positioning of container 10.Can pointing to joint efforts of the power that applies runs through container 10 and the roughly opposite direction of extension.With the explanation of non-limiting preferred embodiment, power can be close to

midfeather hinge

24,30 and be applied on the container 10 (shown in the arrow among Fig. 3 134,136) with inwardly mutually towards ground pushing midfeather hinge 24,30.With the basic while of inside motion of

midfeather hinge

24,30, the two pairs of abutting

end sidewalls

16,18 and 20,22 relative to each other pivot towards the orientation of coplane roughly, also roughly inside simultaneously court

adjacent wall

12,14 separately pivots, and makes

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 be defined for the substantially rigid or the semirigid base structure of container.With the basic while of pivoting action of

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22, the bottom divides 54,56

sidewalls

12,14 that deviate from separately to pivot, bottom hinge chain 62 is roughly being moved on the indicated direction by the arrow among Fig. 3 137, to form the diapire 48 of erected container 10 in the middle of making.In addition,

gusset structures

68,70 response bottom is divided 54,56 motion and being pivoted relative to each other motion of two

opposite end sidewalls

16,18 and 20,22 and is pivoted, wherein along with the orientation of corner plate hinge 80,100 bottom hinge chain 62 in the middle of be basically parallel to be switched to be basically perpendicular in the middle of the orientation of bottom hinge chain 62,

corner plate part

72,74,92,94 is all roughly rotated around separately fold line 82,88,102,108 separately.

Can apply alternative power and erect configuration, comprise that (unrestrictedly) is applied to the one or more of

distolateral wall

16,18,20,22 with one or several power and goes up so that one or more

distolateral walls

16,18,20,22 pivot with respect to contiguous

longitudinal side wall

12,14 so that container 10 changes into from contracted configuration.As another alternative way, power can be applied on the

longitudinal side wall

12,14 so that longitudinal side wall is outwards mobile away from one another.In another alternative way, power can be applied on the diapire 48 one or more positions so that the

part

54,56 of diapire 48 or diapire 48 pivot with respect to separately adjacent wall 12,14.Should be appreciated that applying certain power moves towards erecting configuration can cause remaining wall substantially with respect to one or more walls of another one wall (for example certain adjacent wall) mobile containers 10 at least.

Apply a power or several power with in contracted configuration with erect between the configuration change container 10 and can obtain by the additional structure that is associated with one or

more walls

12,14,16,18,20,22,48 of container 10 promoting, for example can help forming the structure that grasps the surface and/or help applying lever force to it.This additional structure can comprise that power that (unrestrictedly) be used for will being derived from directly or indirectly the user is sent to protrusion, the collar or the lever on the part of container 10.Described structure be used to make container 10 or from contracted configuration towards erecting configuration change or change towards contracted configuration from erecting configuration, thereby or the anchorage force that is used to impose restriction when erected container 10, control the position of diapire.With the non-limiting example explanation, but the extension 112,114 that user's grasping is associated with

distolateral wall

16,20 is with pivot extension 112,114 and/or push extension 112,114 mutually towards ground, thereby the

wall

12,14,16,18,20,22,48 of container 10 is moved towards erecting configuration.

As mentioned above, the extension 112,114 of

distolateral wall

16,20 can be used to remain on by extension 112,114 is connected on the abutting

end sidewall

18,22 and with container 10 and erects configuration.This connection of extension remains on substantially rigid or semi-rigid configuration with supporting construction 11, thereby container 10 is become from bearing structure.

Sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 is separated from each other towards the mobile bottom of relative lateral plate 116,118 that causes that erects configuration from the contracted configuration of substantially flat, and simultaneously lateral plate 116,118 tops are also separable limiting the open area of container 10, can provide or remove goods or content from it to container 10 by described open area.In erecting configuration, bending area 138,140,142,144 (Fig. 1 and Fig. 9) is limited in the lateral plate 116,118, the contiguous turning that is limited to

wall hinge

26,28,32,34 places, the curvature of bending area 138,140,142,144 lateral plate 116,118 that is tending towards structurally hardening wherein, thereby lateral plate 116,118 biased to the orientation of aliging more with

adjacent wall

12,14,16,18,20,22, thereby provide the passage of opening more for container 10.

Additional structure can offer lateral plate 116,118 to help that lateral plate 116,118 is remained on the state of opening more.This additional structure can comprise (unrestrictedly) stay, and stay is positioned at one or two the middle cross-location at edge of contiguous lateral plate 116,118 away from supporting construction 11, or along other location positioning of lateral plate 116,118.One or several stays can comprise member flexible or rigidity.Described member shows to have certain dead pleat or have the functional position of lockable to be used for that at least a portion of lateral plate 116,118 is remained on desired location usually.Show that having this functional stay can comprise metal wool or thin sheeting, comprise fibrous paper and cardboard, the extremely polymer flake of pleat and the hard parts of molded, that be shaped, usefulness locking hinge shape mechanism's punching press or cutting.Also can use and show other stay material with similar functions.

Alternatively or additionally, be used for flexible strip 116,118 biasings or the structure that remains on the position of opening more can be comprised and be used to promote the structure that keeps lateral plate 116,118 and

adjacent wall

12,14,16,18,20,22 to align more.For example, can provide the parts of the material property that changes lateral plate 116,118, include but not limited to be used between

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 and lateral plate 116,118, transmit the force transmission element of power or increase hard element.

Referring to Fig. 9 to 12, container 10 also can comprise by handling the parts that lateral plate 116,118 promotes to get at the content that is arranged in container.Specifically, in the embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates, can be provided for lateral plate 116,118 is separated from each other and/or with

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 separate areas, comprise (for example) frangible part 146 (also seeing Fig. 1), and also can comprise the frangible part 148 of certain edge extension of

adjacent wall

12,14,16,18,20,22 along at least one extension of seam edge 120,122.A kind of method according to the use that container 10 is provided, lateral plate 116,118 can be completely or partially separates (Figure 11) along at least one frangible part 146, and lateral plate 116,118 is collapsible and/or volume is translated into certain the position (see figure 10) that himself goes up and/or fold into

adjacent wall

12,14,16,18,20,22.Randomly, can provide another frangible part, for example provide, thereby allow a plurality of partially folded of lateral plate 116,118 and/or volume to turn over, to help the separation of lateral plate 116,118 in another place or another position of seam edge 120,122.Preferably, separated material full wafer ground separates, or alternatively is separated into two or more fragments.Separated material can remove or can still be connected material from container 10 fully can be around one or more points of its pivot.

According to a kind of alternative method that the use of container 10 is provided, lateral plate 116,118 can separate (as shown in figure 11) along at least one frangible part 146, and lateral plate 116,118 also can separate (as shown in figure 12) with

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 along frangible part 148, substantially fully removes (Figure 13) to allow lateral plate 116,118 from

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22.

Frangible part 146,148 can be formed by pre-part or the lines with weak property and/or directional tear material property that limit.Have the pre-qualifying part of weak property or the embodiment of lines and comprise that (unrestrictedly) is positioned at required disengaged position or its perforation, machinery or laser grooving, intermittence or isolated cutting or embossed regions or weakness, material attenuation part and/or tear tape nearby.Alternatively, no matter engage by adhesives, interior poly-bonding, heat seal, welded joint or alternate manner, separating all can be along for example lap-joint, fin, flat butted seam or the sealing place generation of lines, part or zone of releasable connection.As another alternative way, peelable or remove bridge material (for example, pressure sensitive adhesive band) so that sheet separates.In addition, can be provided for promoting tearing or the parts of separation process, comprise that (unrestrictedly) helps the user and discern frangible part and/or help grasping and/or execute power-assisted grappling/stretching knob, the collar or other haptics member to container 10.The identification of one or several frangible parts also can obtain promoting by one or several visual indicator, comprise (unrestrictedly) chrominance section, but for example can be positioned at frangible part or the color ribbon that apply or that print near it and/or the material behavior of visual discrimination, and can comprise the visual indicator of extending along the both sides of frangible part.Described mark (for example) but but green phase shows that for adjacent domain the laser grooving or the zone of the visual identification with opacity or semi-transparency difference provide.And can be close to frangible part provides anti-tearing configuration, expands outside the frangible portion branch to prevent to tear.

Be used to promote the structure of the use of container 10 to be not limited to manipulation to lateral plate 116,118.Can provide additional structure to the zone of the supporting construction 11 that limits by

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22, and can comprise the one or more removable or replaceable structures that are associated with

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22.Described structure allows of container 10 or several parts are removed, recombinate or in other words handled to improve container 10 in-to-ins are used.

In a kind of use of container 10, container 10 can be sealed and be convenient to be included in the storage of any content in the container 10.In this use, the edge of lateral plate 116,118 can be bonded together, and for example is bonded together by above-mentioned reusable mouth piece 124.Lateral plate 116,118 the moving that lateral plate 116,118 engages or links together and can follow certain amount towards supporting construction 11.The described mobile formation that causes sheet corner plate 150,152 (Figure 14) is because the top of lateral plate 116,118 is folded to conform to the roughly straight joint of lateral plate 116,118 substantially.Described joint extends and surpasses the position of two opposite

end lateral plates

16,18 and 20,22 at the top of container 10.The folded state of lateral plate 116,118 is defined for the top surface of the substantially flat of container along the plane of the coincident of basic and

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22.Therefore, but other container can be similar to the mode of the stackability that known rigidity or semi-rigid storage container provide is stacked on the container 10.

But the stackability of container can be enhanced by additional structure is provided.Described structure comprises the top of (unrestrictedly) contiguous

lateral plate

12,14,16,18,20,22 or the additional structure of bottom margin, for example: the top flange that the supporting functions that the bottom that is supported container can be placed on it is provided; Flared structure.Described structure comprise

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 some or all thereon edge or the outside subtended angle of lower edge to provide and to be supported or the engaged lower edge of supporting container or the positive engagement of upper limb; From adjacent wall some or all upper limb or the flange of the outward extending flange horizontal expansion of lower edge.Described flange is provided for engaging and is supported or the lower edge of supporting container or the prodger of upper limb.The structure of piling up that helps container 10 can be positioned at the outside or inner of flexible material 130, and playing a role with direct or indirect contact that is stacked container by flexible film, thereby joint is piled up in promotion.Also can be provided for promoting to be stacked the alignment of container and/or other structure of joint.

Say that briefly sidewall and/or diapire can be positioned at the outside or inner of flexible material 130, perhaps fully outside location or positioned internal are perhaps located in the mode of the combination of interior location and external position.

Should be appreciated that this container 10 helps the operation of container 10, thereby be convenient to lift and/or carry container 10.Specifically, the supporting construction 11 that is provided by

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 at least can provide enough rigidity to container 10, but make user's grasping opposed edges and/or sidewall (for example, relative vertical wall 12,14), thereby lift and/or carry container 10.Container 10 can have additional structure to help the operation of container 10.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly) one or several protrusions, a part that is configured as

sidewall

12,14,16,18,20,22 or diapire 48 or handle that is connected thereto or band.For example, can comprise the hand band to help one hand and lift and/or carry container 10, for example to diapire 48 provide band to admit the user one or more fingers and supporting by diapire 48 promotes carrying of container.

Operation to container 10 also can obtain promoting by the structure that is provided on the lateral plate 116,118.Can be grasped between user's the finger by lateral plate 116,118 that will combination and lift and/or carry container 10, obtain promoting as strengthening the surface by anti-skidding or other grasping.Be used to make the additional structure that the user can grasping lateral plate 116,118 can comprise (unrestrictedly) bonded assembly or single-piece protrusion, the collar, handle hole and/or band.

In a kind of use of described container 10, container can contracted configuration provide before memory period or use.The two or more containers 10 that are in contracted configuration can have external packing, are used for storage, distribution, sale and the transportation of convenient a plurality of containers 10.Packing can partially or even wholly be sealed or packaging container 10.Packing can be any known package, includes but not limited to bag, papery or plastic tape, shrink wrapping, shrink sleeve, stretching casing tube or band, carboard packing, flow-wrapped packing, thermoforming packing etc.Preferably, seal or self show, illustrate or comprise the description of operation of container 10, comprise the method for erecting.In preferred retail shop packing, pack and self can be or the spendable semi-rigid or rigid container of customer, but perhaps even can be the erected container 10 that has strutted.

During use, container 10 can change into from contracted configuration and erects configuration (as mentioned above), and wherein supporting construction 12 limits rigidity or semirigid structures, and top 119 limits and can open and allow the structure of the flexible bag shape that content passes through.Content can be placed in the container 10 by opening 123, and opening 123 uses reusable mouth piece 124 sealings.Container 10 and content can be placed on (if suitable) storage in refrigerator or the congealing machine, and can be stacked with other container 10 with like configurations if desired.And, because container 10 is shaped by the micro-wave oven Available Material, container 10 and the content of sealing can directly place in the micro-wave oven into directly again heating be in content in the container 10.

Alternative structure is applicable to some situation, for example has the container of a plurality of compartments.For example, dividing wall (himself randomly can erect) can extend (if any) container is separated into two or more compartments from sidewall and/or diapire.Another embodiment is the container that has a plurality of openings.

Be not intended for restrictive, but the combination of the present invention's receiving fluids content, solids content, granular contents and these contents.Described content can be the article and the goods of indefinite kind to be used, for example is used for individual purpose, family expenses purpose, industry purpose, automobile-used purpose, health purpose, farming purpose or pet and feeds purpose article and goods.Food storage (purpose that for example is used for the human or animal) is an object lesson.And, container can partly or entirely shrink before use, prefill content, for example these non-limitative examples: oil before the quick-fried system and puffed rice rice benevolence, add hot water and produce dried instant noodles and vegetables before the soup, add the pet food before the water and add other food composition flavoring before.

All references document in the detailed Description Of The Invention is incorporated herein by reference.Quoting of any document is unintelligible for being to its approval as prior art of the present invention.

Although illustrated and described the present invention with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other variations and modifications may be made in the case of without departing from the spirit and scope of protection of the present invention.Therefore, in additional claims, comprise all such changes and modifications that belong in the scope of the invention consciously.

Claims

1. one kind can erect and collapsible container, and described container comprises:

To adjacent wall, each described hinge provides the articulated type between the adjacent wall to connect by articulated joint for a plurality of sidewalls, each described sidewall;

Diapire, described diapire are on articulated position is connected in described a plurality of described sidewall at least two in hinged way, and described articulated position provides described at least two described sidewalls to be connected with articulated type between the described diapire;

At least one gusset structures of between at least the first pair of described sidewall and described diapire, extending, preferably second gusset structures of between at least the second pair of described sidewall and described diapire, extending; With

Wherein said at least one gusset structures comprises first surface, and described first surface can turn to the second place with respect to described diapire from the primary importance articulated type with respect to described diapire.

2. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one gusset structures comprises flexible material.

3. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one gusset structures can articulated type be rotated between described first oppose side wall and described diapire.

4. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said diapire comprise relative to each other at least two parts of articulated type rotation.

5. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first surface are basically parallel to described diapire in described primary importance, and are basically perpendicular to described diapire in the described second place.

6. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container can change into from basic contracted configuration and erect configuration substantially.

7. the power that container as claimed in claim 6, wherein said container can respond at least one that is applied in described a plurality of sidewall changes the described configuration that erects substantially into from described basic contracted configuration.

8. container as claimed in claim 7, the wherein said power that applies produce and affact oppositely making a concerted effort on described a plurality of sidewall.

9. container as claimed in claim 1, described container comprises the flexible strip part, described flexible strip partly is connected to described a plurality of sidewall and is defined for the opening of described container.

10. container as claimed in claim 9, wherein said flexible strip partly comprise the reusable mouth piece that is used to seal described opening.