CN105377702A - Packages for consumable products and methods for using same - Google Patents

Packages for consumable products and methods for using same Download PDF

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CN105377702A
CN105377702A CN201480040322.7A CN201480040322A CN105377702A CN 105377702 A CN105377702 A CN 105377702A CN 201480040322 A CN201480040322 A CN 201480040322A CN 105377702 A CN105377702 A CN 105377702A
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J·D·小格瑙
M·B·罗杰斯
A·E·齐考维茨
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0201Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
    • B65D21/0202Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side and loosely interengaged by integral complementary shapes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/32Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
    • B65D1/323Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents the container comprising internally a dip tube through which the contents pass
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0081Bottles of non-circular cross-section

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Abstract

Packages for housing products and methods of using same are provided. The packages may be used to store consumable products and may be customized, contemporary packages that provide easy handling of the packages and increased purchase interest and marketability amongst consumers. In a general embodiment, the packages (10) of the present disclosure include a body (12) defining an interior (14) for housing a consumable product. The body includes a bottom surface (20) having a centrally-located, vertical axis that is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, a front surface (16) that is substantially convex with respect to the vertical axis, and a back surface (18) that is opposed to the front surface and is substantially concave with respect to the vertical axis.

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For packaging and the using method thereof of consumable product
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to packaging.More specifically, the present invention relates to the container for storing consumable product and using method thereof.
Background technology
Packaging for consumable product has various sizes, shape, material and design.These sizes, shape, material and design can be such as different due to aesthetic reasons.Although consumable product can be provided to pack to strengthen the aesthetic quality of packing, the object of consumable product packaging is not limited in this object.
In fact, the consumable product packaging aiming to provide the aesthetic quality of the improvement of packaging can not provide best-of-breed functionality or purposes all the time, and may fully can not contribute to customer and operate packaging, empty packaging, storage package, stacking packaging, demonstration package etc. completely.On the contrary, have conveniently and the consumable product packaging of the given shape of design, size and characteristic also can be this type of customer packed except possible advantage attractive in appearance except and/or user provides functionality advantage.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of packaging for receiving (accommodation) consumable product.Described packaging can be to provide child feeding and raise period to the easy operation of packaging, the storage of improvement with stack performance and strengthen the functional modern packaging of the marketability bought between interest and customer.
In one embodiment, a kind of flexible package is provided.Described packaging comprises body (body), and this body limits the inside (inner space) being configured to receive consumable product.Described body comprises bottom surface, front and back, described bottom surface has and is substantially perpendicular to described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, described vis-a-vis in described vertical axis substantially protruding (in convex), the described back side and described front subtend and substantially cave in (in spill) relative to described vertical axis.
In one embodiment, described packaging also comprises the end face with outlet.The projection of the optional free hole of described outlet, suction pipe, general hollow, slit or its combine the group of composition.
In one embodiment, described packaging also comprises lid, described cover configuration and be arranged to closed described outlet.
In one embodiment, described end face deviates from described vertical axis inclination (angled with this vertical axis).This end face can with the angular slope in the scope of about 5 ° to about 45 ° or about 10 ° to about 40 ° or about 15 ° to about 35 ° or about 20 ° to about 30 °, or this end face can with the angular slope of about 25 °.
In one embodiment, the size and dimension of described flexible package is designed for the grasping of children.
In one embodiment, described body also comprises mark.Described mark is placed on the body by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.Described mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator, nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.In one embodiment, described product information is selected from the group be made up of the amount of product, product batching, allergens or its combination.In one embodiment, described mark is nutritional information.
In one embodiment, described packaging is plastics.
In another embodiment, a kind of flexible package is provided.Described packaging comprises body, this body has outlet, base portion, first surface and second surface, described base portion has and is substantially perpendicular to described base portion and the vertical axis of medially locating, described first surface is substantially protruding relative to described vertical axis, described second surface and described first surface subtend, wherein said second surface caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis.Described body limits the inside being configured to receive consumable product, and described inside comprises the passage be connected with described outlet fluid.
In one embodiment, described passage is straight line substantially.Or the shape of described passage is consistent with the curvature of described body.Described passage can be located along described first or second surface, or described passage can be positioned at the bosom of described body.In one embodiment, described channels configuration and be arranged to contribute to from described body emptied of products.Described passage can substantially along the height of described packaging or an only part highly extension along described packaging.
In one embodiment, described outlet is selected from the group be made up of the projection of hole, suction pipe, general hollow, slit or its combination.
In one embodiment, described packaging also comprises lid, described cover configuration and be arranged to closed described outlet.
In one embodiment, to deviate from described vertical axis angled for described end face.Described end face can with the angular slope in the scope of about 5 ° to about 45 ° or about 10 ° to about 40 ° or about 15 ° to about 35 ° or about 20 ° to about 30 °, or described end face can with the angular slope of about 25 °.
In one embodiment, the size and dimension of described flexible package is designed for the grasping of children.
In one embodiment, described body also comprises mark.Described mark is placed on the body by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.Described mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator, nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.In one embodiment, described product information is selected from the group be made up of the amount of product, product batching, allergens or its combination.In one embodiment, described mark is nutritional information.
In one embodiment, described packaging is plastics.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of consumable product packaging, this packaging comprises the first container for receiving the first consumable product.Described first container comprises bottom surface and end face, and described bottom surface has and is substantially perpendicular to described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, and described end face has and is biased and the neck tilted relative to this vertical axis from described vertical axis.Described packaging also comprises the second container for receiving the second consumable product, and wherein said second container is positioned near described first container, and substantially the same with described first container in its shape and size.Described packaging also comprise be configured to both encirclement first and second containers at least partially and the markd sleeve of tool.
In one embodiment, described first consumable product and described second consumable product are like products.Or described first consumable product and described second consumable product are different products.
In one embodiment, described sleeve is made by selecting free shrink glued membrane, plastics, carboard, carton, paper or its material combining the group formed.
In one embodiment, the front of described first container is adjacent with the front of described second container.
In one embodiment, relative to each other on even keel is biased for described first container and described second container.Such as, described first container and described second container can be biased the distance of about 0.25 inch to about 1.5 inches or about 0.5 inch to about 1.0 inches, or described first container and described second container are biased the distance of about 0.75 inch.
In one embodiment, described neck deviates from described vertical axis.Described neck can with the angular slope in the scope of about 5 ° to about 45 ° or about 10 ° to about 40 ° or about 15 ° to about 35 ° or about 20 ° to about 30 °, or described neck can with the angular slope of about 25 °.
In one embodiment, the end face of described first container and the end face of described second container are positioned to adjacent one another are.
In one embodiment, described sleeve surrounds described first and second containers in the horizontal direction.
In one embodiment, described neck comprises outlet, and this outlet is selected from the group be made up of the projection of hole, suction pipe, general hollow, slit or its combination.
In one embodiment, described neck also comprises lid, described cover configuration and be arranged to closed described outlet.
In one embodiment, the size and dimension of described first and second containers is designed for the grasping of children.
In one embodiment, described body also comprises mark.Described mark is placed on the body by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.Described mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator, nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.In one embodiment, described product information is selected from the group be made up of the amount of product, product batching, allergens or its combination.In one embodiment, described mark is nutritional information.
In one embodiment, described first and second containers are plastics.
In another embodiment, a kind of packaging is provided.Described packaging comprises the body of the inside limited for receiving consumable product.Described body comprises first surface and second surface, described first surface has and is constructed and arranged to be received by a part for described inside between the storage life of described packaging and from the flexible neck that the described part of described inside is removed between the used life of described packaging, described second surface and described first surface subtend and comprising be constructed and arranged to receive described flexible neck at least partially to stack the recess of described packaging.
In one embodiment, described flexible neck is received by being pushed in described inside by described flexible neck by the described part of described inside.Or, remove described flexible neck by being pulled out from described inside by described flexible neck from a described part for described inside.
In one embodiment, described body has the shape being selected from the group be made up of circle, square, oblong, triangle, quadrangle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, ten hexagons, icosagon or its combination.
In one embodiment, described flexible neck comprises the outlet being selected from the group be made up of the projection of hole, suction pipe, general hollow, slit or its combination.
In one embodiment, described packaging also comprises lid, described cover configuration and be arranged to closed described outlet.
In one embodiment, the size and dimension of described packaging pin is designed for the grasping of children.
In one embodiment, described body also comprises mark.Described mark is placed on the body by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.Described mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator, nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.In one embodiment, described product information is selected from the group be made up of the amount of product, product batching, allergens or its combination.In one embodiment, described mark is nutritional information.
In one embodiment, described packaging is plastics.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package has body, and this body limits the inside of storage consumable product.Described body comprises bottom surface, front and back, described bottom surface comprises and is substantially perpendicular to described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, described vis-a-vis is substantially protruding in described vertical axis, caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis in the described back side.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.The method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises body, and this body limits the inside of storage consumable product, and described inside comprises passage.Described body comprises top, base portion, first surface and second surface, described top has the outlet being connected to remove described consumable product with described passage fluid, described base portion has and is substantially perpendicular to described base portion and the vertical axis of medially locating, described first surface is substantially protruding relative to described vertical axis, described second surface and described first surface subtend, wherein, described second surface caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.The method comprises the first container providing storage first consumable product.Described first container comprises bottom surface and end face, and described bottom surface has large substantially straight in described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, and described end face comprises and being biased and the neck tilted relative to this vertical axis from described vertical axis.Described method also comprises the second container providing storage second consumable product, wherein, described second container is substantially the same with described first container in its shape and size, and this first container contiguous, its middle sleeve around this first and second container at least partially and comprise mark.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated at least one of this first and second container.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.Described method comprises provides the first flexible package, and described first flexible package has body, and this body limits the inside of storage consumable product.Described body comprises first surface and second surface, described first surface has and is constructed and arranged to be received by a part for described inside between the storage life of described packaging and from the flexible neck that the described part of described inside is removed between the used life of described packaging, described second surface and described first surface subtend and comprising be constructed and arranged to receive the flexible neck of similar packaging at least partially to carry out the recess stacked.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises body, and this body limits the inside of storage consumable product.Described body comprises bottom surface, front and back, described bottom surface comprises and is substantially perpendicular to described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, described vis-a-vis is substantially protruding in described vertical axis, caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis in the described back side.Described method also comprises places described packaging on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package has body, and this body limits the inside of storage consumable product, and described inside comprises passage.Described body comprises top, base portion, first surface and second surface, described top has the outlet being connected to remove described consumable product with described passage fluid, described base portion has and is substantially perpendicular to described base portion and the vertical axis of medially locating, described first surface is substantially protruding relative to described vertical axis, described second surface and described first surface subtend, wherein said second surface caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis.Described method also comprises places described consumable product packaging on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment, a kind of method for selling consumable product is provided.Described method comprises the first container providing storage first consumable product, described first container comprises bottom surface and end face, described bottom surface has and is substantially perpendicular to described bottom surface and the vertical axis of medially locating, and described end face comprises and being biased and the neck tilted relative to this vertical axis from described vertical axis.Described method also comprises the second container providing storage second consumable product, wherein said second container is substantially the same with described first container in its shape and size, and contiguous described first container, its middle sleeve around described first and second containers at least partially and comprise mark.Described method also comprises places the container of band sleeve on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product.Described body comprises first surface and second surface, described first surface has and is constructed and arranged to be received by a part for described inside between the storage life of described packaging and from the flexible neck that the described part of described inside is removed between the used life of described packaging, described second surface and described first surface subtend and having be constructed and arranged to receive described flexible neck at least partially to stack the recess of described packaging.Described method also comprises places described packaging on the retail shelf.
An advantage of the invention is the consumable product container providing improvement.
Another advantage of the present invention there is provided the consumable product container attractive in appearance for children.
Another advantage of the present invention there is provided and contributes to children and feed the consumable product container of raising voluntarily.
An advantage more of the present invention there is provided the consumable product container of the stacking performance with improvement.
Another advantage of the present invention there is provided the consumable product container emptying efficiency improving container during consuming.
Another advantage of the present invention there is provided the consumable product container of the marketability improving container.
Another advantage of the present invention there is provided the consumable product container of the food easily being grasped to process children by child.
Further feature and advantage describe in the text, and will be apparent from following the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is the transparent view of consumable product container according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of consumable product container according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the transparent view of multi-container package according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the lateral plan of multi-container package according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the transparent view of consumable product container according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the transparent view of consumable product container according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the transparent view of consumable product container according to an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed description of the invention
The invention provides the packaging for receiving consumable product.This packaging easily can use and self-definition design in order to child, can also be designed to effective stacking/storage of packing.In this respect, described packaging can use given shape, complementary shape, function design scheme or this category feature to raise period to the easy operation of packaging, the efficient stacking efficiently emptying, pack of package contents and storage and the purchase interest of promoting and the marketability to customer to provide child or tender feeding.
By the consumable product that the consumable product of packaging storage can be any semisolid, gel, liquid or underflow shape, comprise such as baby food, leisure food, dinner, auxiliary meal etc.In one embodiment, described packaging storage is used for the food of children's (such as, baby, child, preschool child etc.), comprises such as fruit, vegetables, cereal, cereal preparation, wheaten food etc.Therefore, instruction of the present invention does not also rely on the consumable product of any particular type, as long as described product to be suitable in packaging described herein and can remove from described packaging.
In one embodiment, the body of packaging of the present invention can by the plastic material be molded as polyethylene, polypropylene etc. or its combination be made.Described body can utilize and include but not limited to that injection moulding, the conventional Heat forming of injection blow molding and extrusion-blown modling or molding process are formed.In another embodiment, the body of packaging of the present invention can make by laminated material the packaging providing the flexibility that can uprightly but still can be out of shape due to the grasping of child, soft side.Or described body can by including but not limited to that the non-plastic material of carboard, metal, expanded polystyrene etc. is made.In addition, body can be transparent or semi-translucent at least partially, customer can easily be distinguished, and the product of what type is accommodated in the compartment of packaging.Or, body can be opaque at least partially.In the embodiment being provided with lid, lid can be made up of the material identical or different with body, and can be semi-translucent and body is opaque, or vice versa.
In one embodiment, and as shown in Figure 1, the packaging 10 for storing consumable product is provided.Packaging 10 comprises the body 12 limiting interior compartment 14, and comprises front 16, the back side 18, bottom surface 20 and end face 22.Front 16 and the back side 18 have the curved profile (contouredshape) of the complementation providing the multiple advantages being better than baby food bag known at present.Such as, the curved profile of packing 10 contributes to outlet or the mouth of pipe to be positioned at the easy with the consumption of the operation and product that make packaging in the mouth of children.The little hand of center also for children between the used life packed of curved side provides good gripping area.In addition, the efficient storage that the unique products that curved profile provides the display attractive force that can strengthen product is shown and packed.
Front 16 and the degree of crook at the back side 18 can be in from very little bending-wherein pack 10 roughly upright-to large bending-wherein pack 10 end face 22 can with in the scope of the angle (θ)-or any degree of crook therebetween that vertically become roughly 90 °, as shown in Figure 2.Thus, packaging 10 can with vertical into about 10 ° to about 80 °, or with vertical into about 20 ° to about 70 °, or with vertically into about 30 ° to about 60 °, or with vertically into about 40 ° to about 50 °.In one embodiment, bending degree be optimized to when packaging 10 remains in its hand by children, end face 22 to be positioned at children in the mouth to consume its inclusion (such as, between about 10 ° and about 50 °, or about 15 °, or about 20 °, or about 25 °, or about 30 °, or about 35 °, or about 40 °, or about 45 °).
As also illustrated in Fig. 2, front 16 can be protruding about the vertical axis of medially locating in packaging 10, and can cave in about same vertical axis in the back side 18.In this respect, the shape at front 16 and the back side 18 is complimentary to one another and form bending body 12.
Those of skill in the art also will appreciate that, packaging 10 size can as required or according to manufacture specifications vary.Such as, in one embodiment, packaging 10 can be sized to be the underflow baby food of maintenance about 3.5 ounces, or can height about 4 inches to about 7 inches (surface such as along packaging 10 records from bottom surface 20 to end face 22), and can be wide about 2 inches to about 5 inches.Or packaging 10 really can be sized to and keep from about 2 ounces to about 5 ounces or from about 2.5 ounces to about 4.5 ounces or from about 3 ounces to about 4.0 ounces or the baby food of about 3.5 ounces.Similarly, packaging 10 can height about 4.5 inches to about 6.5 inches, or height about 5 inches to about 6 inches, or height about 5.5 inches.Packaging 10 also can be wide about 2.5 inches to about 4.5 inches, or wide about 3 inches to about 4 inches, or wide about 3.5 inches.No matter it will be understood by those skilled in the art that bottom surface 20 should have the degree of crook of packaging 10 and how size is all enough to keep packaging 10 to be in the area of stand up position.
The end face 22 of packaging 10 comprises the outlet 24 for emptying consumable product during consuming.The outlet 24 of end face 22 can be such as slit, hole, built-in hollow bumps, suction pipe, the mouth of pipe etc.As shown in Figure 2, export 24 can be fluidly be attached on the top face 22 with make can through its empty be contained in packaging 10 can the mouth of pipe of consumer food.
As shown in Figure 1, packaging 10 also can comprise lid 26, and the size and dimension of this lid is designed to coordinate with body 12.Lid 26 is not limited to any specific shape or size, as long as lid 26 or can export 24 and coordinates hermetically to prevent the consumable product be accommodated in wherein from being lost or polluting with body 12.Like this, lid 26 by being threaded, engaging, force fit, frictional fit etc. mate with body 12.Lid 26 can coordinate with body 12 with sealing means again, to make can it be again placed in body 12 in a sealing fashion when body 12 removes lid 26 at every turn.
In one embodiment, and as shown in Figure 2, body 12 comprises and allows the inclusion of packaging 10 by the built-in channel 28 that efficiently empties or suction pipe.Passage 28 provides the many benefit and the advantage that are better than known consumable product bag.Such as, passage 28 allows consumable product to continue flowing when this product is just being removed and body 12 starts to collapse voluntarily with level and smooth and actv. mode.
Passage 28 can by continuing arbitrarily to be exposed to consumable product considerable time (such as, at least several months) and material that is not deteriorated and/or that otherwise decompose is made.Such as, passage 28 can be made of plastics.In addition, passage 28 can form with body 12 and the surface along body 12 or the inside middle part 14 along body 12 to downward-extension.Or passage 28 can be formed respectively with body 12 during manufacture and be positioned in the plug-in unit in body 12 during the manufacture of final packaging 10.Passage 28 can roughly extend along the length/height of body 12, makes passage 28 can arrive in the period that empties of product any consumable product being positioned at the bottom place of body 12.Or passage 28 can only extend along a part for the length/height of body 12.
Packaging 10 of the present invention can comprise mark to contribute to identifying product and brand message.This mark is placed on the packaging by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.In one embodiment, mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator (such as, baby, nurse, toddlers etc.), nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.The amount of the optional free product of product information, product batching, allergens or its combine the group of composition.
In another embodiment, and as shown in Figures 3 and 4, applicant has found two containers packaging together to provide the efficient storage of label application and container easily and the mode of stacking efficiently.More specifically, Fig. 3 provides the packaging 30 comprising the first container 32 and second container 34, and described first and second containers are positioned to adjacent one another are and are surrounded by the sleeve 36 (at least in part) for keeping the first container 32 to contact with second container 34.
Sleeve 36 can by the material of any appropriate-comprise such as plastics, shrink glued membrane, carboard, paper, cardboard, carton etc.-make.In one embodiment, the sleeve 36 complete close contact extending to maintain therebetween around the first container 32 and second container 34 in the horizontal direction.Or sleeve 36 can not exclusively extend around the first container 32 and second container 34; But those skilled in the art will recognize that, in such embodiments, sleeve 36 should be enough firm in the first container 32 and second container 34 to be kept together.Sleeve 36 also can extend along the height roughly the same with the height of second container 34 with the first container 32.Or sleeve 36 highly can extend along an only part for the first container 32 and second container 34.
First container 32 and second container 34 can in shape and size mutually the same or basic simlarity.Such as, the shape of the first container 32 can be roughly rectangle and have on even keel and be biased and the neck deviating from vertical inclination.Similar to the packaging 10 of Fig. 1 and 2, neck can deviate from vertically with in the scope between such as about 10 ° to about 90 ° or about 20 to about 80 ° or about 30 ° to about 70 ° or about 40 ° to about 60 ° or arbitrarily angled (θ) inclination of about 50 °.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, when second container 34 and the first container 32 basic simlarity, and when the front 38 of the first container 32 is towards the front 40 of second container 34, two containers look interlock each other/nested to provide the packaging efficiency of raising.This provide the uniqueness of container and the marketability of enhancing of showing on the retail shelf and fitly stacking.But those skilled in the art will recognize that, the first container 32 need not be identical with second container 34, as long as determine size like these container classes and be shaped as setting adjacent one another are and surround to be kept together by container by sleeve at least in part.
Equally as shown in Figure 3, first container 32 and second container 34 can relative to each other a little on even keel be biased to provide little " ladder " 42, this ladder also can contribute to improving the stacking/storage of multiple packaging 30 by two or more packagings 30 being entrenched togather.
Similar to the packaging 10 of Fig. 1 and 2, packaging 30 also can have mark/label.The mark of packaging 30 can be located immediately on the first container 32 or second container 34, maybe can be positioned on sleeve 36.Equally, mark the method by being selected from the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination and be placed on the packaging.In one embodiment, mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator (such as, baby, nurse, toddlers etc.), nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.The amount of the optional free product of product information, product batching, allergens or its combine the group of composition.
In another embodiment, applicant has found by providing unique Design and Features to improve the unusual and stem-winding mode of the stackable property of packaging for the neck of packaging.Such as, and as illustrated in figs. 5-7, packaging 50 comprises body 52, and this body 52 has bottom surface 54, end face 56 and at least one sidewall 58 (depending on the shape of packaging 50).In this respect, if packaging 50 has roughly cubic shaped, then it will have four sidewalls.But if packaging 50 has circular side, then it looks to have an only continuous print sidewall.
In addition, end face 56 also comprises neck 60, this neck 60 have be used as outlet with the hollow bumps 62 emptying the consumable product be contained in wherein.As the previous embodiment, packaging 50 also can comprise lid 64 as shown in Figure 6, and this lid 64 is closed outlet 62 and spilt from packaging 50 to prevent any product.Fig. 5 and 6 shows neck 60 position in use.In these figures, neck 60 extends from end face 56 and is located so that his or her mouth can be placed in around hollow bumps 62 to empty the inclusion of packaging 50 by user.
But by contrast, Fig. 7 shows the neck 60 when packaging 50 is in storage/stowed location.In this respect, neck 60 can be pushed in the interior section of body 52, rises on the height of end face 56 to make the only sub-fraction of only lid 64.This position of neck 60 is stacked the amount of space needed for multiple packaging 50 by minimizing and provides stacking and the efficiency of storage of increase by providing the structure integrity of the increase of the packaging 50 of multiple stacking.The structure integrity of this increase is provided by the recess 66 be formed in the bottom surface 54 of each packaging 50 at least partly.The recess 66 of first packaging can receive second neck packed 60 and lid 64, and this is for preventing major part (if not all) parallel motion when multiple packaging 50 is deposited in together.Or lid 64 and neck 60 can be received by body 52 completely, make lid 64 or neck 60 can not some on the height of end face 56.This also will contribute to the space of the stacking/storage reducing multiple packaging.
When using packaging 50, neck 60 can pull out from body 52 by user simply, removes lid 64, and consumer products.Or if user temporarily terminates product consumption and wishes to preserve remainder to use subsequently, then customer only needs replace lid 64 and back into by neck 60 in the inside of body 52.Like this, the packaging 50 of Fig. 5-7 can provide the benefit of the benefit of flexible shopping bag and the tank of routine or other rigid container.
Similar to the aforementioned embodiment, packaging 50 also can have mark/label.Equally, mark the method by being selected from the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination and be placed on the packaging.In one embodiment, mark also optional free fruit, vegetables, cereal, protein, of the right age designator (such as, baby, nurse, toddlers etc.), nutritional information, product information, nutrition panel, product card mark, the image corresponding with the type of the consumable product received by body or its combine the group formed.The amount of the optional free product of product information, product batching, allergens or its combine the group of composition.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that any embodiment disclosed herein can comprise the arbitrary characteristics being illustrated by other embodiment disclosed herein any or described.Like this, such as, the packaging of Fig. 1-2 also can share the feature similar to the packaging of Fig. 3-4 or 5-7.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package has the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product.Described body comprises bottom surface, front and back, and described bottom surface comprises the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface, and described front is roughly protruding about described vertical axis, roughly caves in about described vertical axis in the described back side.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.The method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product, and described inside comprises passage.Described body comprises top, base portion, first surface and second surface, described top has the outlet being connected to remove described consumable product with described passage fluid, described base portion has the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described base portion, described first surface is roughly protruding about described vertical axis, described second surface and described first surface subtend, wherein said second surface caves in about described vertical axis.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.The method comprises the first container providing storage first consumable product.Described first container comprises bottom surface and end face, and described bottom surface has the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface, and described end face comprises and deviates from described vertical axis and be biased and the neck tilted.Described method also comprises the second container providing storage second consumable product, wherein said second container is roughly the same with described first container in its shape and size, and be positioned near described first container, wherein a sleeve around described first and second containers at least partially and comprise mark.Described method also comprises the product at least one that guiding children consumption is accommodated in described first and second containers.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of for providing the method for consumable product to children.Described method comprises provides the first flexible package, and described first flexible package has the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product.Described body comprises first surface and second surface, described first surface has and is constructed and arranged to be received by a part for described inside between the storage life of described packaging and from the flexible neck that the described part of described inside is removed between the used life of described packaging, described second surface and described first surface subtend and comprising be constructed and arranged to receive the flexible neck of similar packaging at least partially to carry out the recess stacked.Described method also comprises guiding children and consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product.Described body comprises bottom surface, front and back, and described bottom surface comprises the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface, and described front is roughly protruding about described vertical axis, roughly caves in about described vertical axis in the described back side.Described method also comprises places described packaging on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package has the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product, and described inside comprises passage.Described body comprises top, base portion, first surface and second surface, described top has the outlet being connected to remove described consumable product with described passage fluid, described base portion has the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described base portion, described first surface is substantially protruding relative to described vertical axis, described second surface and described first surface subtend, wherein said second surface caves in substantially relative to described vertical axis.Described method also comprises places described consumable product packaging on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment, a kind of method for selling consumable product is provided.Described method comprises the first container providing storage first consumable product, described first container comprises bottom surface and end face, described bottom surface has the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface, and described end face comprises and deviates from described vertical axis and be biased and the neck tilted.Described method also comprises the second container providing storage second consumable product, wherein said second container is roughly the same with described first container in its shape and size, and be positioned near described first container, wherein a sleeve around described first and second containers at least partially and comprise mark.Described method also comprises places the container of band sleeve on the retail shelf.
In another embodiment again, provide a kind of method for selling consumable product.Described method comprises provides flexible package, and described flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product.Described body comprises first surface and second surface, described first surface has and is constructed and arranged to be received by a part for described inside between the storage life of described packaging and from the flexible neck that the described part of described inside is removed between the used life of described packaging, described second surface and described first surface subtend and having be constructed and arranged to receive described flexible neck at least partially to stack the recess of described packaging.Described method also comprises places described packaging on the retail shelf.
Should be understood that to the various changes and modifications of presently preferred embodiment as herein described will be apparent for a person skilled in the art.Can be made these change and revise and do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention and do not weaken its adjoint advantage.Therefore, expect that these change and are revised as claims contained.

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1. a flexible package, comprising:
Body, this body limits the inside being configured to receive consumable product, and this body comprises:
Bottom surface, this bottom surface comprises the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to this bottom surface,
Front, this vis-a-vis is roughly protruding in described vertical axis,
The back side, this back side and this front subtend and roughly cave in relative to this vertical axis, and
End face, this end face has outlet;
Wherein, this packaging arrangement be arranged to the stackable property that raising is provided.
2. packaging according to claim 1, also comprises lid, this cover configuration and be arranged to closed described outlet.
3. according to packaging according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein, described end face deviates from described vertical axis.
4. packaging according to claim 3, wherein, described end face is to be in from the angular slope in the scope of about 5 ° to about 45 °.
5. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described flexible package for children grasping and be sized and be shaped.
6. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described body also comprises mark, and described mark is placed on the body by being selected from the method for the group be made up of embossing, impression, printing, engraving, paster or its combination.
7. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described packaging arrangement be arranged to provide the effectively nested of the packaging that forms similarly with at least one.
8. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described packaging arrangement and be arranged to effective storage that described packaging is provided.
9. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described packaging arrangement and being arranged to provide described in be packaged in displaying during improvement attractive in appearance.
10. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described inside comprises the passage be connected with described outlet fluid, described channels configuration and be arranged to contribute to from described body emptied of products.
11. according to packaging in any one of the preceding claims wherein, also comprises at least one consumable product.
12. 1 kinds for providing the method for consumable product to children, described method comprises:
There is provided flexible package, described flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product, and described body comprises:
Bottom surface, this bottom surface comprises the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface,
Front, this vis-a-vis is roughly protruding in described vertical axis, and
The back side, roughly cave in relative to described vertical axis in this back side; And
Guiding children consumes the product be accommodated in described packaging.
13. methods according to claim 12, wherein, described packaging is selected from packs to according to claim 11 the group formed by according to claim 1.
14. 1 kinds for storing the method for consumable product, described method comprises:
There is provided at least two flexible packages, each flexible package comprises the body of the inside limiting storage consumable product, and described body comprises:
Bottom surface, this bottom surface comprises the vertical axis of medially locating being approximately perpendicular to described bottom surface,
Front, this vis-a-vis is roughly protruding in described vertical axis, and
The back side, roughly cave in relative to described vertical axis in this back side; And
Described at least two flexible packages are placed in reservoir vessel.
15. methods according to claim 14, wherein, described packaging is selected from packs to according to claim 11 the group formed by according to claim 1.
16. methods according to claims 14 or 15, also comprise and are placed in described at least two flexible packages in the transport configuration of described at least two flexible packages and the container of layout.
17. according to claim 14 to the method according to any one of 16, also comprise described at least two flexible packages are positioned to adjacent one another are nested with one another with at least two flexible packages described in making.
18. according to claim 14 to the method according to any one of 17, wherein, at least second container is substantially identical with the first container in its shape and size, and be positioned to adjacent with described first container, wherein, sleeve surround described first container at least partially with described second container at least partially.
19. according to claim 14 to the method according to any one of 17, wherein, at least second container is substantially identical with the first container in its shape and size, and be positioned to adjacent with described first container, wherein, sleeve surround described first container at least partially and all adjacent container at least partially.
20. methods according to claim 18 or 19, wherein, described sleeve is made by selecting free shrink glued membrane, plastics, carboard, carton, paper or its material combining the group formed.
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