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EP0784572B1
EP0784572B1 EP95935740A EP95935740A EP0784572B1 EP 0784572 B1 EP0784572 B1 EP 0784572B1 EP 95935740 A EP95935740 A EP 95935740A EP 95935740 A EP95935740 A EP 95935740A EP 0784572 B1 EP0784572 B1 EP 0784572B1
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Gianfranco Palumbo
Giovanni Carlucci
Aldo Amicone
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D31/00—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D31/06—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents with rigid end walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5838—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/008—Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall

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  • This invention relates to a resealable pack. It is particularly intended for use in the packaging of wet wipes, but it is to be understood that the invention is also applicable to the packaging of other articles.
  • wet wipes are articles in the form of small sheets which are impregnated with a skin- cleansing liquid and which are intended to be disposed of after a single use. Wet wipes are sometimes packaged individually, in which case the packaging is thrown away after it has been opened and the wet wipe removed therefrom. However it is also known to produce a pack containing a plurality of wet wipes. In that case, the pack must be provided with a resealable opening, since the skin-cleansing liquid with which the wipes are impregnated evaporates readily, and the wipes will therefore dry out unless the pack can be properly resealed after each wipe is removed.
  • a rigid tub of cylindrical cross- section is conventionally used for this purpose.
  • the pack is not always convenient from the point of view of the user, particularly where the pack is to be carried around in, for example, a handbag, and under such circumstances it would be preferable for the pack to be relatively flat and, preferably, at least slightly flexible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pack which is a practical alternative to the rigid tubs conventionally used.
  • US 4.101.026 (D2) to Colgate-Palmolive is considered as the most relevant prior art document, discloses a dispenser box and roll of disposable damp fiber cloths for use in domestic cleaning, said dispenser being a sealed box.
  • the box is rectangular in plan, of constant height and has a top somewhat dimensionally less than the base and comprises basically four components: a wall element affixing base and inner and outer top. Of these latter the inner embodies a slot with sinusoidal anti rip lip and the outer hinges over to close the slot. Impregnated cloth within an airtight bag lodges in the box, is lead out by a lead tape. All elements seal fit together and the outer hinged top seals between uses preventing dehydration.
  • US 4.420.080 (D1) to Kenji Nakamura discloses a re-sealable dispenser-container comprising a main container body made of impervious material with at least one opening and a flap having a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface and fixed to the main body at one end to cover the opening. A non-adhesive flap is adhered to the adhesive surface and is used for closing the opening to prevent the adhesive surface from directly contacting the contents.
  • a pack having a body portion formed substantially of flexible sheet material and defining an article- receiving cavity, the body portion having a face in which is defined a dispensing opening; a resealable sealing member secured to the body portion and, in a closing position, covering the said opening and being in sealing contact with the body portion around the periphery of the said opening; and a plurality of sheet-form articles disposed within said cavity in the form of a flattenable roll, with one end of the roll being capable of extending through the said opening.
  • the body portion preferably has a thickness which is less than its length and is less than its width, and it is preferably in the general shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the body portion is preferably made of a flexible, sheet plastics material, and the sealing member is likewise preferably made of a flexible, sheet plastics material.
  • the illustrated pack is intended to hold from about 40 to about 200 wet wipes each approximately 230 x 160 mm, and each impregnated with a skin-cleansing liquid.
  • the pack comprises a body portion 1 which is formed of a flexible sheet plastics material, for example a polyethylene film, a polypropylene film or a laminate consisting of, for example, polyethylene and polypropylene layers, optionally with a layer of paper between them.
  • the body portion is formed wholly of flexible sheet plastics material.
  • the base of the body portion that which is at the lower end as viewed in Figure 1, can be formed of a rigid material, for example a rigid plastics material.
  • the body portion is generally parallelepiped in form, though not precisely so.
  • One end of the body portion is provided by an end wall 2, and the other end of the body portion is provided by a flat seam 3.
  • the edges of the body portion are provided by flat seams 4 and 5.
  • the body portion has major faces 6 and 7, and a dispensing opening 8 is provided in face 6.
  • the dispensing opening 8 can have a variety of forms, and some of these are illustrated by way of example in Figure 8. Each of them comprises a main opening portion 8a connected by a slit 8b to a much smaller opening portion 8c or, in the case of example D of Figure 8, by two slits 8b to two small opening portions 8c. Having two opening portions 8c in theory permits the user to pull wet wipes from the pack on either one of two directions. However, since the opening portion 8c further from the tab 9a may in practice be difficult to use, that opening portion may be omitted, whilst retaining the adjoining slit 8b.
  • Figures 1 to 7 show the use of example E. The reason for using dispensing openings of the form shown in Figure 8 will be apparent from the description given below of the use of the pack.
  • the dispensing opening 8 is covered by a sealing member 9 which, in its closing position, is sealed to the adjacent face 6 around the entire periphery of the dispensing opening.
  • the sealing member 9 is made of a flexible sheet plastics material, for example a polypropylene film or a laminate of paper/polyethylene, paper/polypropylene or polyethylene/polypropylene.
  • the member 9 is, however, provided with a tab 9a which is not sealed to the face 6, and which can be grasped by a user.
  • the adhesive used to seal the member 9 to the face 6 is such that the sealing member 9 can be repeatedly unsealed and resealed, to expose and close the opening.
  • an acrylic-based or rubber-based adhesive may be used.
  • the cut formed for this purpose may be deliberately made not completely continuous, with the result that the portion of the face 6 which would otherwise would have been severed therefrom remains attached to it at the end which, as viewed in Figure 6, is at the left-hand end, by a small bridge of material. This portion is partly visible in Figures 5, 6 and 7, where it is denoted by reference numeral 10.
  • the sealing member 9 has two slits 11 formed therein. Each of these is in the form of an L-shaped slit which has a hook-shaped portion at one end and which extends to the edge of the sealing member 9 at its other end. The purpose of these slits will become apparent from the following description of the use of the pack.
  • the body portion 1 defines a cavity 12 within which is received a roll 13 consisting of wet wipes joined end-to-end by perforated regions (not shown).
  • the longitudinal axis of the roll extends generally parallel to the length of the said body portion.
  • the roll has inner and outer free ends, and the inner free end 14 is pulled lengthwise of the roll, during manufacture of the pack, so that it extends slightly from the end of the rest of the roll, whilst not extending through the dispensing opening 8.
  • the roll 13 When the roll 13 is loaded into the body portion during manufacture it is substantially cylindrical, but during use the flexibility of the body portion tends to permit the roll to become flattened, an effect which is advantageous since the pack is then less bulky. If the base of the body portion is rigid, it must not extend so far as to prevent flattening taking place.
  • the body portion of the pack according to the invention can be produced starting from a plastics sheet as indicated in Figure 10a. Assume that a face which is visible in the drawing is that which is to provide the exterior of the body portion. The sheet is folded along the fold lines F so that the end portions E both move downwardly as considered with reference to the plane of the paper. The sheet is also folded along the fold line G by depressing the portion of the sheet between the lines F into the plane of the paper. As a result, the sheet assumes a configuration which, as viewed from the edge, has the appearance of a flattened "W". The adjacent portions of the sheet are then sealed together over the areas indicated by shading.
  • FIG. 10b illustrates stages (i) to (vii) in going from the empty body portion to the final pack, as follows:
  • steps (i) and (ii) can be reversed, and indeed preferably is, i.e. the openings 8 are cut in the material which is to form the body portion of the bag before the material is made into the body portion. This avoid any possibility of cutting through both sides of the bag.
  • the area where opening 8 is to be formed may have a reinforcing layer applied to the reverse side thereof, with the cutter cutting through both the bag materials and the reinforcing layer. This makes it possible to use thinner material as the bag material.

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  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
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  • Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)

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  1. Articles conditionnés comprenant :
    (a) un conditionnement comportant une partie de corps (1) réalisée essentiellement avec un matériau en feuille flexible et définissant une cavité de réception d'articles (12), la partie de corps présentant une face (6) sur laquelle est définie une ouverture de distribution (8) ; et
    (b) une pluralité d'articles en forme de feuille placés à l'intérieur de ladite cavité,
       lesdits articles sont placés à l'intérieur de ladite cavité sous la forme d'un rouleau pouvant être aplati (13), une extrémité (14) du rouleau étant capable de s'étendre à travers ladite ouverture (8), les articles conditionnés étant caractérisés en ce qu'un élément d'étanchéité (9) est assujetti à la partie de corps dudit conditionnement et, dans la position de fermeture, ledit élément d'étanchéité recouvre ladite ouverture (8) et est en contact étanche avec la partie de corps autour de la périphérie de ladite ouverture, et étant caractérisés, en outre, en ce que le rouleau est agencé de telle manière que ladite extrémité (14) est son extrémité radialement intérieure.
  2. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 1, dans lesquels la partie de corps (1) est allongée et a une épaisseur qui est inférieure à sa longueur et qui est inférieure à sa largeur.
  3. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lesquels la partie de corps (1) a la forme générale d'un parallélépipède.
  4. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans lesquels le rouleau (13) est aligné avec son axe longitudinal qui s'étend globalement parallèlement à la longueur de ladite partie de corps (1).
  5. Articles conditionnés selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels la partie de corps (1) est réalisée en matière plastique.
  6. Articles conditionnés selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels l'élément d'étanchéité (9) est réalisé avec une matière plastique en feuille flexible.
  7. Articles conditionnés selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels l'ouverture de distribution (8) comprend une partie d'ouverture principale (8a) et au moins une partie d'ouverture plus petite (8c) reliée à ladite partie d'ouverture principale par une fente (8b).
  8. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 7, dans lesquels il existe deux desdites parties d'ouverture plus petite (8c) reliées chacune à ladite partie d'ouverture principale (8a) par une fente respective (8b).
  9. Articles conditionnés selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels l'élément d'étanchéité (9) présente une première extrémité au niveau de laquelle il est prévu avec une patte (9a) qui n'est pas scellée à la partie de corps et qui peut être saisie par un utilisateur.
  10. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 9, dans lesquels ledit élément d'étanchéité (9) présente une deuxième extrémité, éloignée de ladite première extrémité, au niveau de laquelle il est prévu au moins avec une fente qui le traverse, laquelle définit une partie de l'élément d'étanchéité qui est apte à rester en contact étanche avec la partie de corps et à empêcher un retrait complet de l'élément d'étanchéité de la partie de corps.
  11. Articles conditionnés selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels le rouleau (13) est un rouleau de lingettes humides.
  12. Articles conditionnés selon la revendication 11, dans lesquels les lingettes humides sont reliées les unes aux autres par des régions perforées.
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IT94TO000796A ITTO940796A1 (it) 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Confezione risigillabile
ITTO940796 1994-10-07
PCT/US1995/013032 WO1996011146A1 (fr) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Paquet refermable

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MX9702457A (es) 1998-05-31
AU705649B2 (en) 1999-05-27
CA2159927C (fr) 2000-12-19
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EP0784572A1 (fr) 1997-07-23
DE69526235D1 (de) 2002-05-08
WO1996011146A1 (fr) 1996-04-18
ITTO940796A1 (it) 1996-04-07
EP0784572A4 (fr) 1998-01-07
KR970706177A (ko) 1997-11-03
CA2159927A1 (fr) 1996-04-08
JPH10509675A (ja) 1998-09-22
PT784572E (pt) 2002-08-30

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