EP0941936B1 - Bag for cotton pads - Google Patents

Abstract

The bag (2) consists of a hose (6) formed by a foil material which has two closed ends (8,10). At the first end (8) a pocket (12) is provided, incorporating one or more tie-wrap (16) cords. The pocket may be sewn to the hose by two or more parallel thread seams forming rings and extends to a maximum of 15 mm beyond the hose end. The second hose end (10) has an opening flap (20).

Description

The present invention relates to a bag for cotton pads according to the preamble of claim 1. It also relates to a bag for cotton pads after Preamble of claim 4.

Cotton pads that are used in cosmetics in particular for removing makeup and in Baby care products are usually packaged offered and stored, which consist of a film tube sealed on both sides, mostly made of polyethylene. A form of such known tubular bags, which is also called drawstring bag, has as a closure of one end of the Tubular bag one or two pockets running in a ring around the tube in which a total of two cord or ribbon loops are usually arranged are. This device serves to close the drawstring bag and to remove it of cotton pads, by means of the band loops the hem of the said end of the Drawstring bag can be contracted. This is the scope of the Belt loops larger than the circumference of the drawstring bag or the ring encircling pockets in which the strap loop is arranged so that the "excess" length of the strap loop from an outside on the circumference of the Hang out the opening and pull the bag together or the hem and thus to close the drawstring bag can. In the arrangement described with two such drawstrings Closure of said end of the drawstring bag are the openings for Pulling ends of the loops diametrically opposite each other.

Even the end of the tubular bag, which is opposite the drawstring closure described, can open devices in the form of known tubular bags of lines of weakness or perforations. This detail has been developed to accommodate the custom of drawstring pouch packaging Use to hang on the handling loops of the drawstring closure, see above that it is impractical to access the cotton pads in the bag only on this, to allow the end blocked by hanging. Instead, it arises through the opening on the opposite side a hanging dispenser, on the free one dangling lower end the cotton pads are removable.

A particular disadvantage of the drawstring arrangement described is closed The opening is the missing "tamper-evident seal". Can on the store shelf Individual cotton pads can be removed from the packaging without hindrance an originality seal must be broken, as z. B. in the said Perforation closure is the case. In addition, the not quite tight Drawstring closure with relatively large remaining opening hardly one dustproof closure, so that the cotton pads in the bag during the course can pollute the time. In addition, the removal by, by the way after a short time crumpled and therefore unsightly, hem of the Drawstring closure because of its wide width and small width, the Bag opening is typically 60 to 90 mm in diameter, difficult and unwieldy.

EP 0 410 937 A1 discloses a drawstring bag which has a cord closure has, which is advantageously designed as a double cord closure. The Cord should also be used to hang the bag. The hem that the Cord of the cord fastener is conventionally so high that he significantly hindered the removal of cotton pads when the foil bottom opened around which the hem runs.

DE 40 24 630 A1 relates to a drawstring bag made from a weldable one Foil material, which is designed as a so-called bottom filling bag, in which the Bag mouth until it is opened for the first time through an end wall Piece of film is closed. The drawstring has a cord hem that goes with its edge opposite that when the bag is filled, transversely to the side walls of the bag extending, unfolded end wall is axially set back or at most approximately up to this. This is intended to be an unimpeded free in the filled state Frontal face that is not disturbed by welds or the like be realized that is suitable for recording, for example, an imprint.

The invention has for its object to provide bags for cotton pads that promote dust-protected storage and handling of the cotton pads.

This object is achieved by a bag with the features of claim 1 solved. Furthermore, the task is carried out by a bag with the characteristics of Claim 4 solved. Advantageous embodiments of the bag are in the Subclaims specified.

The bag for cotton pads according to the first solution according to the invention has one Foil tube to form a substantially cylindrical bag wall, the a circular, oval, rectangular, square or any other Can have cross-section, preferably in the form of the to be recorded Cotton pads. Both ends of the film tube are closed, being at the first End of a film bottom forms the closure and there is also at least one Bag wraps around the film tube in a ring, in which there is at least one cord is arranged. In contrast to the prior art, the film tube protrudes no more than 15 mm beyond the film base at the first end of the tube, or is on the bag wall between the two ends not over the foil bottom outstandingly trained. This has compared to known hems from Drawstring bags with a width of about 25 mm have several advantages: The removal the cotton pads due to the less high overhang is easier because you don't through the "bottle neck", ie the deep, not very wide opening of the well-known hem must reach through. The narrower protrusion is less likely to wrinkle and offers accordingly a more pleasant sight, and finally it means narrower hem saves material.

One of the circumferential pockets is a circumferential hem on the edge of the hose formed in the first place by there the hose edge or a separate Film strips folded back on or in themselves and by means of a radial circumferential, annular seam is connected to the tube edge. The hem can protrude 2 to 12 mm, preferably 6 mm, over the film base, which the forms the first end of the bag. The seam can then be 4 to 14 mm, preferably 8 mm, below the outermost edge of the hem essentially in a ring shape wrap around the first end of the bag.

According to the second solution according to the invention, at least one rotating one Bag formed by a film strip, the outside or inside of a ring on the bag wall by means of at least two essentially parallel, circular seams are attached. By two essentially parallel, a circular seam is then formed into a pocket that is radial on the one hand from the film tube and on the other hand from the film strip and axially from the two circular seams is limited. Such a bag can be replaced by a third between the two previously described seams substantially parallel to this circular circumferential seam in two parallel to each other circumferential pockets can be divided. In a similar way, a hem can pass through another seam can be supplemented with another pocket.

The cord is preferably in the form of a closed loop, the The circumference is larger than that of the film tube. By a radially preferably opening on the outside allows the cord to be handled out of your pocket hanging out. At least in the area of the second end of the film tube, the opposite the first end with the cord pockets, the bag has one Opening device, preferably in the form of suitable perforations or Lines of weakness. Also at the first end with the cord pocket the bag can be equipped with an opening device.

The arrangement of the cord in the pocket running radially around the bag can their known function of closing the bag, and serve in particular to hang the bag, from which in the area of its then lower second end through the opening device arranged there cotton pads can be removed if an opening device only in the area of second end of the film tube is attached.

If, for example, the bag is not used as a hanging dispenser when traveling, so there is for the user in another embodiment of the invention Bag the second way, the opening device at the second end to be closed and at the first end the foil bottom within the circumferential Cord pocket along a second opening device which is advantageously attached there, e.g. a suitable perforation, or, in the case of the first described Embodiment without opening device in the film bottom of the first End, with scissors, to open, so that the string pocket arrangement its known Function to also close the bag back.

With an arrangement of cords according to the invention in circumferential pockets one end of the bag for hanging the bag is also advantageous that the Production process itself with regard to the design of the surrounding pockets and the Arrangement of the cords not from the usual production process of a drawstring bag different. This saves production and development costs.

The arrangement of the cords in the circumferential pockets is according to the invention in Different variants possible: Several cord, ribbon or thread loops can each be arranged in one of several circumferential pockets. The cords can by their greater length or their larger circumference than the circumference of the Bag each have one or more loops or ends that, by means of Knots formed from the cords, preferably by pointing outwards Hang openings in the pockets out of the bag and hang the Bag are suitable.

Fig. 1

zeigt eine räumliche Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Beutels quer aufgebrochen.

Fig. 2 bis 5

zeigen räumliche Ansichten von alternativen Ausführungsformen des oberen Endes des Beutels nach Fig. 1.

Various embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1

shows a spatial view of a bag according to the invention broken open transversely.

2 to 5

Figure 3 shows spatial views of alternative embodiments of the top of the bag of Figure 1.

With reference to FIG. 1, a tubular bag 2 made of PE film for stacked, circular cotton pads 4 shown. The tubular bag 2 essentially has one circular cylindrical elongated shape with an upper end 8 and a lower end 10, which are each closed by a film base. The foil bottom at the top End 8 is welded into the tube 6 by means of an annular seam, and the film bottom at the lower end 10 arises in that the edges of this End of hose folded in a known manner towards each other and with each other by suitable Seams or bonds are connected. The edges of this are for this End 10 cut to fit only narrow areas of the folded to each other Let sections overlap each other, which then serve as a seam.

The bag 2 has an arcuate perforation 20 in the region of the lower end 10 on, extending from an edge region of the floor to a substantially diametrical opposite edge area of the floor and, once torn open, a mouth gaping dispenser opening to remove the cotton pads.

In the area of the upper end 8, the bag 2 has an essentially circular shape Foil base, also made of PE film, on which is equipped with an opening device is So far the description applies of the bag 2 shown in Fig. 1 also for the alternative embodiments 2 to 5.

The upper end 8 of the film tube 6 is, again with reference to FIG. 1, with a provided annularly around the hose surrounding pocket 12. There is a cord in it 16 arranged, which, knotted with itself into a loop, diametrically attached to two opposite points through openings from the pocket 12 to the outside hangs out and forms a hanging loop for the bag 2 there. The bag is formed as a circumferential hem, in which the upper end 8 of the film tube 6 folded back and with itself through a ring around the Foil tube running seam is connected. The hem protrudes between 3 and 10, preferably about 6 mm beyond the film bottom, which is the upper end 8 of the bag 2 tightly closed. The seam is 4 to 14, preferably about 8 mm below the outermost edge of the hem, about 2 mm below the above Soil.

By means of the two hanging loops, the bag 2 can be attached to hooks, struts or the like are hung or knotted, z. B. also a hanging loop pulled through the second, which may be shorter and then only this one can be hung on a hook or on a strut is knotted. In addition, if the film bottom, the upper end 8th closes, has been opened, this end of the tubular bag 2 on the hose can be closed like a well-known train bag.

The alternative embodiment of the bag 2 of FIG. 2 differs from that described with reference to Fig. 1 by an additional circumferential pocket 14, the below the described pocket 12 and parallel to it in a ring on the film tube 6 rotates. This pocket 14 is formed by a film strip which on the outside ring-shaped on the bag wall 6 by means of two parallel, ring-shaped circumferential seams is attached. There is also a corresponding one in this pocket 14 the description of Fig. 1 arranged cord 18, so that in the embodiment 2 a total of four hanging loops (two per cord and pocket) To be available.

With reference to FIG. 3, compared to the embodiment according to FIG trained circumferential pocket 12, so that only one pocket as in Fig. 1 with a cord and two hanging loops. This bag 14 but is just like the lower pocket of the embodiment of FIG. 2 from a cover sheet formed, and the bottom, which seals the upper end 8 of the film tube 6 limited, protrudes like a dome over the pocket. This advantageously causes that no protruding hem, as in Fig. 1 or 2 during storage or Transport of the bag 2 crumpled, which is a more pleasant and hygienic sight offers. Because in this embodiment it is not like the ones described above the edges of the top end are needed to form the hem, the can upper end 8 final foil bottom also formed in this embodiment are folded towards each other by the edges of the hose end in a known manner and welded together by suitable seams or by suitable Bonds are connected, e.g. as shown for the other end 10 in FIG. 1 is.

The alternative embodiment according to FIG. 4 differs from that according to FIG. 3 only in that not only one cord 16 in the pocket 14, but also a second one Cord 18 is arranged so that, as in Fig. 2, a total of four hanging loops result from the two cords 16, 18.

The embodiment according to FIG. 4 is radial in that according to FIG. 5 only by a third circumferential seam supplemented the two cords 16, 18 in two pockets 13, 14 separates from each other by making the seam parallel to the two fastening seams described above of the film strip also runs in a ring on the bag wall 6.

Claims (7)

1. Bag (2) for cotton pads (4) with a tubular sheeting (6) for the formation of an essentially cylindrical bag wall, both extremities (8, 10) of which are closed,
   the first extremity (8) of the tubular sheeting (6) being closed by a sheeting bottom, and where on this first extremity (8) a pocket (12) circulates in an annular form around the tubular sheeting (6), in which pocket only one cord (16) is disposed,
   the circulating pocket (12) being shaped as a circulating selvage by the arrangement that a stripe of sheeting, or the edge on the first extremity (8) of the tubular sheeting (6) is folded back to itself and fixed on the tubular sheeting by at least one joint which circulates in an annular form,
   and at least one opening means (20) being disposed in the region of the second extremity (10) of the tubular sheeting (6),
   characterised in that
   the selvage (12) protrudes with 2 to 15 millimetres from the sheeting bottom at the first extremity (8), and that the sheeting bottom also contains an opening means in the region of the first extremity (8).
2. Bag according to claim1, characterised in that the selvage protrudes with about 6 millimetres from the sheeting bottom at the first extremity (8).
3. Bag according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the joint by which the selvage is fixed on the tubular sheeting (6) circulates at 4 to 14 millimetres, preferably 8 millimetres, below the extreme edge of the selvage around the first extremity (8) of the bag (2).
4. Bag (2) for cotton pads (4) with a tubular sheeting (6) for the formation of an essentially cylindrical bag wall, both extremities (8, 10) of which are closed,
   the first extremity (8) of the tubular sheeting (6) being closed by a sheeting bottom, and where on this first extremity (8) at least one pocket (13, 14) circulates in an annular form around the tubular sheeting (6), in which pocket at least one cord (16, 18) is disposed,
   and at least one opening means (20) being disposed in the region of the second extremity (10) of the tubular sheeting (6),
   characterised in that
   at least one circulating pocket (13, 14) is formed by a stripe of sheeting which is fixed on the outer or the inner side of the bag (6) in an annular form by means of at least two essentially parallel joints circulating in an annular form, and that the pocket (4) formed by the stripe of sheeting does not protrude from the sheeting bottom on the first extremity (8) and that the sheeting bottom also contains an opening means in the region of the first extremity (8).
5. Bag according to claim 4, characterised in that several pockets (12, 13, 14) with one cord each (16, 18) are disposed on the first extremity (8) of the tubular sheeting (6).
6. Bag according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the stripe of sheeting or selvage is fixed on the bag (6) by an additional essentially parallel joint, so that an additional circulating pocket (13, 14) is formed.
7. Bag according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterised in that two cords are disposed in one pocket.

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