EP1264780B1 - Gusseted standing pouch - Google Patents
Gusseted standing pouch Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP1264780B1 EP1264780B1 EP01112943A EP01112943A EP1264780B1 EP 1264780 B1 EP1264780 B1 EP 1264780B1 EP 01112943 A EP01112943 A EP 01112943A EP 01112943 A EP01112943 A EP 01112943A EP 1264780 B1 EP1264780 B1 EP 1264780B1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- container
- accordion
- sides
- flexible material
- base
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Classifications
-
- 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
- B65D75/40—Packages formed by enclosing successive articles, or increments of material, in webs, e.g. folded or tubular webs, or by subdividing tubes filled with liquid, semi-liquid, or plastic materials
- B65D75/44—Individual packages cut from webs or tubes
- B65D75/48—Individual packages cut from webs or tubes containing liquids, semiliquids, or pastes, e.g. cushion-shaped packages
-
- 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"
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a container according to the preamble of claim 1, for liquids or for fluid products, including viscous ones, obtained by folding and heat-sealing a single sheet of flexible material.
- A very wide variety of containers for fluids, obtained by folding a single sheet of flexible material, is commercially available.
- Despite their widespread marketing, containers of the prior art are not free from drawbacks.
- In particular, they are not self-supporting when they contain liquids or granular fluids.
- These kinds of substances in fact do not have a shape of their own and accordingly adapt to the container holding them, which when made of flexible material is unable to retain a preset shape.
- Furthermore, currently known containers can be manufactured at costs which are sometimes not competitive and at low speeds.
- A container according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from the document EP 0 620 156 A1.
- The aim of the present invention is to eliminate or substantially reduce the problems of the prior art containers for liquids or fluid products, including viscous ones, obtained by folding and heat-sealing a single sheet of flexible material.
- Within this aim, an important object is to provide containers having such a shape to be self-supporting.
- Another object is to provide containers which have low manufacture and sale costs.
- Another object is to produce containers by using know equipment.
- Another object is to provide containers which can be manufactured rapidly.
- This aim and these and others objects which will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a container made of flexible material, particularly for liquids or fluids, characterized in that it is made of a single sheet of flexible material which is folded so as to form two mutually opposite quadrangular faces directly heat-sealed along two consecutive sides and connected along two further sides by accordion-like portions obtained by folding said sheet, a first accordion-like portion forming, on a third side, a substantially triangular base, a second accordion-like portion forming a closure wall on a fourth side, a closable opening for filling said container being provided.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the container according to the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment thereof, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a further perspective view of the invention;
- Figures 3 and 4 are the two side views of a container according to the invention;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of a container provided with an upper opening, according to a second embodiment of the invention;
- Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of the container provided with a straw;
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of two containers according to the invention, joined along one of their sides.
- With reference to the figures, a container for liquids or fluid products, including viscous ones, according to the invention, is generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
- The container 10 is obtained by folding a single sheet so as to form two mutually opposite quadrangular faces 11a and 11b.
- The two mutually opposite faces 11a and 11b are directly heat-sealed to each other along two consecutive sides 12 and 13.
- A third side 14, consecutive to the side 13 and opposite to the side 12, connects the two faces 11a and 11b by means of a first accordion-like portion 15 which is produced by heat-sealing and subsequently folding the corresponding portions of the faces 11a and 11b.
- The fourth side 16 constitutes a continuous closure wall of the container 10 and is also provided with a second accordion-like portion 17.
- The third side 14 and the first accordion-like portion 15 form a substantially triangular base for the container 10, which in combination with the second accordion-like portion 17 allows said container to self-support when filled.
- The container 10 has, on the side 12, a closable filling opening 20.
- The opening 20 allows to fill the containers 10 directly during the production process if vertical machines are used.
- The container 10 can also be filled after its manufacture again by means of the opening 20.
- Figures 6 and 7 illustrate a container 10 provided with a straw 21.
- The straw 21 can be inserted in the container 10 through a weakened portion 22 arranged in one of the two faces 11a and 11b.
- Alternatively, the container 10 can be produced directly with a straw 21 arranged inside.
- In the illustrated case, the straw 21 is arranged transversely, with one end 23 located at a peel-off heat-sealed portion 24 of the container 10.
- Advantageously, in this case, the peel-off heat-sealed portion 24 is located in the comer where the directly heat-sealed consecutive sides 12 and 13 converge.
- Two identical containers 10a and 10b can form a double container, generally designated by the reference numeral 25, as shown in Figure 8.
- The two containers 10a and 10b are joined by means of their directly heat-sealed sides 13a and 13b which are consecutive to the bases 14a and 14b.
- The two containers 10a and 10b can be separated by means of a series of prescores 26 formed longitudinally along the joined sides 13a and 13b.
- In practice it has been found that the present invention has achieved the intended aim and objects.
- In particular, it is evident that a container for liquids or fluid products, including viscous ones, has been provided which is capable of self-supporting when filled and of keeping a preset shape.
- The container can also be manufactured at low costs and by using equipment of the known type or in any case equipment already used to manufacture containers having a different shape.
- The present invention is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the claims.
- All the details may be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
- In practice, the materials used, so long as they are compatible with the contingent use, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements.
- Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
Claims (5)
- A container (10) made of flexible material, particularly for liquids or fluids, having a substantially triangular base and two mutually opposite quadrangular faces (11a, 11b), characterized in that it is made of a single sheet of flexible material which is folded so as to form the two mutually opposite quadrangular faces(11a,11b) directly sealed along two consecutive sides (12,13) and connected along two further sides, a third side (14) and a fourth side (16), by accordion-like portions (15,17) obtained by folding said sheet, a first accordion-like portion (15) forming, on the third side, (14) the substantially triangular base, a second accordion-like portion forming a closure wall on the fourth side (16), a closable opening (20) for filling said container (10) being provided.
- The container (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said closable opening (20) is provided at the directly sealed side that lies opposite the base
- The container (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said first accordion-like portion (15) on the base folds within the dimensions of said container (10).
- The container (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that it is connected to an identical container, separated along at least one longitudinal prescore (26) formed along the directly sealed side consecutive to the base.
Priority Applications (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DK01112943T DK1264780T3 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Side folded standing bag |
TR2004/00997T TR200400997T4 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Upright container with gusset |
ES01112943T ES2220624T3 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | UNION TRIANGULAR LAYERS BAG. |
DE60103039T DE60103039T2 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Stand-up pouch with gusset fold |
AT01112943T ATE265372T1 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | STAND-UP BAG WITH CUSTOM FOLD |
EP01112943A EP1264780B9 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Gusseted standing pouch |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP01112943A EP1264780B9 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Gusseted standing pouch |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP1264780A1 EP1264780A1 (en) | 2002-12-11 |
EP1264780B1 true EP1264780B1 (en) | 2004-04-28 |
EP1264780B9 EP1264780B9 (en) | 2004-11-24 |
Family
ID=8177567
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP01112943A Expired - Lifetime EP1264780B9 (en) | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Gusseted standing pouch |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP1264780B9 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE265372T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60103039T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK1264780T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2220624T3 (en) |
TR (1) | TR200400997T4 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
USD811238S1 (en) | 2016-01-18 | 2018-02-27 | Conopco, Inc. | Sachet |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CH702280A1 (en) * | 2009-11-17 | 2011-05-31 | Elag Verpackungen Ag | Packing bags. |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR1464641A (en) * | 1965-08-10 | 1967-01-06 | Packaging system | |
EP0620156A1 (en) * | 1993-04-13 | 1994-10-19 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Gusseted stand-up pouch and method of producing same |
-
2001
- 2001-06-06 EP EP01112943A patent/EP1264780B9/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-06 DK DK01112943T patent/DK1264780T3/en active
- 2001-06-06 ES ES01112943T patent/ES2220624T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-06 DE DE60103039T patent/DE60103039T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-06 AT AT01112943T patent/ATE265372T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-06-06 TR TR2004/00997T patent/TR200400997T4/en unknown
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
USD811238S1 (en) | 2016-01-18 | 2018-02-27 | Conopco, Inc. | Sachet |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
EP1264780B9 (en) | 2004-11-24 |
DE60103039D1 (en) | 2004-06-03 |
DK1264780T3 (en) | 2004-06-01 |
EP1264780A1 (en) | 2002-12-11 |
DE60103039T2 (en) | 2004-09-02 |
ATE265372T1 (en) | 2004-05-15 |
TR200400997T4 (en) | 2004-07-21 |
ES2220624T3 (en) | 2004-12-16 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US6409386B1 (en) | Container made of flexible material, particularly for liquids | |
US3799914A (en) | Standable flexible container with straw | |
US4978025A (en) | Standable bag having an internal armature | |
EP2017193B1 (en) | Stand-up reclosable package of flexible material | |
CA2192479A1 (en) | Free-standing bag | |
CA2428345C (en) | Reclosable packaging container | |
US6796712B1 (en) | Butt-ended bag with a buckle-over closing element | |
EP0279770A2 (en) | A package of enwrapped articles | |
US4635291A (en) | Food pouch with integral collar | |
US20180037387A1 (en) | Flexible stand-up pouch container for flowable products | |
NZ514430A (en) | Stand-up bag for flowable or pourable products | |
US6921203B2 (en) | Stand-up pouch with legs | |
WO2016093046A1 (en) | Packaging bag | |
EP0047544A1 (en) | Containers | |
US3659775A (en) | Upstanding pouch of flexible material | |
US3709426A (en) | Method and construction for package | |
US3164695A (en) | Disposable packages | |
US20120261413A1 (en) | Packaging unit comprising a packaging pouch and outer packaging | |
EP1264780B1 (en) | Gusseted standing pouch | |
WO2004002852A8 (en) | Multicompartment bag | |
US4832188A (en) | Flexible film package for carry-out meal items | |
US20040052437A1 (en) | Pouch | |
EP0864508B1 (en) | Container of flexible material, particularly for liquid, viscous or granular products | |
US20020186900A1 (en) | Standup flexible pouch and method for making a standup flexible pouch | |
EP0811561A1 (en) | Multi-use controlled dosage sachet for liquid products |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20030514 |
|
AKX | Designation fees paid |
Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: ALCAN PACKAGING ITALIA S.R.L. |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT;WARNING: LAPSES OF ITALIAN PATENTS WITH EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE 2007 MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME BEFORE 2007. THE CORRECT EFFECTIVE DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE RECORDED. Effective date: 20040428 Ref country code: CY Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20040428 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: NV Representative=s name: PATENTANWALTSBUERO EDER AG |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DK Ref legal event code: T3 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 60103039 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20040603 Kind code of ref document: P |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20040630 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: SE Ref legal event code: TRGR |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GR Ref legal event code: EP Ref document number: 20040402197 Country of ref document: GR |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed | ||
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: ES Ref legal event code: FG2A Ref document number: 2220624 Country of ref document: ES Kind code of ref document: T3 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20050131 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Payment date: 20070426 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DK Payment date: 20070521 Year of fee payment: 7 Ref country code: SE Payment date: 20070521 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20040928 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GR Payment date: 20070424 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 20080522 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Payment date: 20080627 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Payment date: 20080627 Year of fee payment: 8 Ref country code: FI Payment date: 20080604 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IE Payment date: 20080430 Year of fee payment: 8 Ref country code: NL Payment date: 20080626 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DK Ref legal event code: EBP |
|
EUG | Se: european patent has lapsed | ||
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090107 |
|
BERE | Be: lapsed |
Owner name: *ALCAN PACKAGING ITALIA S.R.L. Effective date: 20090630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090606 Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090106 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
NLV4 | Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee |
Effective date: 20100101 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: IE Ref legal event code: MM4A |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090630 Ref country code: IE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090608 Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20080630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090606 Ref country code: BE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20100101 Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20080607 Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20080606 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20100528 Year of fee payment: 10 Ref country code: ES Payment date: 20100505 Year of fee payment: 10 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Payment date: 20100504 Year of fee payment: 10 Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20100520 Year of fee payment: 10 Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20100716 Year of fee payment: 10 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20110606 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20120229 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 60103039 Country of ref document: DE Effective date: 20120103 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20120103 Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110630 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110606 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: ES Ref legal event code: FD2A Effective date: 20121116 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110607 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: TR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110606 |