EP1644261B1 - Behälter zum lagern und spenden eines produktes - Google Patents

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EP1644261B1
EP1644261B1 EP04714623A EP04714623A EP1644261B1 EP 1644261 B1 EP1644261 B1 EP 1644261B1 EP 04714623 A EP04714623 A EP 04714623A EP 04714623 A EP04714623 A EP 04714623A EP 1644261 B1 EP1644261 B1 EP 1644261B1
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Frederick Allan Buck
Herb Flores Velazquez
Cleary E. Mahaffey
Yung Hsiang Huang
Paul M. Lesley
David S. Iverson
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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
    • 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
    • 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
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    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5861—Spouts
    • B65D75/5872—Non-integral spouts
    • B65D75/5877—Non-integral spouts connected to a planar surface of the package wall
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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  • Wipe type products, or wipes have been made from a variety of materials which can be dry or wet when used.
  • Wet wipes can be moistened with a variety of suitable wiping solutions.
  • wet wipes have been stacked in a container in either a folded or unfolded configuration.
  • containers of wet wipes have been available wherein each of the wet wipes stacked in the container has been arranged in a folded configuration such as a c-folded, z-folded or quarter-folded configuration as are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • the folded wet wipes have also been interfolded with the wet wipes immediately above and below in the stack of wet wipes.
  • the wet wipes have been placed in the container in the form of a continuous web of material which includes perforations to separate the individual wet wipes and which is wound into a roll.
  • Such wet wipes have been used for baby wipes, hand wipes, household cleaning wipes, industrial wipes and the like.
  • the conventional packages which contain wipes have typically been designed to be positioned on a fiat surface such as a countertop, table or the like.
  • Such conventional packages have generally provided a plastic container, tub or package which provides a sealed environment for the wet wipes to ensure that they do not become dirty or overly dry.
  • Some of the conventional packages have also been configured to provide one at a time dispensing of each wet wipe which can be accomplished using a single hand after the package has been opened. Such single handed, one at a time dispensing is particularly desirable because the other hand of the user or care giver is typically required to be simultaneously used for other functions. For example, when changing a diaper product on an infant, the care giver typically uses one hand to hold and maintain the infant in a desired position while the other hand is attempting to dispense a baby wipe to clean the infant.
  • US-4,185,754 discloses a collapsible recloseable dispenser packet with two part resealable closure according to the preamble of appended claim 1.
  • flexible means a non-foamed polymeric containing film with a thickness of about 250 micrometers or less or a foamed polymeric containing film with a thickness of about 2000 micrometers or less.
  • rigid means a level of stiffness commonly associated with materials used to manufacture wet wipes tubs of parts thereof. Numerically, these materials typically have a flexural modulus (as measured in accordance with ASTM D790 "Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials” ) of about 100 Newtons per square millimeter or greater, more specifically from about 1100 to about 1550 Newtons per square millimeter.
  • a storing and dispensing container for product as claimed in claim 1.
  • the container comprises a flexible pouch for storing product.
  • the pouch comprises a bottom portion with side portions adjoined to the bottom portion and each side portion adjoined to an adjacent side portion and the side portions extending away from the bottom portion.
  • the side portions are also adjoined to a top portion with the top portion overlying the bottom portion and being generally parallel to the bottom portion.
  • the top portion includes a removable portion which seals the product within the pouch in a first condition and which allows access to the product within the pouch in a second condition.
  • the container further comprises a rigid flip top comprising a lid connected to a flange by a hinge.
  • the flange is affixed to an outer surface of the pouch at the top portion of the pouch such that the rigid flip top overlies the removable portion of the pouch and the removable portion is surrounded by the rigid flip top at the outer surface of the pouch.
  • the flange forms a dispensing orifice through which the product can be dispensed when the lid is opened and the lid is removably positonable to be closed to engage the flange and thereby seal the pouch at the outer surface where the removable portion is surrounded by the rigid flip top.
  • the lid includes a latch with an elongate first rib projecting horizontally therefrom and the flange including a catch with an elongate second rib projecting horizontally therefrom.
  • first and second ribs removably engage each other in an interference fit to maintain the lid closed, and removably disengage each other when the lid is opened and wherein at least one of the first and second ribs has a non-uniform elongate cross-section.
  • the lid has a length and a width with the length being greater than the width.
  • the lid can be defined by a horizontal perimeter and has an opening tab projecting outwardly of the perimeter with at least 60% of the opening tab being located on either side of a bisecting line located through the width of the lid at a midpoint of the length of the lid.
  • the hinge comprises a living hinge, the living hinge including a central strap and a pair of toggle straps with each toggle strap located on an opposite side of the central strap.
  • the living hinge enables the lid to move throughout a first open position such that moving the lid past the first open position requires overcoming a force created by the central strap and the pair of toggle straps, and when the force is overcome the lid is maintained in a second open position with the lid in the second open position being at an arc greater than the arc of the lid in the first position.
  • the lid has a first Rigidity Value and the flange having a second Rigidity Value, where the first Rigidity Value is greater than the second Rigidity Value.
  • the pouch and/or rigid flip top can be transparent or translucent to provide an indication of the quantity of wipes remaining in the container.
  • the pouch and/or rigid flip top can be made of various polymers, copolymers, and mixtures, including, e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polystyrene, and other polymers.
  • the present invention is directed at solving problems related to storing and dispensing product such as, wipes and wet wipes, from containers.
  • the present invention provides a storing and dispensing container 20 for product 22.
  • Product 22 could be a variety of pliable type items, such as wipes, wet wipes or others where single unit dispensing is desired.
  • the container 20 generally includes a flexible pouch 30 for storing product 22 and a rigid flip top 50 for dispensing the product and then resealing the container.
  • the pouch includes a bottom portion 32 with side portions 34 adjoined to the bottom portion and each side portion adjoined to an adjacent side portion and the side portions extending away from the bottom portion.
  • the pouch is rectangular, however, it could be a variety of other shapes as long as there is a bottom adjoined to at least one side (e.g., the side being a cylinder).
  • the side portions 34 are also adjoined to a top portion 36 with the top portion overlying the bottom portion.
  • the top portion can be generally parallel to the bottom portion, but need not be.
  • the top portion 36 includes a removable portion 40 which seals the product within the pouch in a first condition (as seen in Figure 1 , i.e., before the product is dispensed the first time) and which allows access to the product within the pouch in a second condition (i.e., when the removable portion is removed and the rigid flip top 50 is in an open condition (as would be seen in Figure 5 were the shown rigid flip top 50 affixed to the pouch 30 seen in figures 1-4 ).
  • Removable portion 40 may be a perforated die cut oval (as seen in Figure 1 ), a scored material, of a variety of shapes, and can include a conventional resealable label therewith.
  • top,” “bottom” and “side(s)" herein only establishes positioning of the various components relative to one or another and otherwise does not limit the scope of the invention.
  • the rigid flip top 50 includes a lid 52 connected to a flange 54 by a hinge 56, see for example, Figures 3-7 .
  • the flange is affixed (e.g., as discussed further herein) to an outer surface 38 of the pouch at the top portion 36 of the pouch such that the rigid flip top overlies the removable portion 40 of the pouch and the removable portion is surrounded by the rigid flip top at the outer surface of the pouch.
  • the rigid flip top may be located partially or entirely affixed to only the top portion 36, or a portion of it may also be affixed to a side portion, as long as the latch 60 is positioned adjacent the top portion.
  • the flange 54 forms a dispensing orifice 58 through which the product can be dispensed when the lid is opened.
  • the flange can include strengthening ribs 55 around the flange to stiffen the flange as desired.
  • the lid 52 is removably positonable to be closed (e.g., as seen in Figures 3-4 ) to engage the flange and thereby seal the pouch at the outer surface where the removable portion is surrounded by the rigid flip top, and in this way seal the pouch and product therein from the environment outside the pouch after the removable portion 40 is removed and no further wipes are desired during a particular dispensing occasion.
  • the lid can include an annular sealing ring 51 extending downwardly away from the inside of the lid and which is sized to fit against an annular sealing ring 53 extending upwardly away from the inside of the flange, to thereby assist in better sealing the lid to the flange when the lid is closed.
  • the lid can include a latch 60 with an elongate first rib 62 projecting horizontally therefrom, and the flange can include a catch 64 with an elongate second rib 66 projecting horizontally therefrom.
  • the first and second ribs 62 and 66 respectively, can removably engage each other in an interference fit to maintain the lid closed (e.g., as seen in Figure 13 ) and removably disengage each other when the lid is opened.
  • At least one of the first and second ribs 62 and 66, respectively, has a non-uniform elongate cross-section (i.e., the non-uniform cross-section being determined along the length of the rib).
  • a non-uniform elongate cross-section i.e., the non-uniform cross-section being determined along the length of the rib.
  • Such non-uniformity is seen as one example in Figures 10-12 .
  • a gradual decreasing interference i.e., due to thickness and/or amount of horizontal projection
  • the rib profile provides less material on one side of the latch (e.g., the right side in Figure 10 ) to thereby reduce the force needed to overcome the interference fit relationship with the rib on the catch.
  • the rib 62 is of uniform elongate cross-section which enables, if desired, an audible click to signal complete closure of the lid upon the flange.
  • another noteworthy advantage to such a non-uniform rib feature is a unique latch/catch relationship that enables the latch to peel away from the catch as the opening tab 74 flexes the lid toward the open position, rather than having to overcome the entire latch/catch interference fit at one time to disengage the two members.
  • the non-uniformity of the rib 62 and/or 66 could further be defined as an angled (e.g., tapered) elongate cross-section, as seen in detail in Figures 11-12 .
  • the elongate first rib of the latch can project inward (e.g., as seen in Figure 10 ) relative to a perimeter of the lid in a horizontal plane of the lid and the elongate second rib of the catch can project outward (e.g., as seen in Figure 13 ) relative to a perimeter of the flange in a horizontal plane of the flange.
  • first rib can have a non-uniform elongate cross-section (e.g., as seen in Figure 10 ) and the second rib can have a uniform elongate cross-section (i.e., as would be seen with the rib in Figure 10 if it had the same cross-section seen in Figure 11 for its entire length from end to end).
  • the "opening tab” is defined herein as any portion of the lid that projects radially out from the lid away from the sealing portion of the rigid flip top and thereby enables a user to place at least their finger tip(s) between the projecting portion and the flexible pouch to assist in separating the lid from the flange when moving the lid to the open position.
  • the opening tab protrudes from the rigid flip top 50 so that a user can more easily find it and have a more identifiable leverage point to open the lid.
  • the opening tab By placing the opening tab off-center (e.g., left or right of bisecting line 76-76, or alternatively, a tab left and a second tab right of line 76-76), and particularly at least 60%, and more advantageously at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, and most advantageously 100%, of such opening tab being so located, one is better able to maximize the size of the dispensing orifice 58 for accessing the wipes and facilitating dispensing.
  • the size of the dispensing orifice is a function of the area (width and length) of the wipes stack within the pouch, minus manufacturing tolerances for producing the pouch material, removable portion, wipes stack, and affixing the flange to the pouch.
  • the size (i.e., dispensing area) of the dispensing orifice is disadvantageously reduced by the length of the protrusion of the opening tab beyond the perimeter of the lid in order to be able to keep the perimeter of the rigid flip top inside the perimeter of the container, which is needed for acceptable container manufacturing tolerances and consumer acceptance (i.e., will not pop open inadvertently).
  • the torque generated to open the lid will increase. As a result of such increase, it can be easier (i.e., through less effort) to open the lid.
  • the lid is defined by a length 70 and a width 72, where the length is defined as being greater than the width (i.e., and the length and width are each determined as the respective sides of the largest rectangle that can be formed around the lid in a horizontal plane of the lid). If the length and width are equal, then the dimension of either is used herein as the length and width.
  • the lid can be further defined by a horizontal perimeter and the opening tab 74 projecting outwardly of the perimeter.
  • the opening tab i.e., at least the leverage point created by the opening tab
  • such a bisecting line for the lid 52 would be line 76-76 located through the width of the lid at the midpoint of the length.
  • the bisecting line would be determined by placing the bisecting line perpendicular to the length of the lid (as length is defined above) at the midpoint of the length.
  • the opening tab i.e., at least the leverage point created by the opening tab
  • such a bisecting line for the lid 52 would be line 78-78 located through the length of the lid at the midpoint of the width.
  • the bisecting line would be determined by placing the bisecting line perpendicular to the width of the lid at the midpoint of the width.
  • the opening tab 74 can include a pocket 80 (e.g., Figure 15 ) located between the opening tab and the outer surface adjacent thereto, which aids a user in grasping the flange when opening the same.
  • the lid may be of a substantially uniform simple geometric shape (e.g., circle, oval, triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, septagon, etc.) except for the opening tab 74 projecting outwardly of the perimeter.
  • the hinge can be a living hinge, where "living hinge” is defined herein to mean a hinge formed integrally with the members it is between. As seen in the figures, for example, such members are the lid 52 and the flange 54.
  • the hinge can include a central strap 92 and a pair of toggle straps 94, with each toggle strap located on an opposite side of the central strap.
  • the hinge enables the lid to move throughout a first open position (e.g., from about 0 degrees defined relative to a horizontal plane, to at least about 90 degrees defined relative to the same horizontal plane).
  • moving the lid past the first open position requires overcoming a force (i.e., a stress release point anywhere from about 90 degrees defined relative to the same horizontal plane to about 180 degrees defined relative to the same horizontal plane) created by the central strap and the pair of toggle straps, and when the force is overcome the lid is maintained in a second open position (i.e., anywhere past the stress release point, e.g., about 135 degrees relative to the same horizontal plane which would then allow the lid to further open about another 30 degrees) and thereby the lid in the second open position is at an arc greater than the arc of the lid in the first open position.
  • a force i.e., a stress release point anywhere from about 90 degrees defined relative to the same horizontal plane to about 180 degrees defined relative to the same horizontal plane
  • the toggle straps 94 are located on either side of the central strap and are located in a different horizontal plane than the central strap (e.g., seen in Figure 8 where the central strap is in a horizontal plane below a horizontal plane containing the toggle straps)
  • the toggle straps span a greater distance than the living hinge and from a side view when the lid is closed, the toggle straps are positioned further outside the perimeter of the rigid flip top than the central strap. As such, when the lid is closed the toggle straps are under mild compression. Once the lid is opened, the toggle straps' horizontal pivot axis moves toward the central strap's horizontal pivot axis.
  • toggle straps are under increased tension and stretch until the toggle straps' horizontal pivot axis moves past the central strap's horizontal pivot axis and the toggle straps' horizontal pivot axis moves into a relaxed, as-originally-formed position.
  • This movement produces a spring/snap action as the tension on the toggle straps increases, peaks and then rapidly decreases through the range of movement from the lid being closed to being fully opened.
  • the hinge can be defined where at least one toggle strap includes a pair of channels with a first such channel 96 located at a first end of the strap adjacent the lid and a second such channel 98 located at a second end of the strap adjacent the flange.
  • the toggle straps pivot at their ends as opposed to in their middle like the central strap, which can be further advantageous to the snap-open feature.
  • the entire hinge when the lid is closed, including a thickness of the adjoining lid and flange adjacent the hinge can have a thickness no more than, and in order of increasing advantage: about 4 cm, about 3 cm, about 2 cm, about 1 cm, or about 0.5 cm.
  • FIG. 5 Another of these features concerns a relationship of the lid 52 and the flange 54, see for example, Figures 5 and 18-23 .
  • This feature can be particularly advantageous in combination with the snap-open feature, because the rigidity of the lid and the flange help contribute to the reliability of the snap-open feature especially since the rigid flip top is affixed to a flexible material such as that forming the pouch.
  • the rigidity of the lid and flange, and particularly when the flange is less rigid than the lid may aid in better maintaining good adhesion between the flange and the flexible pouch to better prevent peeling of the flange away from the flexible pouch when opening the rigid flip top.
  • the lid can have a first Rigidity Value (as defined herein) and the flange can have a second Rigidity Value, where the first Rigidity Value is greater than the second Rigidity Value.
  • the first Rigidity Value may be that of the lid in either a length or width orientation
  • the second Rigidity Value may be that of the flange in either a length or width orientation.
  • the first Rigidity Value may be at least two times greater than the second Rigidity Value or at least three times greater than the second Rigidity Value or at least four times, five times or six times greater than the second Rigidity Value.
  • the rigidity of the flange and the lid is contributed to by, for example, the type of material used, the thickness(es) of the component, the component's proportion of solid area to total area (i.e., including spaces and holes), the configuration of the component, and others known to those of skill in the art.
  • test sample 100 for example a lid, is secured to the L-shape holder 200 at a fixed point 150 in such a manner (e.g., use of a screw, clip, etc.) to prevent movement of the test sample relative to the fixed point except in the vertical direction as caused by the test probe and all this so as to not materially change the functional ability of the rigid flip top component as it would be used before being so secured.
  • a small screw hole no more than 3,2 mm (1/8 inch) in diameter
  • fitted screw may be used to so secure the test sample.
  • the fixed point is located in the range of 5% to 10% inside the perimeter of the sample when determining the Rigidity Value relative to the width of the sample.
  • the fixed point is located in the range of 3% to 7% inside the perimeter of the sample when determining the Rigidity Value relative to the length of the sample.
  • the distance between the fixed point 150 and the inside edge 152 of the L-shaped holder 200 is 5 mm.
  • the sample when a flange, should be oriented in a facing upward direction relative to the equipment seen in Figure 18 , where the upward face of the sample is the one facing away from the flexible pouch when the rigid flip top is secured to the flexible pouch for use.
  • the sample, when a lid should be oriented in a facing downward direction relative to the equipment seen in Figure 18 , where the downward face of the sample is the one facing towards the flexible pouch when the rigid flip top is secured to the flexible pouch for use and the lid is in the closed position.
  • Test Procedure in the order as follows: The test can be carried out on a standard tensile tester such as an MTS Sintech 1/G test machine with TestWorks 4.07B software, where MTS is known as MTS Systems Corporation, 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-2290.
  • MTS is known as MTS Systems Corporation, 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-2290.
  • the L-shape holder 200 is clamped in the clamping jaw 300 of the tester and the test sample 100 is perpendicular to the probe 500 (i.e., in a horizontal plane relative thereto).
  • the probe 500 made of solid aluminum, has a uniform diameter d of 1.27 cm, a length A of 11.43 cm, and a spherically rounded tip that is smooth to the touch.
  • the probe has a threaded portion 520 having a length B of 1.0 cm.
  • the threaded portion 520 is adapted to screw into a 25 Newton Load Cell 400.
  • the end of probe 500 opposite threaded portion 520 is rounded with a 0.635 cm radius.
  • the center of the probe 500 is aligned a distance L of 5 mm inward from the edge of test sample 100 opposite the fixed point, as shown in Figure 18 .
  • the probe 500 is then lowered until it touches the test sample 100 with a force of 1.5 grams. This establishes the starting point of the test.
  • the cross head speed of the probe 500 is set to 0,51 cm (0.2 inches) per minute.
  • the probe 500 is activated so that it moves downward at a speed of 0,51 cm (0.2 inches) per minute.
  • the probe 500 is stopped after it has traveled a distance of 10 mm downward, i.e., as measured from the starting point of the test. For each run of the test, the peak-slope of the load versus deflection curve over the 10mm distance is recorded on a computer using the TestWorks Version 4.07B software program.
  • the Sample Preparation and Test Procedure is repeated for a total of 5 new samples of the same part of the rigid flip top (i.e., testing the same part of the rigid flip top each time but doing so with a new sample, e.g., flange or lid respectively, for each of the 5 repeats) and the combined results are averaged to determine the peak-slope of the load versus deflection curves over the 10mm distance for the five tested samples.
  • the Sample Preparation and Test Procedure is completed, using the steps above.
  • a load versus deflection curve for a flange, taken relative to its width, is shown in Figure 20 .
  • Point B represents the beginning of the data collection.
  • Point M represents the location where the first 20% of all data points in the test are collected, i.e. the total data points between points B and M represent the first 20% of all the data points collected during the test.
  • peak-slope as used herein is defined by the slope of line BM.
  • the peak-slope in this example, and thus the Rigidity Value of the flange in the width dimension, is 4.3 grams force per millimeter (gf/mm).
  • a load versus deflection curve for a flange, taken relative to its length is shown in Figure 21 .
  • the peak-slope in this example, and thus the Rigidity Value of the flange in the length dimension, is 2.3 gf/mm.
  • the load versus deflection curve for a lid, taken relative to its length, is shown in Figure 23 .
  • the peak-slope in this example, and thus the Rigidity Value of the lid in the length dimension is 11.0 gf/mm force per millimeter (gf/mm) This concludes the Rigidity Value test method.
  • the peak-slope of the lid is greater than that for the flange, even when comparing the length orientation to the width or length orientations of the flange.
  • the peak-slope for the lid in its width orientation may be 26.5 gf/mm, while the peak-slope for the flange in its width orientation may be 4.3 gf/mm. This indicates that the Rigidity Value of the lid is more than 6 times the Rigidity Value of the flange.
  • the "affixed" relationship of the rigid flip top to the pouch can be by various mechanical and chemical methods known in the art, including, but not limited to, use of glue or other bonding material, thermal bonding or welding, ultrasonic bonding or welding, or other joining methods as long as they create a permanent joined relationship between the pouch and the rigid flip top.
  • the rigid flip top can be made by a variety of conventional techniques, including for example, injection molding, made from polypropylene, and/or being a single piece with a living hinge.
  • the pouch of the present invention can be made from various materials and in various configurations. By way of example without limitation, reference is made to the Figures for some of these.
  • the pouch can be made of polyester film laminated to polyethylene film.
  • the polyester film can be reverse printed, so the printing is between the two film layers.
  • a single-ply surface printed film can be used.
  • a single-ply film can be composed of one or more layers of polyolefin, and, e.g., formed in a coextrusion.
  • the flexible pouch with product therein can be formed by various form, fill and seal techniques known to those of skill in the art.
  • the product e.g., wipes or wet wipes
  • the product can be arranged in the pouch in any manner which provides convenient and reliable one at a time dispensing and which assists the wipes in not becoming dirty and/or overly dry.
  • the wipes may be arranged in a dispenser or container as a plurality of individual sheets arranged in a stacked configuration to provide a stack of wipes which may or may not be individually folded.
  • the wipes may be individual wipes which are folded in a c-fold, z-fold, quarter fold or other zigzag fold or interfolded or non-interfolded configurations as are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the product 22 may include a plurality of wipes stacked one on top of each other in a non-interfolded configuration, for "reach-in" dispensing.
  • each wipe is folded onto itself with no portion of another wipe being positioned between or underneath any portion of the folds of the adjacent wipe(s).
  • the individual wipes can be interfolded or in other ways related such that the leading and trailing end edges of successive wipes in the stacked configuration overlap, for "pop-up" dispensing.
  • the leading end edge of the trailing wipe is loosened from the stack by the trailing end edge of the leading wipe as the leading wipe is removed by the user.
  • the wipes can be interfolded to facilitate such dispensing by means known to those skilled in the art.
  • the wipes can be arranged in the pouch as a continuous web of interconnected wipes which are folded in an accordion-like stacked configuration or a roll.
  • the individual wipes can be connected together along lines of frangibility, such as lines of perforations, to ensure that the trailing wipe is in position for grasping by the user after the leading wipe is removed.
  • the wipes can be provided by a continuous web of material which has a series of lines of frangibility extending across the width of the web. The portion of the web of material between successive lines of frangibility provides each individual wipe.
  • the lines of frangibility can be provided by means known to those skilled in the art such as perforations, indentations or cuts in the web of material.
  • the lines of frangibility or perforations can be provided in the web of material by passing the web of material between a die cutter roll and anvil roll. After the lines of frangibility have been incorporated into the web of material, the web can then be arranged in a stacked configuration for easy insertion into the pouch during formation thereof.
  • the container of the present invention can include any suitable number of individual wipes depending upon the desired packaging and end use.
  • the container can be configured to include a stack of wipes which can include at least about 5 wipes and desirably from about 8 to about 320 individually wipes, and more desirably from about 16 to about 64 wipes.
  • the size and shape of the stack of wipes is dependent upon the size and shape of the container and vice versa.
  • Each wipe is generally rectangular in shape and defines a pair of opposite side edges and a pair of opposite end edges which can be referred to as a leading end edge and a trailing end edge.
  • the leading end edge of each wet wipe is typically positioned in the pouch under the dispensing orifice to be grasped by a user to facilitate a removal of the wipe from the container.
  • wipes of the present invention are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • these can be made from any material suitable for use as a moist wipe, including meltblown, coform, air-laid, bonded-carded web materials, hydroentangled materials, high wet-strength tissue and the like and can comprise synthetic or natural fibers or combinations thereof.
  • the wipes of the different aspects of the present invention can contain a liquid which can be any solution which can be absorbed into the wipes, thus making them "wet wipes.”
  • the liquid contained within the wet wipes can include any suitable components which provide the desired wiping properties.
  • the components can include water, emollients, surfactants, preservatives, chelating agents, pH buffers, fragrances or combinations thereof.
  • the liquid can also contain lotions, ointments and/or medicaments.
  • the amount of liquid contained within each wet wipe can vary depending upon the type of material being used to provide the wet wipe, the type of liquid being used, the type of container being used to store the stack of wet wipes, and the desired end use of the wet wipe.
  • each wet wipe can contain from about 150 to about 600 weight percent and desirably from about 200 to about 400 weight percent liquid based on the dry weight of the wipe for improved wiping.
  • the different aspects and features of the present invention can provide containers for wipes which, when compared to conventional containers for wipes, provide improved same container storage and dispensing.
  • Such containers are particularly useful for dispensing baby wipes since the caregiver typically only has one hand free during the diapering process.
  • the packages for wipes, e.g., wet wipes, of the present invention are reliably and easily opened by one hand of the user or care giver for improved convenience and personal hygiene.
  • the packages of the invention can provide better, easier wipe dispensing.

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  1. Ein Produktaufbewahrungs- und Produktspendebehälter, umfassend:
    einen flexiblen Beutel (30) zur Produktaufbewahrung (22), wobei der Beutel (30) ein Bodenteil (32) mit Seitenteilen (34) aufweist, die an das Bodenteil (32) angrenzen, und wobei jedes Seitenteil (34) an ein angrenzendes Seitenteil (34) angrenzt, und wobei sich die Seitenteile (34) weg von dem Bodenteil (32) erstrecken, wobei die Seitenteile (34) auch an ein Oberseitenteil (36) angrenzen, wobei das Oberseitenteil (36) das Bodenteil (32) überlagert und generell parallel zu dem Bodenteil (32) ist, und wobei das Oberseitenteil (36) ein entfernbares Teil (40) beinhaltet, welches das Produkt (22) in dem Beutel (30) in einem ersten Zustand verschließt, und welches Zugang zu dem Produkt (22) in dem Beutel (30) in einem zweiten Zustand ermöglicht;
    einen festen Klappdeckel (50) der einen Deckel (52) umfasst, der an einen Flansch (54) durch ein Scharnier (56) verbunden ist, wobei der Flansch (54) an einer Außenfläche (38) des Beutels (30) an dem Oberseitenteil (36) des Beutels (30) befestigt ist, so dass der feste Klappdeckel (50) das entfernbare Teil (40) des Beutels (30) überlagert und dass das entfernbare Teil (40) durch den festen Klappdeckel (50) an der Außenfläche (38) des Beutels (30) umgeben ist;
    wobei der Flansch (54) eine Abgabeöffnung bildet, durch welche das Produkt (22) abgegeben werden kann, wenn der Deckel (52) geöffnet ist, und wobei der Deckel (52) entfernbar positionierbar ist, um geschlossen zu werden, um mit dem Flansch (54) einzugreifen und dabei den Beutel (30) an der Außenfläche (38) zu verschließen, wo das entfernbare Teil (40) durch den festen Klappdeckel (50) umgeben ist; und
    wobei der Deckel (52) einen Schnapper (60) mit einer verlängerten ersten Rippe (62) beinhaltet, welche horizontal davon hervorsteht und wobei der Flansch (54) eine Arretierung (64) mit einer verlängerten zweiten Rippe (66) beinhaltet, welche horizontal davon hervorsteht, wobei die erste (62) und zweite (66) Rippe entfernbar in einer Eingriffspassung miteinander eingreifen, um den Deckel (52) geschlossen zu halten und entfernbar einander freilassen, wenn der Deckel (52) geöffnet wird, und dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eine der ersten (62) und zweiten (66) Rippe einen ungleichförmigen verlängerten Querschnitt aufweist.
  2. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei der ungleichförmige Querschnitt einen gewinkelt verlängerten Querschnitt umfasst.
  3. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die verlängerte erste Rippe (62) des Schnappers (60) nach innen in Bezug auf einem Umfang des Deckels (52) in einer horizontalen Ebene des Deckels (52) hervorsteht, und wobei die verlängerte zweite Rippe (66) der Arretierung (64) nach außen in Bezug auf einem Umfang des Flansches (54) in einer horizontalen Ebene des Flanschs (54) hervorsteht.
  4. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die erste Rippe (62) einen ungleichförmigen verlängerten Querschnitt aufweist und die zweite Rippe (66) einen ungleichförmigen verlängerten Querschnitt aufweist.
  5. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei der Deckel (52) durch einen horizontalen Umfang definiert ist und eine Öffnungslasche beinhaltet, welche außerhalb des Umfangs hervorsteht.
  6. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 5, wobei mindestens 60% der Öffnungslasche (74) auf jeder Seite einer Winkelhalbierenden angeordnet ist, welche über die Breite des Deckels (52) an einem Mittelpunkt der Länge angeordnet ist.
  7. Der Behälter gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Deckel (52) eine Länge (70) und eine Breite (72) aufweist, wobei die Länge (70) größer als die Breite (72) ist, wobei der Deckel (52) durch einen horizontalen Umfang und eine Öffnungslasche (74) definiert ist, welche außerhalb des Umfangs hervorsteht, wobei mindestens 60% der Öffnungslasche (74) auf jeder Seite einer Winkelhalbierenden angeordnet ist, welche über die Breite des Deckels (52) an einem Mittelpunkt der Länge (70) des Deckels angeordnet ist.
  8. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei der horizontale Umfang des Deckels (52) durch eine im Wesentlichen einförmige einfache geometrische Form definiert ist, bis auf die Öffnungslachse (74), die außerhalb des Umfangs hervorsteht.
  9. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei die Öffnungslasche (74) eine Tasche umfasst, die zwischen der Öffnungslasche (74) und der daran angrenzenden Außenfläche angeordnet ist.
  10. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei mindestens 60% der Öffnungslasche (74) auch auf einen nicht mit Scharnier versehenen Seite der Winkelhalbierenden angeordnet ist, welche über die Länge (70) des Deckels (52) an einem Mittelpunkt der Breite (72) angeordnet ist.
  11. Der Behälter gemäß einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei das Scharnier (56) ein bewegliches Gelenk umfasst, wobei das bewegliche Gelenk einen zentralen Bügel (92) und ein Paar von Hebelbügeln (94) umfasst, wobei jeder Hebelbügel (94) auf einer gegenüberliegen Seite des zentralen Bügels (92) angeordnet ist, wobei es das bewegliche Gelenk dem Deckel (52) ermöglicht, sich durch eine erste offene Position zu bewegen, und wobei das Bewegen des Deckels (52) über die erste offene Position erfordert, ein Kraft zu überwinden, welche durch den zentralen Bügel (92) und das Paar von Hebelbügeln (94) erzeugt wird, und wobei, wenn die Kraft überwunden ist, der Deckel (52) in einer zweiten offenen Position gehalten wird, wobei sich der Deckel (52) in der zweiten offenen Position in einem Bogen befindet, der größer ist als der Bogen des Deckels (52) in der ersten Position.
  12. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei es das Bewegen des Deckels (52) von der zweiten offenen Position, um geschlossen zu werden, erfordert, dass die Kraft in einer umgekehrten Richtung zu derjenigen überwunden wird, wenn der Deckel (52) von der ersten offenen Position zu der zweiten offen Position bewegt wird.
  13. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei mindestens ein Hebelbügel (94) ein Paar von Kanälen (98) beinhaltet, wobei sich ein erster solcher Kanal an einem Ende des Bügels (94) angrenzend an den Deckel (52) befindet, und wobei sich ein zweiter solcher Kanal an einem zweiten Ende des Bügel angrenzend an den Flansch (54) befindet.
  14. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei das gesamte Scharnier (56), wenn der Deckel (52) geschlossen ist, einschließlich einer Dicke des angrenzenden Deckels (52) und Flansches (54) angrenzend an das Scharnier (56) eine Dicke von nicht mehr als ungefähr 4 cm aufweist.
  15. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 14, wobei die Dicke nicht mehr als ungefähr 3 cm beträgt, vorzugsweise nicht mehr als ungefähr 2 cm, mehr bevorzug nicht mehr als ungefähr 1 cm, und noch mehr bevorzugt nicht mehr als ungefähr 0,5 cm.
  16. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei der Deckel einen ersten Festigkeitswert aufweist und der Flansch (54) einen zweiten Festigkeitswert aufweist, und wobei der erste Festigkeitswert größer ist als der zweite Festigkeitswert.
  17. Der Behälter gemäß Anspruch 16, wobei der erste Festigkeitswert mindestens zwei mal größer ist als der zweite Festigkeitswert, oder vorzugsweise der erste Festigkeitswert mindestens fünf mal größer ist als der zweite Festigkeitswert.
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