EP1990290A1 - Ausgabeverpackung - Google Patents

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EP1990290A1
EP1990290A1 EP07447032A EP07447032A EP1990290A1 EP 1990290 A1 EP1990290 A1 EP 1990290A1 EP 07447032 A EP07447032 A EP 07447032A EP 07447032 A EP07447032 A EP 07447032A EP 1990290 A1 EP1990290 A1 EP 1990290A1
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Eddy Daelmans
Annemarie Abbeel
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Amcor Flexibles ApS
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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
    • B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
    • B65D75/5811—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like
    • 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
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0481—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the articles passing through a small opening or passage, without additional dispensing devices and without retaining means for the following article
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—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
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/586—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture with means for reclosing

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  • the present invention relates to the field of packaging, and in particular to a pocket-sized dispensing packaging for small dispensable products with fixed dimension such as confectionery products (sweets, candies, chewing-gums, ...) but also for drugs or mechanical pieces like screws.
  • confectionery-dispensing units in particular chewing-gums, but very few are based on a semi-rigid flow-pack principle with a flexible dispensing mouth.
  • Plastic bags with semi-rigid parts obtained by a particular seal configuration are notably disclosed in EP-A-0627355 .
  • the present invention aims to provide a pocket-sized dispensing pack for small dispensable products that combines the cost effectiveness of a flow pack and the dispensing qualities of a rigid pack.
  • the present invention discloses an easy to open and to close dispensing plastic bag comprising:
  • Fig.1a to 1d show the way that the dispensing pack of the present invention is used.
  • Fig.2 shows a front view of the packaging of the present invention with its different seal zones surrounding the pouch.
  • Fig.3 shows a front view of the packaging of the present invention with its different seal zones surrounding the pouch and an additional pressure-sensitive adhesive zone in the dispensing mouth area.
  • Fig.4a to 4c shows three different cross-section views of the packaging of the present invention cut at three different levels.
  • the references x, y and z, corresponding to Fig.4a, Fig.4b & Fig.4c respectively are also indicated in Fig. 2 & 3 to show the various types of seals along the height of the packaging.
  • Fig.5 and Fig.6 show two different embodiments of the present invention.
  • the Quattro seals are cross-sealed and in Fig.6 , the Quattro seals are used as stabilizing seams for a standing pouch.
  • the present invention discloses a pocket-sized dispensing packaging comprising a central container such as a pouch (4) surrounded by a semi-rigid part with various sealed layers (1,3,5).
  • the sealed layers constitute the semi-rigid part of the dispensing packaging and are functionally required to achieve the dispensing mechanism of the packaging of the present invention, which is represented in Fig.1a to 1d .
  • the sealed layers can be of various kinds but are preferably Quattro seals at the bottom of the dispensing packaging. Such Quattro seals can constitute stabilizing seams (5) and supply the option for a stand-up pouch (see Fig.6 ).
  • the Quattro-seal configuration suitable for dispensing packs according to the present invention is characterised by two inside-inside seals at the bottom of the pack.
  • This type of seals is specifically disclosed in Fig.1 , reference 9 of DE19639793C1 as mentioned above. These seals can lead to four corners at the bottom (see Fig.6 ) or to a close rigid part with only two edges when the corners are again sealed at the bottom (see Fig.5 ).
  • the Quattro seals are again sealed to each other providing a structure with an inside/inside/outside/outside/inside/inside seal (1) (see Fig.4a ).
  • This seal structure leads to a semi-rigid part of four film layers at the edges (1) in the so-called tuck-in zone and two film layers (3) at each side in direct proximity of the dispensing mouth (x) (see Fig.1 , 2 & 4a ).
  • the semi-rigidity of the seal layers (1,3,5) surrounding the pouch (4) is very important since it allows the user to press the semi-rigid edges of the dispensing pack towards the centre of the pack, i.e. the dispensing mouth (see Fig.lb) once the tear-off strip is removed (see Fig.1a ), the dispensing mouth is then open and dispenses units of confectionary products (see Fig.1c ).
  • the dispensing mouth located between the semi-rigid seams (1,3) is the most flexible part at the top of the packaging, this intrinsic flexibility leads to an automatic rapid close of the pack once the hand pressure on the semi-rigid seals (1,3) is released (see Fig.1d ).
  • the dispensing mouth comprises additional internal and/or external closing means such as pressure-sensitive adhesive inside the dispensing mouth (6) or a tape of any kind outside the dispensing mouth (not represented).
  • a pressure-sensitive adhesive is normally applied in quantities of about 20 g/m2. In the present case, this quantity would be reduced to 5 g/m2 or even less on a very small portion of the dispensing mouth to avoid any dispensing trouble.
  • a pressure-sensitive adhesive effect of the inner film can also be reached by reducing the quantity of anti-block or slip additive in the extrusion operation of the used film.
  • the pouch is shaped as a funnel to lead the confectionary goods towards the dispensing mouth one by one at the end of the funnel.
  • the size of the dispensing mouth is always adapted to the size of the confectionery product.
  • the dispensing mouth can also be located at the end of a parallel tunnel starting from the smallest section of the pouch at the top of the pack (not represented).
  • the dispensing mouth of the dispensing pack is closed by a bridge-like seal, optionally comprising a weakening line (reference x, Fig.2 & 4a ), said weakening line (2) crossing the dispensing mouth.
  • the pack of the present invention comprises at least a tear initiation at the top of the pack, said tear initiation being optionally reinforced by a weakening line (2).
  • Weakening lines (2) are quite common in confectionary packaging and can for instance be achieved by mechanical perforation or laser scoring.
  • the plastic film used for the pack of the present invention must be sealable.
  • Non-limitative examples of particular thermoplastic materials are bi-oriented or blown polypropylene, PET, ...
  • the plastic films are multilayer films in the preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • Non-limitative examples of multilayer plastic films according to the present invention are BOPP 20 ⁇ m/PET 12 ⁇ m/Blown PP 50 ⁇ m or alternatively BOPP 20 ⁇ m/BOPP metallised 20 ⁇ m/PE 30 ⁇ m.

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WO2017004106A1 (en) * 2015-06-30 2017-01-05 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible containers with removable portions
WO2017036894A1 (en) * 2015-08-28 2017-03-09 Novartis Consumer Health S.A. Novel device
US9993986B2 (en) 2013-11-06 2018-06-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible containers and methods of forming the same

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US2333587A (en) * 1942-11-19 1943-11-02 Ivers Lee Co Fold-closed package
US3635376A (en) * 1970-06-05 1972-01-18 Hellstrom Harold R Quick-open flexible package
US3825157A (en) * 1973-08-10 1974-07-23 A Herzig Automatic closure for containers
DE4445729A1 (de) * 1994-12-21 1996-06-27 Rovema Gmbh Beutel mit einer flexiblen Produktausgabeöffnung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung des Beutels
DE19639793C1 (de) * 1996-09-27 1998-04-23 Rovema Gmbh Beutel, sowie Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Beutels
EP1232960A2 (de) * 2001-02-16 2002-08-21 Sonoco Development, Inc. Flexibler Behälter mit integrierter wiederverschliessbarer Ausgustülle

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US2333587A (en) * 1942-11-19 1943-11-02 Ivers Lee Co Fold-closed package
US3635376A (en) * 1970-06-05 1972-01-18 Hellstrom Harold R Quick-open flexible package
US3825157A (en) * 1973-08-10 1974-07-23 A Herzig Automatic closure for containers
DE4445729A1 (de) * 1994-12-21 1996-06-27 Rovema Gmbh Beutel mit einer flexiblen Produktausgabeöffnung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung des Beutels
DE19639793C1 (de) * 1996-09-27 1998-04-23 Rovema Gmbh Beutel, sowie Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Beutels
EP1232960A2 (de) * 2001-02-16 2002-08-21 Sonoco Development, Inc. Flexibler Behälter mit integrierter wiederverschliessbarer Ausgustülle

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9993986B2 (en) 2013-11-06 2018-06-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible containers and methods of forming the same
WO2017004106A1 (en) * 2015-06-30 2017-01-05 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible containers with removable portions
CN107820479A (zh) * 2015-06-30 2018-03-20 宝洁公司 带有可移除部分的柔性容器
CN107820479B (zh) * 2015-06-30 2020-01-14 宝洁公司 带有可移除部分的柔性容器
WO2017036894A1 (en) * 2015-08-28 2017-03-09 Novartis Consumer Health S.A. Novel device
US11834246B2 (en) 2015-08-28 2023-12-05 Gsk Consumer Healthcare Sarl Device

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