EP2925623A4 - Unitary flexible package - Google Patents

Unitary flexible package

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Publication number
EP2925623A4
EP2925623A4 EP13861368.2A EP13861368A EP2925623A4 EP 2925623 A4 EP2925623 A4 EP 2925623A4 EP 13861368 A EP13861368 A EP 13861368A EP 2925623 A4 EP2925623 A4 EP 2925623A4
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Prior art keywords
flexible package
unitary flexible
unitary
package
flexible
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EP13861368.2A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2925623B1 (en
EP2925623A1 (en
Inventor
Adam Hunter
Henry M Lumbard
Jonathan E Rathbone
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WM Wrigley Jr Co
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WM Wrigley Jr Co
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Publication of EP2925623A4 publication Critical patent/EP2925623A4/en
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0055—Containers or packages provided with a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm for expelling the contents
    • 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
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/321—Both sheets being recessed
    • B65D75/322—Both sheets being recessed and forming one compartment
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
    • 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/60—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for sweets or like confectionery products

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
  • Confectionery (AREA)
EP13861368.2A 2012-12-03 2013-12-03 Unitary flexible package Active EP2925623B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL13861368T PL2925623T3 (en) 2012-12-03 2013-12-03 Unitary flexible package

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201261732703P 2012-12-03 2012-12-03
PCT/US2013/072825 WO2014089045A1 (en) 2012-12-03 2013-12-03 Unitary flexible package

Publications (3)

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EP2925623A1 EP2925623A1 (en) 2015-10-07
EP2925623A4 true EP2925623A4 (en) 2016-05-25
EP2925623B1 EP2925623B1 (en) 2017-09-27

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EP13861368.2A Active EP2925623B1 (en) 2012-12-03 2013-12-03 Unitary flexible package

Country Status (10)

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US (1) US20150329272A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2925623B1 (en)
CN (1) CN104981411A (en)
AU (1) AU2013356238B2 (en)
BR (1) BR112015012975B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2892947C (en)
MX (1) MX363778B (en)
PL (1) PL2925623T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2665615C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2014089045A1 (en)

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US5277920A (en) * 1991-12-27 1994-01-11 Kraft General Foods, Inc. Packaging for food products
WO1994011170A1 (en) * 1992-11-16 1994-05-26 Arctic Icewater, Inc. Non-reusable, peel off covered ice tray
WO2008076422A2 (en) * 2006-12-18 2008-06-26 Cadbury Adams Usa Llc Resealable packaging
WO2010142744A1 (en) * 2009-06-12 2010-12-16 Patella, Rocco One-hand quick-opening closure device for sealed bags made of plastic material or paper

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PL2925623T3 (en) 2018-02-28
RU2015122052A (en) 2017-01-13
CN104981411A (en) 2015-10-14
US20150329272A1 (en) 2015-11-19
AU2013356238B2 (en) 2016-10-20
MX2015006880A (en) 2016-06-21
BR112015012975A2 (en) 2017-07-11
BR112015012975B1 (en) 2021-04-06
CA2892947A1 (en) 2014-06-12
WO2014089045A1 (en) 2014-06-12
RU2665615C2 (en) 2018-08-31
AU2013356238A1 (en) 2015-06-18
EP2925623B1 (en) 2017-09-27
MX363778B (en) 2019-04-03
CA2892947C (en) 2019-05-07
EP2925623A1 (en) 2015-10-07

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