US20100021093A1 - Reclosable flexible packaging having header with customer takeaway - Google Patents

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US20100021093A1
US20100021093A1 US12/486,974 US48697409A US2010021093A1 US 20100021093 A1 US20100021093 A1 US 20100021093A1 US 48697409 A US48697409 A US 48697409A US 2010021093 A1 US2010021093 A1 US 2010021093A1
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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
    • B65D31/00—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D31/12—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents with two or more compartments
    • 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
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/004—Information or decoration elements, e.g. level indicators, detachable tabs or coupons
    • 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
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor

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  • the present invention pertains to a reclosable package or bag with a tear-away header, wherein an object such as, but not limited to, a prize, a toy, a coupon or similar item is packaged within the header and available to the consumer after the header has been removed from the package or bag.
  • an object such as, but not limited to, a prize, a toy, a coupon or similar item is packaged within the header and available to the consumer after the header has been removed from the package or bag.
  • the header protects the zipper profile and provides tamper evidence.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention, including a package with a coupon printed on the inside of the header.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along plane 2 - 2 of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a second alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention, including a package or bag with small toy being contained within the header.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a third alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention, including a package or bag with a game token and a folded game card being contained within the header.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of a fourth alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention, including a package or bag with a toy made from a strip of foam being contained within the header.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a fifth alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention, including a compartment for a promotional item separated from the zipper.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention, including a compartment for a promotional item formed at the upper portion of the package.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention, including a compartment for a promotional item connected to the package.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a further alternative to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a first alternative of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the typical package 10 with a header 12 includes front and rear walls 14 , 16 which are joined by side seals 18 , 20 , a bottom seal 22 , and a top seal 24 .
  • Front and rear walls 14 , 16 are typically formed from polymeric material and are typically at least partially transparent in order for the contents to be visible to the consumer.
  • Various alternatives may provide the front and rear walls 14 , 16 as a single sheet and replace bottom seal 22 or top seal 24 with a fold.
  • Zipper 30 is provided within the package 10 , including first and second profiles 32 , 34 with respective first and second flanges 36 , 38 .
  • a slider 40 is mounted on the zipper 30 to interlock the first and second profiles 32 , 34 when moved in a closing direction and to separate the first and second profiles 32 , 34 when moved in an opening direction.
  • the first and second flanges 36 , 38 are sealed to the interiors of respective front and rear walls 14 , 16 downwardly adjacent from top seal 24 along respective seal lines 41 , 42 thereby separating package 10 into a product compartment 50 and a header compartment 60 .
  • various promotional items are placed within header compartment 60 .
  • Lines of weakness 62 or 62 ′ are formed in the front and rear walls 14 , 16 above seal lines 41 , 42 thereby giving the ability of header 12 to be torn from package 10 , thereby providing access to header compartment 60 and further providing tamper evidence to package 10 .
  • Lines of weakness may be provided above the zipper 30 as illustrated by lines of weakness 62 or may be provided somewhat lower, but still above seal lines 41 , 42 , as illustrated by lines of weakness 62 ′.
  • Package 10 is typically manufactured by a form fill and seal (FFS) process although other processes may be used.
  • FFS form fill and seal
  • Packages can be made using methods commonly referred to as machine direction applied zipper, or transversely applied zipper. Transversely applied zipper methods including, but not limited to, the commercially available Inno-Lok® process may be used.
  • the various promotional items can be placed into the header compartment 60 during manufacture of the package 10 by inserting discrete promotional items into the header area where the promotional items are affixed.
  • a promotional item can be affixed to the packaging material while it is in a flat state and the item incorporated into the package header as the package 10 is formed.
  • a coupon 70 is printed on the interior surface 64 of header 12 , typically so as not to be visible to the consumer until the header 12 is removed by tearing along lines of weakness 62 or 62 ′ thereby gaining access to header compartment 60 .
  • a toy 72 such as, but not limited to a toy car, truck, airplane or other vehicle; a figure of an animal; a figure of a cartoon, superhero or other fanciful character; or a decorative element such as a piece of plastic jewelry, is packaged within the header compartment 60 . Access to the toy 72 is gained by purchasing the package 10 and removing the header 12 thereby gaining access to header compartment 60 .
  • a game token 74 and/or a game card 76 (typically folded so that at least a portion of the operative information is obscured from the consumer until after purchase and removal of the header 12 ) is packaged within the header portion 60 .
  • a folded structure similar to that of game card 76 can be used in the alternative of FIG. 3 to obscure toy 72 .
  • Access to the game token 74 and/or game card 76 is gained by purchasing the package 10 and removing the header 12 thereby gaining access to header compartment 60 .
  • a strip of foam rubber 78 or similar material is packaged within the header portion 60 .
  • the strip of foam rubber 78 contains at least one punched element 80 , such as, but not limited to an airplane, car or element similar to those described for toy 72 .
  • Access to the strip of foam rubber 78 and the associated punched elements 80 is gained by purchasing the package 10 and removing the header 12 thereby gaining access to header compartment 60 .
  • the contents of the header portion 60 may be separated from the zipper 32 by use of a hard seal 61 between front and rear walls 14 , 16 , above zipper 30 .
  • Lines of weakness 63 , 65 may be formed above hard seal 61 to provide for access to the contents of header portion 60 .
  • Header portion 60 is illustrated as being formed by the looping of a sheet of web. Additional tear lines 62 can be provided to permit removal of the entire header from the package 10 .
  • a second embodiment of package 10 can be formed wherein a single sheet of web is folded to form the front and rear walls 14 , 16 .
  • the interior of first zipper flange 36 of zipper 30 is sealed to the single sheet of web at hard seal 41 .
  • Zipper 30 typically includes slider 40 .
  • the single sheet of web is then folded at fold 90 and sealed to second zipper flange 38 at hard seal 42 .
  • a free end of the single sheet of web above hard seal 41 is then folded at fold 92 and sealed back to the single sheet of web at hard seal 93 thereby forming header compartment 60 .
  • the free end when folded back can be sealed at hard seal 41 instead of hard seal 93 as shown in FIG. 9 .
  • Lines of weakness 96 , 98 are formed in the single sheet of web above hard seal 93 to provide access to header compartment 60 , which may contain any of the previous items 70 , 72 , 74 , 76 , 78 , 80 .
  • FIG. 8 includes the various elements of FIG. 7 , but the exterior (rather than the interior) of first zipper flange 36 of zipper 30 is sealed to the single sheet of web at hard seal 41 . Additionally, line of weakness (tear line) 94 can be provided to permit removal of the entire header from the package 10 .

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