US3650458A - Opening arrangement on packages - Google Patents
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- US3650458A US3650458A US82346A US8234670A US3650458A US 3650458 A US3650458 A US 3650458A US 82346 A US82346 A US 82346A US 8234670 A US8234670 A US 8234670A US 3650458 A US3650458 A US 3650458A
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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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
- B65D5/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
- B65D5/064—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded outwardly or adhered to the side or the top of the container
- B65D5/065—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded outwardly or adhered to the side or the top of the container with supplemental means facilitating the opening, e.g. tear lines, tear tabs
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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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/70—Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
- B65D5/708—Separate tearable flexible elements covering a discharge opening of a container, e.g. adhesive tape
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- the invention relates to an opening arrangement on a package consisting of a tube sealed at its ends and preferably of parallelepiped shape with double-walled triangular flaps which project from the ends of the package and are folded in against its walls, one of the flaps forming part of an opening arrangement and exhibiting a sealing strip which extends onto the top end wall of the package and which is intended to cover a discharge opening.
- the discharge opening is a slot formed in the upper end wall of the package which slots extends beyond the end edge of the package which adjoins the said flap, and provides a pouring edge which is constituted by an edge of the package.
- This invention relates to an opening arrangement on a package consisting of a tube sealed at its ends and preferably of parallelepiped shape with double-walled triangular flaps made in the course of the sealing operation which project from the ends of the package and are folded in against its walls, whereby one of the flaps which is folded in against a side wall forms part of the opening arrangement and exhibits a sealing strip which extends onto the top end wall of the package and which is intended to cover a discharge opening.
- Quadrangular packages of this kind are used for the package of both solid, powdered or granular goods and liquids, for instance liquid dairy products.
- Several different proposals have been put forward for opening arrangements for such packages, and these proposals have as a rule had the aim of achieving easy-to-open opening arrangements. In spite of this, opening of the packages has been relatively difficult and comparatively complicated, and the risk ofsplash and spillage, as well as the risk of dripping down the side of the package, have been great.
- the opening arrangement in accordance with the invention has also been created with the aim of achieving an easy-toopen package, but its primary object is to combine ease of opening with the possibility of pouring from the package in a compact jet directed straight ahead.
- this opening arrangement is very simple from the production point of view.
- the opening arrangement in accordance with the invention has therefore the characteristics that the discharge opening is a slot formed in the upper end wall of the package, said slot extending beyond the end edge adjoining the flap which includes a sealing strip, said slot providing a pouring edge of the package itself.
- a quadrangular package of the kind specified above is often made from a web-shaped basis material consisting of paper or of a combination of paper and a metal foil with an intermediate plastic layer.
- the package is produced by first forming the packaging material into a tube, after which the tube is divided into cushion-shaped packages by means of flatpressing and transverse sealing in narrow transverse zones, which packages are separated from another by a cut along the said sealing zones, filling of a package taking place between two subsequent transverse seals.
- the excess material which for geometrical reasons cannot be incorporated into the package shapes specified is formed into mainly triangular double-walled corner flaps, of which those projections from the end of the package where the opening is situated are usually sealed against the side wall adjacent to the respective flap, while the flaps projecting from the bottom end of the package are usually sealed to the adjacent end wall.
- the quadrangular package shown in the Figure has side walls 1 and 2 and end walls 3.
- the end walls are traversed by fins 4 which are formed in the course of the sealing operation and which are folded down against the end walls 3.
- the fins 4 also extend over the four double-walled triangular flaps 5 formed during the forming operation, of which only one is shown in the Figure. The others are folded down against the respective adjacent end walls and/or side walls.
- the doublewalled flap 5 shown in the Figure can thus be said to exhibit a top and a bottom" wall, the top wall being a part of the end wall 3 extended by excess material and the bottom wall a part of the side wall 2 extended by excess material.
- the double-walled flap 5 is folded down against the side wall 2 in such a way that the top wall of the flap, in the fold line, forms an end edge 6 of the package.
- the bottom wall forms an edge 7 situated below the end edge 6.
- the package further exhibits a discharge opening 8 which consists of a slot formed in the end wall 3 of the package.
- a discharge opening 8 which consists of a slot formed in the end wall 3 of the package.
- the slot formed in the end wall 3 must, as shown in the Figure, extend beyond the end edge 6 of the package, i.e., that the top wall of the flap 5 is also slotted, at least partially.
- the fold edge 7 situated below the end edge 6 between the bottom wall of the flap and the side wall 2 will be exposed in the slot 8.
- the said fold edge 7 constitutes a pouring edge when the contents of the package are poured out.
- this edge is used as a pouring edge, the contents of the package can be poured out in a well-directed jet and without splash and spillage. It has namely been difficult to achieve this in earlier opening arrangements which consist of a slot formed in the wall of the package.
- the discharge opening 8 shown in the Figure has a generally rectangular shape and is positioned parallel to the fin 4 folded down against the end wall 3.
- the discharge opening 8 can have any shape that is suitable. It is preferable however if the part ofthe slot 8 situated in the flap 5 does not extend far from the end edge 6 of the package but only for such a distance that an advantageous pouring edge 7 is obtained. Furthermore, the part of the slot 8 situated in the end wall 3 should be elongated so that air can flow into the package when its contents are being poured out. It is possible however to provide a separate opening for this purpose in the end wall 3, possible opening is indicated in the Figure by a discontinuous line and the reference No. 13.
- the wall of the package may consist of a number of material layers 11 and 12.
- the outer layer 11 is the patent material referred to earlier.
- the inner layer 12 may conveniently consist of a lining of thermoplastic material which may for example be laminated onto the strip of parent material layer when this is processed into a packaging material.
- Provision of a package of the kind specified with an inner thermoplastic layer has its advantages in that the material itself is liquid-tight and that it makes possible liquid-tight seals which can be accomplished in a simple way by pressing together, while heat simultaneously is being supplied, two mating material surfaces each coated with a layer of thermoplastic, whereby the coating layers fuse together along the zones subjected to pressure and heat. Should it for some reason be considered more advantageous, however, to glue together the sealing joints in such packages, this naturally is also possible.
- the top wall surfaces of the doublewalled flap 5 which are turned towards one another are made to adhere to one another, at least in a zone at the end of the slot 8.
- the said adhesion can be accomplished by heat sealing in the zone in question.
- the extent of the sealed zone should not be less than the width of the slot as shown in the Figure, where such a sealed zone is shown by the reference No. 14.
- the sealed zone 14 must extend around the slot 8.
- the sealing zone is situated over the whole width of the flap 5, parallel to the end edge 6 of the package. In this case, the end 9 of the slot 8 is also parallel to the end edge 6.
- a sealing strip 10 to cover the opening, whereby the strip may for instance have the shape shown by a chain line in the Figure.
- the sealing strip which may for instance consist of tough paper, plastic, metal foil or a combination of these materials, is attached to the package, and in particular to the area around the slot, by means of gluing, heat sealing, or some other suitable measure.
- the sealing strip is attached or sealed also, or only to that part of the lining which covers the discharge opening.
- one part of the sealing strip 10 is not attached firmly to the package, with the aim of providing a flap that can be gripped, since, when the discharge opening 8 is to be uncovered, it is most convenient to remove the sealing strip from the package by tearing it off.
- Opening arrangement on a package consisting of a tube sealed at its ends and preferably of parallelepiped shape with double-walled triangular flaps 5 made in the course of the sealing operation which project from the ends of the package and are folded in against its walls, whereby one of the flaps which is folded in against a side wall 2 is to form part of the opening arrangement and exhibits a sealing strip which extends onto the top end wall 3 of the package and which is intended to cover a discharge opening 8, characterized by the discharge opening being a slot formed in the upper end wall of the package which slot extends beyond the end edge 6 of the package which adjoins the said flap, whereby the package exhibits a pouring edge 7 which is constituted by the edge of the package, formed by folding, which is uncovered in the slot and is situated between the bottom wall of the flap and the side wall of the package against which the said flap is folded in.
- thermoplastic film lines the package and the sealing strip 10 is sealed to said thermoplastic film covering the slot 8.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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SE1433669A SE332386C (sv) | 1969-10-20 | 1969-10-20 | Öppningsanordning vid förpackningar |
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US3650458A true US3650458A (en) | 1972-03-21 |
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Cited By (19)
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US3795359A (en) * | 1971-11-19 | 1974-03-05 | Tetra Pak Int | Parallellepipedic package |
US3924008A (en) * | 1971-06-25 | 1975-12-02 | Ici Ltd | Flexible pouches for carbonated beverages |
US4101051A (en) * | 1975-05-09 | 1978-07-18 | Wilhelm Reil | Packaging means |
US4126263A (en) * | 1976-07-08 | 1978-11-21 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Packing container provided with opening arrangement |
US4223789A (en) * | 1977-12-24 | 1980-09-23 | Tetra Pack Developpement S.A. | Opening means for a packaging means of flexible material |
US4655387A (en) * | 1983-02-07 | 1987-04-07 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Packing container provided with a sine curve tear-up opening arrangement |
US4705197A (en) * | 1986-07-29 | 1987-11-10 | International Paper Company | Pour spout for containers |
US4798295A (en) * | 1986-11-13 | 1989-01-17 | Ab Tetra Pak | Packing container for liquid contents |
US4798296A (en) * | 1986-03-26 | 1989-01-17 | Ab Tetra Pak | Packing container provided with a reclosable opening arrangement |
US4819839A (en) * | 1984-03-23 | 1989-04-11 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Opening arrangement on packing containers |
US4989780A (en) * | 1984-08-06 | 1991-02-05 | Owens-Illinois Plastic Products Inc. | Blank for sealed carton with integral reclosable pour-out spout |
US5133497A (en) * | 1990-05-23 | 1992-07-28 | Dipl. - Physiker Lutz H. Prufer | Container |
US5150833A (en) * | 1992-03-09 | 1992-09-29 | Hong Pi Lien | Paper package for beverage |
US5694746A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1997-12-09 | Chung; Yun H. | Paperboard package and method for forming same |
US5938107A (en) * | 1996-03-21 | 1999-08-17 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Packaging container and a blank for producing the same |
US6443357B1 (en) * | 1997-11-19 | 2002-09-03 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, S.A. | Packaging case and packaging material therefor |
US20040108371A1 (en) * | 2002-12-06 | 2004-06-10 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement |
US7191931B2 (en) | 2002-12-06 | 2007-03-20 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement |
WO2010144976A1 (pt) * | 2009-06-17 | 2010-12-23 | Wellinthon Silva Gabriel | Suspiro para embalagem de líquidos para consumo: sucos, leite, leite fermentado, achocolatado, água de côco e outros. |
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US4789066A (en) * | 1983-11-25 | 1988-12-06 | Ex-Cell-O Corporation | Container with protective seal and tear strip |
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US2725173A (en) * | 1949-06-13 | 1955-11-29 | Joseph A O'reilly | Paper container |
US2896839A (en) * | 1955-07-26 | 1959-07-28 | Foil Process Corp | Package for drink-forming powders |
US3053385A (en) * | 1958-12-16 | 1962-09-11 | Arthur T Spees | Disposable applicator |
US3347444A (en) * | 1965-01-29 | 1967-10-17 | Tetra Pak Ab | Package having an oblique opening indication |
US3379360A (en) * | 1966-06-06 | 1968-04-23 | Packaging Frontiers Inc | Package |
US3416716A (en) * | 1965-07-08 | 1968-12-17 | Stark Sven Olof Soren | Container opening device comprising a slot and a strip passing through it |
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- 1969-10-20 SE SE1433669A patent/SE332386C/sv unknown
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- 1970-10-19 FR FR7037598A patent/FR2064438B1/fr not_active Expired
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US2725173A (en) * | 1949-06-13 | 1955-11-29 | Joseph A O'reilly | Paper container |
US2896839A (en) * | 1955-07-26 | 1959-07-28 | Foil Process Corp | Package for drink-forming powders |
US3053385A (en) * | 1958-12-16 | 1962-09-11 | Arthur T Spees | Disposable applicator |
US3347444A (en) * | 1965-01-29 | 1967-10-17 | Tetra Pak Ab | Package having an oblique opening indication |
US3416716A (en) * | 1965-07-08 | 1968-12-17 | Stark Sven Olof Soren | Container opening device comprising a slot and a strip passing through it |
US3379360A (en) * | 1966-06-06 | 1968-04-23 | Packaging Frontiers Inc | Package |
Cited By (19)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3924008A (en) * | 1971-06-25 | 1975-12-02 | Ici Ltd | Flexible pouches for carbonated beverages |
US3795359A (en) * | 1971-11-19 | 1974-03-05 | Tetra Pak Int | Parallellepipedic package |
US4101051A (en) * | 1975-05-09 | 1978-07-18 | Wilhelm Reil | Packaging means |
US4126263A (en) * | 1976-07-08 | 1978-11-21 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Packing container provided with opening arrangement |
US4223789A (en) * | 1977-12-24 | 1980-09-23 | Tetra Pack Developpement S.A. | Opening means for a packaging means of flexible material |
US4655387A (en) * | 1983-02-07 | 1987-04-07 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Packing container provided with a sine curve tear-up opening arrangement |
US4819839A (en) * | 1984-03-23 | 1989-04-11 | Tetra Pak International Ab | Opening arrangement on packing containers |
US4989780A (en) * | 1984-08-06 | 1991-02-05 | Owens-Illinois Plastic Products Inc. | Blank for sealed carton with integral reclosable pour-out spout |
US4798296A (en) * | 1986-03-26 | 1989-01-17 | Ab Tetra Pak | Packing container provided with a reclosable opening arrangement |
US4705197A (en) * | 1986-07-29 | 1987-11-10 | International Paper Company | Pour spout for containers |
US4798295A (en) * | 1986-11-13 | 1989-01-17 | Ab Tetra Pak | Packing container for liquid contents |
US5133497A (en) * | 1990-05-23 | 1992-07-28 | Dipl. - Physiker Lutz H. Prufer | Container |
US5150833A (en) * | 1992-03-09 | 1992-09-29 | Hong Pi Lien | Paper package for beverage |
US5694746A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1997-12-09 | Chung; Yun H. | Paperboard package and method for forming same |
US5938107A (en) * | 1996-03-21 | 1999-08-17 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Packaging container and a blank for producing the same |
US6443357B1 (en) * | 1997-11-19 | 2002-09-03 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, S.A. | Packaging case and packaging material therefor |
US20040108371A1 (en) * | 2002-12-06 | 2004-06-10 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement |
US7191931B2 (en) | 2002-12-06 | 2007-03-20 | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement |
WO2010144976A1 (pt) * | 2009-06-17 | 2010-12-23 | Wellinthon Silva Gabriel | Suspiro para embalagem de líquidos para consumo: sucos, leite, leite fermentado, achocolatado, água de côco e outros. |
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FR2064438A1 (fr) | 1971-07-23 |
SE332386B (sv) | 1971-02-01 |
FR2064438B1 (fr) | 1974-09-20 |
SE332386C (sv) | 1972-05-23 |
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Legal Events
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: AKTIEBOLAGET TETRA PAK Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:TETRA PAK INTERNATIONAL AKTIEBOLAG;REEL/FRAME:005150/0367 Effective date: 19870831 |