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US3785546A
US3785546A US00166451A US16645171A US3785546A US 3785546 A US3785546 A US 3785546A US 00166451 A US00166451 A US 00166451A US 16645171 A US16645171 A US 16645171A US 3785546 A US3785546 A US 3785546A
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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
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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
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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
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  • ABSTRACT This flexible packing, notably for foods and like products, whether solid or liquid, is adapted to stand upright or substantially upright through the addition of a rigid element acting as a stand and consisting essentially of a pair of hingedly interconnected flaps, one flap being attached to one edge or wall of the packing.
  • the present invention relates to a container assembly or flexible packing of synthetic materials such as plastic, cellulose film, paper or other similar materials.
  • packings are also known which comprise a rigid bottom.
  • the cost of these last-mentioned packings is relatively high and furthermore the handling and transport of these packings is scarcely convenient due to the loss of space and to the necessity of resorting to well-established storage or stacking methods.
  • the present invention provides a flexible,
  • bag-shaped packing or container-assembly adapted to stand substantially upright upon the top of a flat surface and which comprises a rigid foldable element acting as a stand and comprising a pair of flaps hingedly interconnected about a folding line, one of said flaps being rigid with a part of the packing such as one of the walls or one of the edges thereof.
  • This invention is also concerned with a method of manufacturing a packing of the type set forth hereinabove.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view from the rear of a flexible packing according to a first form of embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the packing of FIG. 1, shown in a substantially vertical position
  • FIG. 3 is an elevational view from the rear of a flexible packing according to a modified form of embodiment of this invention
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the packing shown in FIG. 3, according to a first form of embodiment of the rigid supporting element
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 but showing the use of a modified form of embodiment of the rigid supporting element
  • FIG. 6 is an-elevational view from the rear showing a flexible packing according to this invention according to a third form of embodiment thereof, and
  • FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the packing shown in FIG. 6.
  • the container assembly or flexible packing consists broadly of a sack or flexible container 1 having two rectangular walls 2, 3 assembled along their edges and forming therebetween a closed space adapted to contain the product to be packaged and the flexible container possesses insufficient rigidity to support and maintain itself in an upright position or condition when charged with the product.
  • the flexible container 1 carries at least on its rear wall 3 a rigid support element 4, of substantially rectangular configuration, consisting of a pair of flaps 5, 6 interconnected along a fold line 8.
  • the first flap 5 is rigid with the major face of the'rear wall 3 of the container l and the other flap 6 is adaptedto be bent away from the container along the fold or folding line 8, so that its lower edge 7 lies beyond the vertical plane tangent to the back face of the packing.
  • This lower edge 7 of the lower or movable flap 6 and the lower edge 10 of the container 1 lie of course on a commmon horizontal plane.
  • the container 1 thus obtained is therefore held in a position slightly inclined to the rear in relation to a vertical plane, and is retained in a substantially upright condition upon the top of'a generally flat surface by the flap 6 of the rigid supporting element acting somewhat like a stand.
  • the rigid element 4 is prepared as follows two planar bands of paper, pasteboard, cellulose film or other similar planar materials are glued in superposed relationship. Between these bands, one or two rods 11, 12, for example in the form of iron wires are inserted. Thus, an element adapted to be rolled or cut subsequently into sections of predetermined length is obtained.
  • the rigid element may also consist of sheet metal or foil.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 of the drawings a modified form of embodiment is illustrated therein which comprises a rigid support element 4 consisting of a pair of flaps 5, 6 hingedly interconnected about a folding line 8, with flap 6 secured along its edge 7 to the lower edge 10 of the container.
  • the supporting element 4 is secured to the packing 1 only along a hinge line 7,10. Consequently, the rigid element 4 can be disposed along the conainer l for storage purposes.
  • the rigid element 4 may also be folded along the folding line 8.
  • the endmost flap 5 may contain an orifice 13 or like suspension means permitting of hanging the container 1 from a rod, wire, nail or other means through the medium of the rigid element 4.
  • this rigid element 4 may be folded to cause its sections 5, 6 to form an inverted V.
  • the container 1 laying on a supporting surface through its lower edge 10 bearing against the flap 6 extending upwards to the folding line 8, the other flap 5 acting as a stand or leg by extending downwards from the folding line 8 to the supporting surface.
  • the flap 6 extends horizontally from the lower edge 10 of container 1, on the supporting surface, and acts as a base to the assembly, the container 1 bearing on the other hand against the edge 14 of the other flap 5 extending upwards and forwards from the folding line 8, as shown.
  • the rigid element 4 is folded along a folding line 8 perpendicular to the longitudinal edges l5, 16, of container 1.
  • the rigid element 24 has the shape of a parallelogram with two minor horizontal sides, i.e., an upper minor side 18 and a lower minor side 20. It is folded along a vertical folding line 17 parallel to the longitudinal edges l5, 16 of the container, which constitutes one of the diagonals of the parallelogram.
  • the folding line 17 will thus divide the parallelogram into two halves, i.e., triangular flap 21 secured to the packing 1 and another triangular flap 22 pivoted to the former about a folding line 17.
  • the rigid element 4 and packing l are interconnected along the upper horizontal minor side 18 and the inclined side 19 underlying the minor side, as shown.
  • the rigid element 4 may also consist of a rod of U-shaped cross-sectional configuration, having its two wings rigid with the lower end of the packing and also acting as a handle therefor.
  • the container assembly according to this invention may be manufactured by providing a device comprising a band, tape or strip from which the bag proper may be formed, and another continuousweb for making the rigid elements, this web being obtained by preshaping and comprising for example an upper band, inner reinforcing wires and a lower band, the three layers being assembled and fastened to each other through any suitable and known means.
  • the second web is directed towards the former and as the bag end is closed the second web is properly positioned in relation thereto to constitute the rigid element thereof. Then, the rigid element is cut to the desired length. This element may also be cut beforehand and stacked in a dispensing unit overlying the bag-forming hand.
  • Flexible, bag-shaped packing adapted to be laid on a substantially flat surface and to stand substantially upright, which comprises a rigid foldable element acting as a stand and comprising a pair of flaps hingedly interconnected about a folding line, one of said flaps being rigid with one of the wall and edge portions of said packing, and wherein said rigid element comprises an upper strap, a lower strap, and reinforcing elements in the form of rigid elements interposed between said straps, said straps and reinforcing elements constituting a unitary structure.
  • said foldable rigid element has the configuration of a parallelogram having two minor horizontal sides and the folding line of the pair of triangular flaps, which is a diagonal of said parallelogram, is parallel to the longitudinal major sides of the packing.
  • a container assembly comprising: a flexible container for containing a product during use of the container assembly and having insufficient rigidity to support itself in an upright condition when charged with the product; and support means coacting with said container for supporting same in a substantially upright condition upon the top of a generally flat surface, said support means comprising a foldable support element attached to said container and foldable along a fold line into two support flaps which coact with said container and have sufficient rigidity to support said container in a substantially upright condition upon the top of a generally flat surface.
  • a container assembly according to claim 5 including means attaching one of said flaps at one major face thereof to said container.
  • a container assembly according to claim 5' including means attaching one of said flaps along one edge thereof to said container.

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