WO1996011146A1 - Paquet refermable - Google Patents

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WO1996011146A1
WO1996011146A1 PCT/US1995/013032 US9513032W WO9611146A1 WO 1996011146 A1 WO1996011146 A1 WO 1996011146A1 US 9513032 W US9513032 W US 9513032W WO 9611146 A1 WO9611146 A1 WO 9611146A1
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body portion
pack according
opening
roll
sealing member
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Gianfranco Palumbo
Giovanni Carlucci
Aldo Amicone
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The Procter & Gamble Company
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Priority to AT95935740T priority Critical patent/ATE215495T1/de
Priority to DE69526235T priority patent/DE69526235T2/de
Priority to JP8512695A priority patent/JPH10509675A/ja
Priority to AU37644/95A priority patent/AU705649B2/en
Priority to EP95935740A priority patent/EP0784572B1/fr
Priority to US08/817,313 priority patent/US5938013A/en
Publication of WO1996011146A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996011146A1/fr
Publication of WO1996011146A9 publication Critical patent/WO1996011146A9/fr
Priority to MXPA/A/1997/002457A priority patent/MXPA97002457A/xx
Priority to KR1019970702238A priority patent/KR970706177A/ko

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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D31/00Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D31/06Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents with rigid end walls
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52Details
    • B65D75/58Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5838Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/008Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall

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  • This invention relates to a resealable pack. It is particularly intended for use in the packaging of wet wipes, but it is to be understood that the invention is also applicable to the packaging of other articles.
  • wet wipes are articles in the form of small sheets which are impregnated with a skin- cleansing liquid and which are intended to be disposed of after a single use. Wet wipes are sometimes packaged individually, in which case the packaging is thrown away after it has been opened and the wet wipe removed therefrom. However it is also known to produce a pack containing a plurality of wet wipes. In that case, the pack must be provided with a resealable opening, since the skin-cleansing liquid with which the wipes are impregnated evaporates readily, and the wipes will therefore dry out unless the pack can be properly resealed after each wipe is removed.
  • a rigid tub of cylindrical cross- section is conventionally used for this purpose.
  • the pack is not always convenient from the point of view of the user, particularly where the pack is to be carried around in, for example, a handbag, and under such circumstances it would be preferable for the pack to be relatively flat and, preferably, at least slightly flexible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pack which is a practical alternative to the rigid tubs conventionally used.
  • a pack having a body portion formed substantially of flexible sheet material and defining an article- receiving cavity, the body portion having a face in which is defined a dispensing opening; a resealable sealing member secured to the body portion and, in a closing position, covering the said opening and being in sealing contact with the body portion around the periphery of the said opening; and a plurality of sheet-form articles disposed within said cavity in the form of a flattenable roll, with one end of the roll being capable of extending through the said opening.
  • the body portion preferably has a thickness which is less than its length and is less than its width, and it is preferably in the general shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the body portion is preferably made of a flexible, sheet plastics material, and the sealing member is likewise preferably made of a flexible, sheet plastics material.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view showing the side of the pack in which the dispensing opening is provided, the closing member being in its closed position;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pack
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the pack of Figure 2, again in its closed position
  • Figure 4 is an edge view of the pack of Figure 2, again in its closed position
  • Figure 5 is a view corresponding to Figure 2, but with the closing member shown partially opened;
  • Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3, but with the closing member opened to a greater extent than in Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view, with the closing member in approximately the same position as in Figure 6, and with the end of a wet wipe protruding from the dispensing opening;
  • Figure 8 shows, by way of example, six possible shapes for the dispensing opening
  • Figure 9 is a cross-section through the pack.
  • Figures 10a and 10b show diagrammatically a method of producing the pack according to the invention.
  • the illustrated pack is intended to hold from about 40 to about 200 wet wipes each approximately 230 x 160 mm, and each impregnated with a skin-cleansing liquid.
  • the pack comprises a body portion 1 which is formed of a flexible sheet plastics material, for example a polyethylene film, a polypropylene film or a laminate consisting of, for example, polyethylene and polypropylene layers, optionally with a layer of paper between them.
  • the body portion is formed wholly of flexible sheet plastic material.
  • the base of the bod portion that which is at the lower end as viewed i Figure 1, can be formed of a rigid material, for exampl a rigid plastics material.
  • the body portion i generally parallelepiped in form, though not precisel so.
  • One end of the body portion is provided by an en wall 2, and the other end of the body portion is provided by a flat seam 3.
  • the edges of the bod portion are provided by flat seams 4 and 5.
  • the bod portion has major faces 6 and 7, and a dispensing opening 8 is provided in face 6.
  • the dispensing opening 8 can have a variety of forms, and some of these are illustrated by way of example in Figure 8. Each of them comprises a main opening portion 8a connected by a slit 8b to a much smaller opening portion 8c or, in the case of example D of Figure 8, by two slits 8b to two small opening portions 8c. Having two opening portions 8c in theory permits the user to pull wet wipes from the pack on either one of two directions. However, since the opening portion 8c further from the tab 9a may in practice be difficult to use, that opening portion may be omitted, whilst retaining the adjoining slit 8b.
  • Figures 1 to 7 show the use of example E.
  • the reason for using dispensing openings of the form shown in Figure 8 will be apparent from the description given below of the use of the pack.
  • the dispensing opening 8 is covered by a sealing member 9 which, in its closing position, is sealed to the adjacent face 6 around the entire periphery of the dispensing opening.
  • the sealing member 9 is made of a flexible sheet plastics material, for example a polypropylene film or a laminate of paper/polyethylene, paper/polypropylene or polyethylene/polypropylene.
  • the member 9 is, however, provided with a tab 9a which is not sealed to the face 6, and which can be grasped by a user.
  • the adhesive used to seal the member 9 to the face 6 is such that the sealing member 9 can be repeatedly unsealed and resealed, to expose and close the opening.
  • an acrylic-based or rubber-based adhesive may be used.
  • the cut formed for this purpose may be deliberately made not completely continuous, with the result that the portion of the face 6 which would otherwise would have been severed therefrom remains attached to it at the end which, as viewed in Figure 6, is at the left-hand end, by a small bridge of material. This portion is partly visible in Figures 5, 6 and 7, where it is denoted by reference numeral 10.
  • the sealing member 9 has two slits 11 formed therein. Each of these is in the form of an L-shaped slit which has a hook-shaped portion at one end and which extends to the edge of the sealing member 9 at its other end. The purpose of these slits will become apparent from the following description of the use of the pack.
  • the body portion 1 defines a cavity 12 within which is received a roll 13 consisting of wet wipes joined end-to-end by perforated regions (not shown) .
  • the longitudinal axis of the roll extends generally parallel to the length of the said body portion.
  • the roll has inner and outer free ends, and the inner free end 14 is pulled lengthwise of the roll, during manufacture of the pack, so that it extends slightly from the end of the rest of the roll, whilst not extending through the dispensing opening 8.
  • the roll 13 When the roll 13 is loaded into the body portion during manufacture it is substantially cylindrical, but during use the flexibility of the body portion tends to permit the roll to become flattened, an effect which is advantageous since the pack is then less bulky. If the base of the body portion is rigid, it must not extend so far as to prevent flattening taking place.
  • the body portion of the pack according to the invention can be produced starting from a plastics sheet as indicated in Figure 10a. Assume that a face which is visible in the drawing is that which is to provide the exterior of the body portion. The sheet is folded along the fold lines F so that the end portions E both move downwardly as considered with reference to the plane of the paper. The sheet is also folded along the fold line G by depressing the portion of the sheet between the lines F into the plane of the paper. As a result, the sheet assumes a configuration which, as viewed from the edge, has the appearance of a flattened "W". The adjacent portions of the sheet are then sealed together over the areas indicated by shading.
  • FIG. 10b illustrates stages (i) to (vii) in going from the empty body portion to the final pack, as follows:
  • a cutter 20 cuts out the opening 8.
  • a sealing member 9 is applied over the opening 8 from a strip to which a plurality of sealing members are removably adhered.
  • steps (i) and (ii) can be reversed, and indeed preferably is, i.e. the openings 8 are cut in the material which is to form the body portion of the bag before the material is made into the body portion. This avoid any possibility of cutting through both sides of the bag.
  • the area where opening 8 is to be formed may have a reinforcing layer applied to the reverse side thereof, with the cutter cutting through both the bag materials and the reinforcing layer. This makes it possible to use thinner material as the bag material.

Abstract

Paquet comportant un corps (1) définissant une cavité (12) de logement d'article et présentant une face (6) dans laquelle une ouverture de distribution (8) est définie. Un élément de fermeture étanche (9) est fixé sur le corps, recouvre l'ouverture, en position ouverte, et se trouve en contact de fermeture étanche avec ledit corps autour de ladite ouverture. On place une pluralité d'articles en feuille tels que des chiffons humides dans la cavité en forme de cylindre aplati (13) dont une extrémité (14) peut s'étendre par l'ouverture. Le corps présente de préférence une forme générale de parallélépipède, le corps et l'élément de fermeture étanche étant de préférence fabriqués dans du plastique en feuille.
PCT/US1995/013032 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Paquet refermable WO1996011146A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT95935740T ATE215495T1 (de) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Wiederverschliessbare verpackung
DE69526235T DE69526235T2 (de) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Wiederverschliessbare verpackung
JP8512695A JPH10509675A (ja) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 再シールが可能なパック
AU37644/95A AU705649B2 (en) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Resealable pack
EP95935740A EP0784572B1 (fr) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Paquet refermable
US08/817,313 US5938013A (en) 1994-10-07 1995-10-05 Resealable pack
MXPA/A/1997/002457A MXPA97002457A (en) 1994-10-07 1997-04-03 Resella package
KR1019970702238A KR970706177A (ko) 1994-10-07 1997-04-04 재밀봉가능한 팩(resealable pack)

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IT94TO000796A ITTO940796A1 (it) 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Confezione risigillabile
ITT094A000796 1994-10-07

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WO1996011146A1 true WO1996011146A1 (fr) 1996-04-18
WO1996011146A9 WO1996011146A9 (fr) 1996-05-23

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JP (1) JPH10509675A (fr)
KR (1) KR970706177A (fr)
AT (1) ATE215495T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU705649B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2159927C (fr)
DE (1) DE69526235T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2171198T3 (fr)
IT (1) ITTO940796A1 (fr)
PT (1) PT784572E (fr)
WO (1) WO1996011146A1 (fr)

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US6015045A (en) * 1996-08-09 2000-01-18 The Procter & Gamble Company Hygienic package with a reclosable flap
GB2447415A (en) * 2007-03-12 2008-09-17 Pluswipes Ltd Sheets dispenser
US20100162948A1 (en) * 2007-06-19 2010-07-01 Azarian Donna J Cooking wipes and dispensers for same
WO2018007762A1 (fr) * 2016-07-08 2018-01-11 Mc 3 Conditionnement, matériau en feuille pour la réalisation d'un tel conditionnement, et produit conditionne a l'aide d'un tel conditionnement
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ITTO940796A1 (it) 1996-04-07
CA2159927C (fr) 2000-12-19
CA2159927A1 (fr) 1996-04-08
AU705649B2 (en) 1999-05-27
EP0784572B1 (fr) 2002-04-03
DE69526235T2 (de) 2002-11-07
PT784572E (pt) 2002-08-30
AU3764495A (en) 1996-05-02
EP0784572A1 (fr) 1997-07-23
ITTO940796A0 (it) 1994-10-07
DE69526235D1 (de) 2002-05-08
JPH10509675A (ja) 1998-09-22
ES2171198T3 (es) 2002-09-01
KR970706177A (ko) 1997-11-03
EP0784572A4 (fr) 1998-01-07
ATE215495T1 (de) 2002-04-15
MX9702457A (es) 1998-05-31

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