WO1997013697A1 - Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles - Google Patents
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- WO1997013697A1 WO1997013697A1 PCT/US1996/016426 US9616426W WO9713697A1 WO 1997013697 A1 WO1997013697 A1 WO 1997013697A1 US 9616426 W US9616426 W US 9616426W WO 9713697 A1 WO9713697 A1 WO 9713697A1
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- bag
- soft bag
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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
- B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
- B65D83/0847—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls
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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
- B65D31/16—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents of special shape
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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
- B65D75/52—Details
- B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
- B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
- B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
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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
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a soft plastic bag for accomodating a stack of per ⁇ sonal-hygiene articles, in particular of cosmetic cotton pads, comprising a substantially cylindrical side wall, a substantially circular bottom wall and a removal mechanism, located in the bottom area of the bag, with a removable tear-off latch defined by weakening lines in the bag wall.
- Soft bags of the generic type which are produced in usual manner by doubling and welding a foil web made of e.g. polyethylene, comprise a substantially cylindrical side wall and a substantially circular bottom wall. The latter is formed by doubling and welding one end of a sheet-plastic tube which is an intermediate product of bag production.
- a bag prefabricated in this usual manner, is filled with a stack of personal- hygiene articles, such as the aforementioned circular cotton pads, the direction of stacking running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bag. Afterwards, the bag is closed by a combined weld and string closure, as shown for exam ⁇ ple in WO- A-94/ 19249.
- a removal mechanism formed substantially by a removable tear-off latch surrounded by weakening lines, is located in the bottom area of the bag.
- the prior art teaches various configurations for the tear-off latch.
- a circular tear-off latch is used, having a diameter slightly reduced in com ⁇ parison to the diameter of the bottom wall, the position of the tear-off latch in the bottom wall being concentrical, which can also be seen in the above-men- tioned WO-publication.
- the bottom article of the remaining stack rests on the circular marginal edge which is left over from the bottom wall and can thus be grasped with the fingers from below.
- the grasping of the bottom article is impeded by the fact that during this procedure the stack usually recedes into the inner part of the bag. This is of ⁇ ten found annoying, especially if the bag is already emptied partially.
- two separate tear-off latches forming two separate removal openings are located on two sides of the bottom area of the bag facing away from each other in such a manner that the tear-off latches extend from the bottom wall into the respective side wall of the bag.
- two large-sur ⁇ face removal openings facing away from each other are formed, so that the ar- tides contained in the bag can be grasped and removed from two sides oppo ⁇ site of each other.
- one re ⁇ moval opening is always accessible either from the front or from the side, so that the bag, independently of its position, never has to be turned around be ⁇ fore the removal of an article.
- Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a soft bag
- Fig. 2 is a partial side view of the bag with the tear-off latches removed
- Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the soft bag according to Fig. 2.
- a soft bag according to the invention comprises a substantially cylindrical side wall 1 as well as a sub ⁇ stantially circular bottom wall 2, both being formed in one piece out of a thin web of a polyethylene foil.
- the foil strip is doubled accordingly and welded together by means of a welding seam 3; thus a sheet- plastic tube is produced.
- the sheet-plastic tube again is cut to a certain length and formed by doubling and welding one end of the bottom wall 2.
- the doublings and welding seams usually taking a re ⁇ latively complex course, are left out for the sake of clarity.
- a combined weld and string closure is located in the head portion of the soft bag (not shown), as described in more detail in the above-mentioned WO-A-94/ 19249.
- two separate tear-off latches 7, 8 are provided, each being defined by perforated lines 9.
- the two tear-off latches 7, 8 are located on two sides of the bottom area 6 facing away from each other in such a manner that the tear-off latches 7, 8 extend from the bottom wall 2 into the side wall 1 of the bag.
- the two legs 10, 11 of the perforated lines 9 running in the bottom wall 2 are formed as circular arcs curved in opposite direction to the circular lateral edge and disposed symmetrically to the central longitudinal plane M, the circular arcs continuing in the area of the lateral edge 12 as legs 13, 14 which also have the shape of circular arcs and are concave towards the bottom wall 2.
- This configuration of the perforated lines 9 produces a supporting rib 15 connecting the two opposed areas of the side wall 1, which supporting rib 15 is left over after the two tear-off latches 7, 8 have been removed and on which rests the stack 16 of circular cotton pads 17 (see Figs. 2, 3) under the influence of gravity.
- the minimum width b of the supporting rib 15 is approximately equivalent to one third of the dia ⁇ meter D of the bottom wall 1.
- the two removal openings are formed symmetrically to the central longitudinal plane.
- the bottom cotton pads 17 of the stack 16 resting on the supporting rib 15 can easily be grasped from the side and pulled out of the bag from two directions of access Zl, Z2 facing away from each other.
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- Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
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Priority Applications (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA 2234679 CA2234679A1 (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
KR1019980702709A KR100282087B1 (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Flexible bag for personal hygiene products |
US09/051,389 US6109787A (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
JP9515280A JPH11504598A (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft bags for personal hygiene products |
AU73999/96A AU7399996A (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
BR9611073A BR9611073A (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft pouch to accommodate a pile of toiletries |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP95116136A EP0768249B1 (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1995-10-13 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
EP95116136.3 | 1995-10-13 |
Publications (1)
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WO1997013697A1 true WO1997013697A1 (en) | 1997-04-17 |
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PCT/US1996/016426 WO1997013697A1 (en) | 1995-10-13 | 1996-10-15 | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
Country Status (10)
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EP (1) | EP0768249B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH11504598A (en) |
KR (1) | KR100282087B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE188185T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU7399996A (en) |
BR (1) | BR9611073A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69514228T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2139816T3 (en) |
MX (1) | MX9802857A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997013697A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6109787A (en) * | 1995-10-13 | 2000-08-29 | Procter & Gamble | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
Families Citing this family (1)
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DE19852297A1 (en) * | 1998-11-12 | 2000-05-18 | Rauscher & Co | Device for providing hygiene articles |
Citations (5)
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US1890295A (en) * | 1932-04-30 | 1932-12-06 | A J Donahue Corp | Dispensing-package for powder puffs |
US3095088A (en) * | 1961-09-27 | 1963-06-25 | Johnson & Johnson | Sterile surgical dressing unit |
US4927064A (en) * | 1987-07-21 | 1990-05-22 | Ivf Maschinenfabrik Schaffhausen | Curved dispensible pads |
US4966286A (en) * | 1989-06-26 | 1990-10-30 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Easy open flexible bag |
US5163558A (en) * | 1990-03-23 | 1992-11-17 | Faricerca Spa | Package having sanitary products therein |
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FR2017599A1 (en) * | 1968-09-09 | 1970-05-22 | Ohler Ekco Verpackungen Gmbh | |
WO1993016929A1 (en) * | 1992-02-27 | 1993-09-02 | Paramount Packaging Corporation | An easy opening flexible plastic bag and a method of making same |
US5685643A (en) | 1993-02-26 | 1997-11-11 | Vp-Schickedanz Sa | Plastic bag for personal-hygiene articles |
DE4317611A1 (en) * | 1993-05-27 | 1995-01-05 | Vp Schickedanz S A | Foil tubular bag for holding hygiene articles and process for its manufacture |
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1995
- 1995-10-13 DE DE69514228T patent/DE69514228T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-10-13 EP EP95116136A patent/EP0768249B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-13 ES ES95116136T patent/ES2139816T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-13 AT AT95116136T patent/ATE188185T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1996
- 1996-10-15 KR KR1019980702709A patent/KR100282087B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-10-15 WO PCT/US1996/016426 patent/WO1997013697A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1996-10-15 AU AU73999/96A patent/AU7399996A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-10-15 JP JP9515280A patent/JPH11504598A/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-10-15 BR BR9611073A patent/BR9611073A/en active Search and Examination
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1998
- 1998-04-13 MX MX9802857A patent/MX9802857A/en unknown
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1890295A (en) * | 1932-04-30 | 1932-12-06 | A J Donahue Corp | Dispensing-package for powder puffs |
US3095088A (en) * | 1961-09-27 | 1963-06-25 | Johnson & Johnson | Sterile surgical dressing unit |
US4927064A (en) * | 1987-07-21 | 1990-05-22 | Ivf Maschinenfabrik Schaffhausen | Curved dispensible pads |
US4966286A (en) * | 1989-06-26 | 1990-10-30 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Easy open flexible bag |
US5163558A (en) * | 1990-03-23 | 1992-11-17 | Faricerca Spa | Package having sanitary products therein |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6109787A (en) * | 1995-10-13 | 2000-08-29 | Procter & Gamble | Soft bag for personal-hygiene articles |
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ES2139816T3 (en) | 2000-02-16 |
KR19990064223A (en) | 1999-07-26 |
MX9802857A (en) | 1998-11-29 |
DE69514228T2 (en) | 2000-07-13 |
ATE188185T1 (en) | 2000-01-15 |
AU7399996A (en) | 1997-04-30 |
EP0768249B1 (en) | 1999-12-29 |
JPH11504598A (en) | 1999-04-27 |
EP0768249A1 (en) | 1997-04-16 |
KR100282087B1 (en) | 2001-02-15 |
DE69514228D1 (en) | 2000-02-03 |
BR9611073A (en) | 1999-07-13 |
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