WO2012047891A2 - Emballage pour boisson en poudre - Google Patents

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WO2012047891A2
WO2012047891A2 PCT/US2011/054771 US2011054771W WO2012047891A2 WO 2012047891 A2 WO2012047891 A2 WO 2012047891A2 US 2011054771 W US2011054771 W US 2011054771W WO 2012047891 A2 WO2012047891 A2 WO 2012047891A2
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  • the field of the invention relates generally to packaging for a powdered beverage.
  • Powdered nutritional beverages may be packaged in a variety of different containers, most of which include at least a reclosable lid or other feature that allows for multiple dosing from and resealing of the package.
  • Such containers include rigid reclosable bottles, cans or other containers, as well as resealable bags.
  • such packaging may include a metal container and a lid removably attached to an open top of the metal container to retain the powdered beverage in the container.
  • the metal container also typically includes a waterproof membrane seal removably attached over the open top of the container between the container and the lid.
  • a user removes the lid and then removes the waterproof seal.
  • the lid can be repeatedly removed and reattached to the container after the initial use, but the waterproof seal is not re-attachable to the container.
  • the metal container is not resiliently flexible, and therefore, the container may be dented or otherwise damaged during shipping. A dented or otherwise damaged can has the appearance of being a defective product, particularly to a consumer at the point of sale. Moreover, the metal container tends to rust if exposed to moisture, which can spoil the powdered beverage inside the container.
  • containers comprising a rigid container within which is a resealable plastic bag containing the powder.
  • a resealable plastic bag containing the powder may be metal or relatively rigid plastic.
  • These products are beneficial in that they offer a resealable container for multi dose dispensing while also offering a number of additional features.
  • using resealable bags within the container provides additional protection against moisture, additional protection against powder spilling out upon opening the lid of the container - particularly in instances where the container is inadvertently dropped and the lid pops off.
  • the bag may be replaceable while the container is suitable for re-use, with the container configured so that an empty bag is easily removed and a filled replacement bag reinserted.
  • the use of such bags in rigid containers also has associated drawbacks.
  • the containers have a generally uniform cross-section to permit the powder-containing bags to be readily placed in and removed from the container.
  • the bag often slides relative to the container, particularly if the container is tilted sideways to facilitate reaching into the lower regions of the bag to scoop out the powder. This can result in the bag of powder falling out of the container with the powder spilling out of the bag.
  • the bag may also be inadvertently lifted out of the container by the person reaching down into the bag to scoop out powder.
  • the rigid containers used to house the resealable bags also have associated drawbacks, one being that the containers are still susceptible to damage (e.g., visibly permanent deformation such as denting, creasing, etc) during transport - which gives the impression to potential purchasers that the contents (i.e., the powder) of the container are spoiled or that the contents and/or the packaging are otherwise defective.
  • These containers can also be somewhat difficult to grip while holding the container in one hand and scooping powder from the bag with the other hand, again because the bag may be inadvertently lifted out of the container but the user has no other hands to hold the bag against such movement.
  • a resealable bag may be housed in a cardboard box-type container. While such containers are less rigid, they are no less susceptible to damage, particularly crushing and/or creasing, during transport. They are also of uniform cross-section and thus still have associated drawbacks relating to the bag not being adequately retained in the container.
  • hand-held packaging for a powdered beverage generally comprises a container having an open top, a closed base, and a sidewall extending from the top to the base such that the sidewall and the base together define an interior space.
  • the container has an interior cross-sectional dimension generally adjacent the top of the container, with the sidewall having an interior surface configured to define a minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container at a longitudinal location intermediate the top and the base.
  • the minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container is substantially smaller than the interior cross-sectional dimension of the container adjacent the top of the container.
  • a lid is removably positionable on the top of the container to open and close the interior space of the container.
  • a bag is positionable within the interior space of the container and has an upper end, a closed lower end, a flexible sidewall, and an interior space for containing powdered beverage.
  • the flexible sidewall has a maximum cross-sectional dimension that is less than the minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container.
  • the bag and the container are configured relative to each other such that upon positioning of the bag in the interior space of the container the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the bag is disposed at least one of at the minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container, and intermediate the base of the container and the minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container sidewall.
  • hand-held packaging for a powdered beverage generally comprises a container having an open top, a closed base, and a sidewall extending from the top to the base such that the sidewall and the base together define an interior space.
  • the container has an interior cross-sectional dimension generally adjacent the top of the container and an interior cross-sectional dimension generally adjacent the base of the container, and the sidewall has an interior surface configured to define a minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container at a longitudinal location intermediate the top and the base.
  • the minimum interior cross-sectional dimension of the container is substantially smaller than the interior cross-sectional dimensions of the container adjacent the respective top and base of the container.
  • a bag is positionable within the interior space of the container and has an upper end, a closed lower end, a flexible sidewall, and an interior space for containing powdered beverage.
  • hand-held packaging for a powdered beverage generally comprises a container having an axis, an open top, a closed base, a sidewall extending from the top to the base, and an interior space defined by the sidewall and the base.
  • the sidewall is generally resiliently deformable in a radially inward direction toward the axis of the container, and has an unloaded cross-sectional dimension that is reducible by about 20% to about 99% without undergoing visibly permanent deformation when a radially inward load is applied to the sidewall.
  • a quantity of powdered beverage is disposed in the interior cavity of the container.
  • hand-held packaging for a high fat nutritional powdered beverage generally comprises a container having an open top, a closed base, and a sidewall extending between the open top and the closed base.
  • the sidewall has an interior surface partially defining an interior cavity, with the interior surface having a throat portion intermediate the top and the base, an upper portion tapering from adjacent the top toward the throat portion, and a lower portion tapering from adjacent the base toward the throat portion.
  • a bag is disposed in the interior cavity of the outer container.
  • the bag has at least one flexible wall enclosing an interior space.
  • a quantity of high fat nutritional powdered beverage is disposed in the interior space of the inner bag, with the quantity of high fat nutritional powdered beverage having a total fat content representing at least about 5% by weight of the powdered beverage.
  • hand-held packaging for a high fat nutritional powdered beverage generally comprises a container having a longitudinal axis, an open top, a closed base, and a sidewall extending between the open top and the closed base.
  • the sidewall has an interior surface partially defining an interior cavity having an interior cross- sectional dimension.
  • a bag is positionable in the interior cavity of the container.
  • the bag has at least one flexible wall enclosing an interior space.
  • a quantity of high fat nutritional powdered beverage is disposed in the interior space of the bag.
  • the quantity of high fat nutritional powdered beverage has a total fat content representing at least about 5% by weight of the powdered beverage.
  • the bag has an outer cross-sectional dimension greater than the interior cross-sectional dimension of the interior cavity when the bag is outside the container, and the outer cross-sectional dimension of the bag is substantially conformable to the interior cross-sectional dimension of the interior cavity when the bag is positioned in the interior cavity.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective of packaging for a powdered beverage, the packaging being configured in a sealed configuration
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of the packaging of Figure 1, including an outer container, an bag, and a dispensing utensil of the packaging;
  • Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the packaging of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a front elevation of the outer container of Figure 1, including a tamper-indicating band attached to a container and a lid of the outer container;
  • Figure 5 is a right elevation of the outer container of Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of the outer container taken in the plane of the line 6— 6 of Figure 4;
  • Figure 6A is an enlarged fragmentary view of the outer container of Figure 6 illustrating a lid- connection
  • Figure 7 is a front elevation of the bag removed from the outer container and configured in an unfolded configuration
  • Figure 8 is a rear elevation of the bag of Figure 7;
  • Figure 9 is a right elevation of the bag of Figure 7;
  • Figure 10 is a front elevation of the outer container and the bag received in the outer container, with an upper portion of the bag extending upward through an open top of the container;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective of the dispensing utensil
  • Figure 12 is a front elevation of the packaging configured in an in- use configuration
  • Figure 13 is a longitudinal section of the packaging taken in the plane of the line 13— 13 of Figure 12;
  • Figure 14 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective of another embodiment of a packaging for a powdered beverage, the packaging being configured in a sealed configuration;
  • Figure 15 is a front elevation of the packaging of Figure 14, including a tamper-indicating band attached to a container and a lid of the outer container;
  • Figure 16 is a right elevation of the packaging of Figure 14;
  • Figure 17 is a longitudinal section of the packaging of Figure 16;
  • Figure 17A is an enlarged fragmentary view of the outer container and lid of Figure 17 illustrating a lid-connection
  • Figure 18 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective of the packaging for a powdered beverage of Figure 14 but with the packaging being configured in an unsealed configuration;
  • Figure 19 is a longitudinal section of the packaging of Figure 18;
  • Figure 19A is an enlarged fragmentary view of the outer container and lid of Figure 19 illustrating a lid-connection
  • Figure 20 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective of the packaging for a powdered beverage of Figure 14 but with the packaging being configured in a use configuration;
  • Figure 20 A is an enlarged fragmentary view of a living-hinge of the lid
  • Figure 21 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective of the packaging for a powdered beverage of Figure 14 illustrating the lid being moved from an opened position to a closed position;
  • Figure 21A is an enlarged fragmentary view of a first alignment member mounted on an upper portion of the lid contacting a second alignment member on a ring of the lid.
  • the packaging 10 includes an outer container, generally indicated at 12, an inner bag 14, which holds a quantity of powdered beverage 16, and a dispensing utensil, generally indicated at 18.
  • the powdered beverage 16 is sealed in the inner bag 14, and the bag and the dispensing utensil 18 are retained in the container 12 by a lid, generally indicated at 22, that is removably attached to the container.
  • a tamper-indicating band, generally indicated at 24, may be removably attached to both the lid 22 and the container 12.
  • the packaging 10 is suitably in its sealed configuration during shipping and at the point of sale.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 is permanently detached from both the lid 22 and the container 12, the bag 14 is unsealed (e.g., opened) in the container, and the lid 22 is removably and repeatedly attachable to the container 12 to allow for repeated access to and storage of the powdered beverage 16.
  • the packaging 10 is in its in-use configuration during intermittent consumption of the powdered beverage 16 by a consumer following the point of sale, which may take place over an extended period of time.
  • the powdered beverage 16 may, in one embodiment, include a powdered nutritional beverage comprising one or more of fat, protein and carbohydrate.
  • a powdered nutritional beverage comprising one or more of fat, protein and carbohydrate.
  • Such powdered beverages include high fat nutritional powdered beverage, non limiting examples of which include infant formula powder (e.g., Similac® brand formula from Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA), as well as adult nutritional powders such as Esnure® Powder, also available from Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA).
  • high fat powdered beverage means a powder that may be reconstituted with water or other aqueous liquid to form a beverage, wherein the powder has a total fat content that represents from at least about 5%, including from about 5% to about 50%, also including from about 8% to about 30%, and also including from about 10%> to about 25%, by weight of the powder.
  • High fat powders typically further comprise one or more of carbohydrate and protein.
  • the nutritional beverage may include energy drinks, milk or protein based compositions, or other nutritional beverages available in a powdered form.
  • the powdered beverage 16 may be a non-nutritive beverage such as a flavored soft drink or other powdered beverage that is reconstituted with an aqueous liquid such as water, milk, fruit juice, and so forth to prepare the desired beverage.
  • a non-nutritive beverage such as a flavored soft drink or other powdered beverage that is reconstituted with an aqueous liquid such as water, milk, fruit juice, and so forth to prepare the desired beverage.
  • the powdered beverages as described herein are typically in the form of particulates, most typically flowable particulates which may be fine or granular or any combination thereof.
  • the container 12 is sized and shaped to be held in a hand of a person, although it may have other shapes and sizes within the scope of this invention.
  • the container 12 has an axis A extending along its height HI, a tubular sidewall 26 (e.g., having a circular cross section, as in the illustrate embodiment), an open top 28, and a closed base 30.
  • an exterior surface of the sidewall 26 tapers axially both from the open top 28 and from the closed base 30 toward a waist portion 32 of the container 12.
  • the exterior surface of the sidewall 26 has a generally one-sheeted hyperboloid shape, although it may have other shapes, including other tapering shapes, within the scope of this invention.
  • the narrowed waist portion 32 provides for positive retention of the bag within the container, e.g., against the bag inadvertently slipping out of the container or against inadvertent lifting of the bag out of the container.
  • the narrowed waist portion 32 also provides for improved gripability of the container 12 and serves as an indicator to the user as to where to grip the container to squeeze the container when inserting or removing the bag into or from the container, as well as when holding the container while scooping powder from the bag.
  • the exterior surface of the sidewall 26 of the container 12 may be of another suitable shape without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • an outer cross-sectional dimension of the sidewall 26 may measure about 110 mm at a location generally adjacent to the open top 28 (indicated at OD1), and about 110 mm at a location generally adjacent to the closed base 30 (indicated at OD2).
  • the waist portion 32 may have a minimum outer cross-sectional dimension at an axial location thereof measuring about 100 mm (indicated at OD3).
  • the minimum outer cross-sectional dimension OD3 of the waist portion 32 lies generally at a midline ML of the container 12 (e.g., about 87 mm from the top and the base where the height HI is about 174 mm), although it may be spaced axially from the midline without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • an interior surface of the sidewall 26 and an interior surface of the closed base 30 together define an interior cavity 36 extending from the open top 28 to the closed base of the container 12.
  • the interior cavity 36 is sized and shaped to receive the bag 14 containing the powdered beverage 16 (FIG. 3).
  • the interior surface of the sidewall 26 tapers axially both from the open top 28 and from the closed base 30 toward a throat portion 37 of the container 12.
  • the interior surface of the sidewall has a generally one-sheeted hyperboloid shape, although it may have other shapes, including other tapering shapes, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the throat portion 37 of the sidewall 26 defines a relatively narrow portion of the interior cavity 36.
  • the sidewall 26 has a substantially uniform thickness, such that the shape of the interior surface of the sidewall 26 generally corresponds to the shape of the exterior surface and the throat portion 37 generally corresponds to the waist portion 32.
  • an inner cross-sectional dimension of the sidewall 26 may measure about 109 mm at a location generally adjacent to the open top 28 (indicated at ID1), and about 109 mm at a location generally adjacent to the closed base 30 (indicated at ID2).
  • the throat portion 37 may have a minimum cross-sectional dimension, at an axial location thereof, measuring about 99 mm (indicated at ID3).
  • the minimum cross-sectional dimension ID3 of the throat portion 37 lies generally at the midline ML of the container 12, although it may be spaced axially from the midline without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the sidewall 26 of the container 12 may be generally resiliently deformable when a pressure is applied in a radially inward direction (i.e., toward the axis A).
  • the container 12 resists denting and other physical defects which can occur during shipping and storage.
  • a user may more readily “squeeze” the container 12 with his or her hand, causing the container to resiliently deform.
  • the resiliency of the container facilitates easier insertion in and removal of the bag into and from the container upon squeezing of the container as described in further detail later herein, and further provides a more positive retention of the bag upon release of the squeezing force and the container reforming to its undeformed configuration.
  • Providing such resiliency of the container 12 also enhances the user's grip on the container.
  • the sidewall 26 will substantially rebound to its original shape, without denting, creasing, or other permanent and readily visible deformation.
  • an unloaded cross-sectional dimension of the container 12 is reducible from about 5% to about 99%, including from about 20% to about 90%>, also including from about50% to about 90%, and still further including from about 20% to about 25% through radially inward loading (i.e., squeezing) without undergoing permanent visible deformation, such as denting, creasing or other visible deformation relative to the original condition of the container.
  • radially inward loading i.e., squeezing
  • the container 12 may not be resiliently deformable and remain within the scope of the present invention.
  • the term "permanent deformation” refers to permanent deformation to a container that is readily noted by the unaided human eye.
  • the container 12 may be substantially opaque to prevent light from entering the container, although it is understood that the container may be transparent without departing from the scope of the present invention. Moreover, the container 12 may be substantially waterproof.
  • the container 12 may be made from a suitable plastic, such as high density polyethylene, polypropylene or other suitable plastics, or may be made from other materials such as paper, various resiliently flexible laminates and other suitable resiliently flexible materials without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • High density polyethylene for example, can be formed to be suitably resiliently flexible and to allow for generally resilient deformation of the sidewall 26 when a pressure is applied in a radially inward direction.
  • the container 12 can be molded, such as by blow molding, or formed in other ways without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the container lid 22 is removably attached to the open top 28 of the container 12 to close the interior cavity 36 of the container to further enhance retention of the bag 14 therein. More specifically, in the sealed configuration, the container lid 22 is removably attached to the container 12 by a lid-container connection, generally indicated at 38 (FIG. 6A), and the tamper-indicating band 24, which is described below in more detail. After initially removing the lid 22 from the container 12, the lid is removably and repeatedly attachable to the container 12 by the lid-container connection 38. In the illustrated embodiment, the lid 22 is completely removable from the open top 28 container 12 to allow for repeated opening and closing of the container.
  • the lid 22 may be hingedly secured to the container 12 such that the lid remains attached to the container, such as at a location adjacent the open top 28, and still be removably positionable on the top of the container to open and close the interior space of the container.
  • lid-container connection 38 is a snap-fit connection that includes an annular interior ridge 40 (i.e., a male component) on the lid 22, and an annular groove 44 on the exterior surface of the container 12.
  • the interior ridge 40 is elastically deflectable to facilitate both repeated insertion of the ridge into the annular groove 44 and repeated removal of the ridge from the groove.
  • a pull tab 50 extending radially outward from the container lid 22, facilitates removal of the lid from the container 12. More specifically, a suitable upward force applied to the pull tab 50, such as by a user's hand, produces elastic deflection of the ridge 40 and removal of the container lid 22 from the container 12.
  • the container lid 22 may be made from plastic, such as a 1 : 1 blend (by mass) of low-density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene, or may be made from other material without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the lid-container connection 38 may be a substantially water-tight connection that inhibits the ingress of liquid into the container 12.
  • the container lid 22 and the container 12 may also be substantially waterproof, such that the container 12 as a whole is substantially waterproof so as to inhibit the ingress of liquid into the container 12. It is understood, however, that the container 12 may not be waterproof and remain within the scope of the present invention.
  • the illustrated outer container 12 can be stacked with like containers, such as during shipping or at the point of sale.
  • the lid 22 includes a dome-shaped protrusion 52 that nests within a complementary recess 54 on the exterior surface of the closed base 30.
  • the illustrated container has annular ribs 55 generally adjacent to the open top 28 and the closed base 30 and extending circumferentially around the.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 is removably attached to both the container lid 22 and the container 12.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 includes an annular securement portion 56 that is removably attached adjacent a perimeter of the container lid 22 by a plurality of frangible bridges (not shown) and is also removably received in a band groove 59 on the container 12.
  • the securement portion 56 has opposite first and second longitudinal ends.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 also includes an arcuate tab portion 60 having a first longitudinal end attached to the securement portion 56 at a location generally remote from the first and second longitudinal ends by a frangible bridge 62, and a second longitudinal end attached to the second longitudinal end of the securement portion by a non-frangible attachment.
  • the tab portion 60 is bowed outward from the securement portion 56 and is removably attached adjacent to an outer perimeter of the pull tab 50 by at least one of frangible bridge 63.
  • the tab portion 60 is spaced radially from a segment of the securement portion 56 that extends from the first longitudinal end of the tab portion toward the second longitudinal end of the tab portion 60, such that a space 64 is provided radially between the tab portion 60 and the segment of the securement portion 56.
  • the tab portion 60 is wider than the securement portion 56 to facilitate gripping of the tab portion.
  • the tamper- indicating band 24 may be formed from plastic or other material.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 inhibits the container lid 22 from being removed from the container 12 without first removing the tamper-indicating band. Thus, the tamper-indicating band 24 indicates to the consumer whether the outer container 12 has been opened.
  • a user breaks both the frangible bridges 62 between the tab portion 60 and the securement portion 56 and the frangible bridge 63 between the tab portion and the pull tab 50. For example, the user may break these frangible bridges 62, 63 by inserting his or her thumb into the space 64 between the tab portion 60 and the segment of the securement portion 56 and then pulling the tab portion 60 radially outward away from the lid 22.
  • the user can grip the tab portion with his or her hand and pull the tab portion circumferentially around the container 12, thereby breaking the frangible bridges that connect the tamper-indicating band 24 to the lid 22 and simultaneously removing the securement portion of the band from the band groove 59.
  • the tamper-indicating band 24 is detached from both the container 12 and the lid 22, and at such time, the lid can be removed from the container.
  • the packaging 10 may include a different tamper indicating structure or may not including a tamper indicating structure without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the inner bag 14 is received in the outer container 12 when the packaging 10 is configured in either its sealed configuration or its in-use configuration.
  • the bag 14 is sealed and has an enclosed interior space 65 that contains the powdered beverage 16.
  • the bag 14 is preferably substantially impervious to at least one of liquid, air, and light, to inhibit the ingress of at least one of the respective liquid, air, and light into the interior space 65.
  • the bag 14 may be formed from a single sheet or a single laminated sheet of flexible material, such as aluminum laminate, that defines at least one flexible sidewall 66.
  • the flexible sidewall 66 is folded and sealed, such as by heat sealing or adhesive, along overlapping opposite side edge margins, overlapping upper edge margins, and overlapping lower edge margins.
  • the bag 14 may be formed in other ways and/or may be formed from other materials without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the bag 14 is removably received in the container 12.
  • the bag 14 is configured such that the powdered beverage 16 inside the bag presses the sidewall 66 of the bag against the interior surface of the container 12 in such a way that frictional forces acting between the bag and the interior surface of the container inhibit or help resist the bag from falling out of the container when the container is tilted axially (e.g., turned on its side and/or upside down).
  • the bag 14 has a maximum outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 that is greater than at least the minimum cross-sectional dimension ID3 of the interior surface of the container 12.
  • Other ways of retaining the bag 14 in the container 12 independent of the lid 22 do not depart from the scope of the present invention.
  • the container 12 may not be configured to removably retain the inner bag 14 therein without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the bag 14 suitably has an oblong cross-sectional profile, with the maximum outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 corresponding to a major cross-sectional axis and a minimum cross-sectional dimension OD5 of the bag (FIG. 9) corresponding to a minor cross-sectional axis.
  • the minimum cross-sectional dimension OD5 of the bag 14 is less than the minimum cross- sectional dimension ID3 of the interior surface at the throat portion 37 of the container 12, and as seen in FIG. 2, the maximum outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 of the bag is greater than the minimum cross-sectional dimension ID3 of the interior surface of the container 12.
  • the maximum outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 of the bag 14 along its major cross-sectional axis may be about 110 mm
  • the minimum outer cross-sectional dimension OD5 of the bag along its minor cross-sectional axis may be about 60 mm.
  • a major interior axis at the throat portion 37 of the container at least approaches, and is more suitably approximately equal to or even greater than the maximum outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 of the bag 14, and the minor axis at the throat portion at least approaches, and is more suitably approximately equal to or even greater than the minimum outer cross- sectional dimension OD5 of the bag.
  • the container 12 is resiliently deformable into the oblong shape that readily accepts the oblong bag 14.
  • the container Upon release of the squeezing (deforming) force applied to the container, the container resiliently reforms into its initial configuration, thus pinching or squeezing the bag at the throat portion 37 of the container to positively inhibit the bag against sliding movement outward of the container.
  • configuring the container 12 into the oblong shape allows for easy removal of the oblong bag 14 in that the bag can fit through the throat portion 37.
  • the bag 14 may be of another shape, and the container 12 may be resiliently deformable into another shape for accepting and allowing removal of the bag, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the filled bag 14 (i.e., the bag with the powdered beverage 16 disposed therein) has a conforming lower portion that is generally conformable to the shape of the corresponding portion of the interior surface of the container.
  • an outer cross-sectional shape of the bag 14 may generally correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the interior surface of the container 12.
  • the maximum volume of the interior space 65 of the sealed bag 14 is greater than the volume occupied by the powdered beverage 16 such that the powdered beverage can shift inside the bag, thus allowing for the bag to generally conform to the shape of the interior surface of the container.
  • an upper fill line FL of the powdered beverage 16 may be generally adjacent to or substantially coplanar with the transverse midline ML of the container 12, which also may correspond to the narrowest part of the throat portion 37.
  • the bag 14 has a suitable rigidity or stiffness, such that when the bag is partially or completely empty and received in the container 12, the frictional forces acting between the bag and the interior surface of the container inhibit the bag from falling out of the container when the container is tilted axially. In this way, the bag 14 may not fall out or shift in the container 12 when the container is turned on its side during use and when a portion of the powdered beverage 16 has been removed from the bag.
  • a suitable bag 14 having such rigidity is an aluminum laminate bag.
  • the upper edge margin of the bag 14 is folded downward to configure the bag in a closed, folded configuration, as seen best in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the bag 14 When the bag 14 is unfolded to a closed, unfolded configuration (FIGS. 7-9), the bag 14 has a height H2, extending between the sealed upper and lower edges thereof, that is greater than the height HI of the container 12.
  • the height H2 of the bag may be about 250 mm. In this way, the upper portion of the bag 14 extends through the open top 28 of the container 12 when the lid 22 is removed to allow a user to open the bag without removing the bag from the container.
  • the bag 14 may be cut (e.g., sheared) in a transverse direction, such as by using scissors, to open the bag and access the powdered beverage 16 therein.
  • the dispensing utensil 18 is sized and shaped for reception in the interior cavity 36 of the container 12 when the sealed bag 14 is also received therein.
  • the dispensing utensil 18 includes a scoop portion 70, which defines a metering cavity 72, and a handle 74 projecting laterally outward from the scoop portion 70.
  • the metering cavity 72 is sized to hold a predetermined quantity of powdered beverage 16.
  • the dispensing utensil 18 may have other configurations without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the bag 14 is filled with the powdered beverage 16 and sealed before inserting the bag in the container 12. Because the enlarged lower portion of the bag 14 has an outer cross-sectional dimension OD4 greater than the minimum inner cross-sectional dimension ID3 of the throat portion 37, the enlarged lower portion of the filled bag will not fit in the throat portion 37 of the container 12, unless the lower portion is contracted or the shape of the throat portion is changed.
  • the container 12 is squeezed at the waist portion 37 to configure the container in its oblong shape that is sized and shaped to readily accept the bag 14, as explained above. While squeezing the container 12, the bag 14 is inserted into the container and positioned therein.
  • the container 12 is then released (i.e., the squeezing is ceased) so that the container rebounds to its original, unloaded shape.
  • the bag 14 particularly the portion of the bag at the throat portion 37, resiliently and circumferentially contracts into a contracted circumferential shape that generally conforms to the shape of the interior surface of the container due to the force of the contracting container sidewall 26, as see in FIG. 13.
  • the lower portion of the bag 14 is circumferentially contractible by shifting some of the powdered beverage 16 adjacent to the throat portion 37 to the lower portion and/or the upper portion of the bag. In this way, the bag 14 fits snugly in the container 12 and frictional forces acting between the bag and the container 12, particularly at the throat portion 37, generally retain the bag in the container independent of the lid 22.
  • the packaging 10 may be assembled in other ways within the scope of the present invention.
  • the bag 14 may be filled with powdered beverage 16 after the bag has been positioned in the container 12.
  • Other ways of assembling the packaging 10 do not depart from the scope of the present invention.
  • a consumer may remove the tamper-indicating band 24, such as in the manner set forth above, and subsequently remove the container lid 22, such as in the manner set forth above. With the lid 22 removed, the consumer may remove the dispensing utensil 18 from the container 12. The consumer may then unfold the inner bag 14, such that an upper portion of the bag extends upward through the open top 28 of the container 12, and then open the inner bag, such as by cutting (e.g., shearing) the upper portion of the bag along a transverse line using scissors or another cutting tool. Alternatively, the consumer may remove the bag 14 from the container 12 and then open the bag.
  • the consumer can use the dispensing utensil 18 to meter a desired quantity of powdered beverage 16 from the bag.
  • the desired quantity of powdered beverage 16 can be placed into a drinking vessel, such as a drinking glass or cup or a feeding bottle, and reconstituted into a liquid beverage by adding water or another suitable liquid.
  • a drinking vessel such as a drinking glass or cup or a feeding bottle
  • the remaining upper portion of the bag 14 may be folded downward to close the bag, the dispensing utensil 18 may be placed back inside the container 12, and the lid 22 may be reattached to the container. The consumer may then store the package 10 for subsequent use.
  • the illustrated packaging 10 may comprise a high fat nutritional powdered beverage comprising a combination of fat and one or more of protein and carbohydrates.
  • a high fat nutritional powdered beverage comprising a combination of fat and one or more of protein and carbohydrates.
  • Such powdered beverage may be prepared by any known or otherwise suitable method in the nutrition art, including dry mixing or blending, spray drying, and others.
  • the high fat nutritional powdered beverage may further comprise vitamins, minerals, active ingredients, excipients, and or other nutritional ingredients.
  • high fat nutritional powdered beverage means a powdered beverage having a total fat content that represents from at least about 5%, including from about 5% to about 50%, also including from about 8% to about 30%>, and also including from about 10%> to about 25%, by weight of the powdered beverage.
  • Suitable fat for use herein may include coconut oil, soy oil, corn oil, olive oil, safflower oil, high oleic safflower oil, MCT oil (medium chain triglycerides), sunflower oil, high oleic sunflower oil, palm and palm kernel oils, palm olein, canola oil, marine oils, cottonseed oils, and combinations thereof, or any other fat suitable for use in a nutritional product.
  • fat as used herein is includes any lipid material, including fats, oils, and combinations thereof.
  • Carbohydrates suitable for use in the high fat nutritional powdered beverage may include simple or complex, lactose-containing or lactose-free, or combinations thereof, non-limiting examples of which include hydrolyzed, intact, naturally and/or chemically modified cornstarch, maltodextrin, glucose polymers, sucrose, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, rice or potato derived carbohydrate, glucose, fructose, lactose, high fructose corn syrup and indigestible oligosaccharides such as fructooligosaccharides (FOS), and combinations thereof.
  • lactose-containing or lactose-free or combinations thereof, non-limiting examples of which include hydrolyzed, intact, naturally and/or chemically modified cornstarch, maltodextrin, glucose polymers, sucrose, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, rice or potato derived carbohydrate, glucose, fructose, lactose, high fructose corn syrup and indigestible oligosaccharides such
  • the high fat nutritional powdered may comprise from 0 to 95%), including from 1%> to 90%>, and also including from 10%> to 85%>, of a suitable carbohydrate by weight of the powder.
  • Proteins suitable for use in the high fat nutritional powdered beverage may include hydrolyzed, partially hydrolyzed or non-hydrolyzed proteins or other protein sources, and can be derived from any known or otherwise suitable source such as milk (e.g., casein, whey), animal (e.g., meat, fish), cereal (e.g., rice, corn), vegetable (e.g., soy), or combinations thereof.
  • the proteins may include free amino acids.
  • the high fat nutritional powdered be may comprise from 0 to 95%, including from 1% to 90%, and also including from 10%> to 50%>, of a suitable protein by weight of the powder.
  • the high fat nutritional powdered beverage is more malleable than many other powders, including those powders having from 0 to less than 5% by weight of total fat, including zero percent by weight of total fat. That is, high fat nutritional powdered beverages tend to more readily conform to the contour or shape of the inner surface of the container holding the beverage. Accordingly, where the high fat nutritional powdered beverage is enclosed in a flexible bag, which is in turn received in a container, the flexible bag may readily conform to the contour or shape of the interior of the container.
  • the bag of high fat nutritional powdered beverage is likely to move axially relative to the container toward the open top of the container if and when the container is tilted on its axis, such as turned on its side.
  • low fat powdered products do not readily conform to the container holding it, and therefore, it is believed that a bag of low fat powdered product is less likely to experience this problem of readily moving axially relative to the container toward the open top of the container if and when the container is tilted on its axis.
  • the shape of the interior surface of the sidewall 26 of the illustrated container 12 inhibits or helps resist a bag of high fat nutritional powdered beverage received in the container from moving axially and/or sliding out of the container when the container is tilted on its axis. More specifically, the narrowed throat portion 37 of the container 12 acts as a stop or catch that inhibits a lower portion of the bag, which is disposed below the throat portion and has a maximum cross-sectional dimension greater than the minimum cross-sectional diameter of the throat portion, from moving axially through the throat portion toward the open top 28 the container.
  • the user may completely remove the bag 14 and pour the powdered beverage 16 into the container 12.
  • This method of use may be suitable in certain embodiments where the container 12 is substantially waterproof and the lid-container connection 38 is substantially water-tight and air-tight.
  • FIGS. 14-21 A illustrate the packaging 10 with other suitable embodiments of a lid, generally indicated at 122, and a tamper-indicating band, generally indicated at 124.
  • the lid 122 includes a generally circular outer edge 151, a dome-shaped protrusion 152, and an outwardly extending pull tab 150.
  • a catch 153 which can be seen in FIGS. 17A and 19 A, extends from a bottom surface of the pull tab 150 of the lid 122.
  • an alignment tab 157 (broadly, "a first alignment member”) extends outward from an inner (or bottom) surface of the lid 122 at a location spaced from the pull tab 150 and generally adjacent the outer edge 151.
  • the pull tab 150 and the alignment tab 157 of the lid 122 are generally axially aligned (i.e., coaxial).
  • the alignment tab 157 includes a first fixed end 141 fixed to the inner surface of the lid 122 and a second free end 143 spaced from the first fixed end.
  • the alignment tab 157 also includes a concave inner surface 145 and a convex outer surface 147.
  • a width of the alignment tab 157 tapers from the first fixed end 141 to the second free end 143. That is, the width of the alignment tab 157 decreases along its length from the first fixed end 141 to the second free end 143. Accordingly, the width of the alignment tab 157 at the second free end 143 is significantly less than the width of the alignment tab at the first fixed end 141.
  • the width of the alignment tab 157 can be generally constant along its length or increase along its length.
  • the first fixed end 141 and the second free end 143 can have substantially the same widths or the second free end 143 can have a width that is greater than the width of the first fixed end.
  • the lid 122 is hingedly connected to the container 12 via a living hinge, indicated generally at 161. More specifically, a collar, indicated generally at 163, is fixedly attached to the open top 28 of the container 12 and the lid 122 is hingedly connected to the container 12 via the living hinge 161. Thus, the lid 122 can be pivoted relative to the container 12 about the living hinge 161 to open and close the container.
  • the lid 122, the collar 163, and the living hinge 161 are integrally formed. That is, the lid 122, the collar 163, and the living hinge 161 are formed as a single-piece.
  • the lid 122 may instead be connected to the container 12 in other suitable manners, e.g., by a conventional mechanical hinge.
  • the material used to make the living hinge 161 is preferably a flexible polymeric material, such as, for example, polypropylene and/or polyethylene, and can be flexed numerous times without failure.
  • the collar 163 has a snap-fit connection with the open top 28 of the container 12. It is understood, however, that the collar 163 can be connected to the container 12 in other suitable manners, e.g., clips or other mechanical attachments. It is also understood that, in some embodiments, the collar 163 can be omitted. In such an embodiment, the lid 122, the living hinge 161, and the container 12 may be integrally formed.
  • the collar 163 has a shoulder 167 (broadly, "a second alignment member") disposed adjacent the living hinge 161 and aligned with the alignment tab 157 extending from the lid 122.
  • the shoulder 167 is recessed and configured to engagingly receive the outer surface 147 of the alignment tab 157 when the lid 122 is moved from the opened position to the closed position as illustrated in FIGS. 21 and 21 A.
  • the engagement between the shoulder 167 on the collar 163 and the alignment tab 157 facilitates alignment of the lid 122 with the container and more specifically with the collar 163.
  • the tamper-indicating band 124 is removably attached to both the lid 122 and the container 12. More specifically, the packaging 10 is suitably in a sealed configuration during shipping and at the point of sale (FIGS. 14-17A). In the sealed configuration and as illustrated in FIG. 17A, a tab portion 160 of the tamper-indicating band 124 engages the catch 153 on the pull tab 150 of the lid 122 to thereby secure (or lock) the lid to the container 12. As a result, the lid 122 is inhibited from moving relative to the container 12. In other words, the engagement between the tab portion 160 of the tamper-indicating band 124 and the catch 153 prevents the lid 122 from being pivoted relative to the container 12 about the living hinge 161.
  • the tamper-indicating band 124 can be selectively disengaged from the catch 153 to move the packaging 10 from the sealed configuration to an in-use configuration of the packaging 10, as seen in FIGS. 19 and 19A, the tamper-indicating band 124 can be permanently detached from both the lid 122 and the container 12.
  • the lid 22 is selectively pivotable relative to the container 12 about the living hinge 161 for allowing repeated access to and storage of the powdered beverage 16 contained within the bag 14.
  • the packaging 10 is in its in-use configuration during intermittent consumption of the powdered beverage 16 by a consumer following the point of sale, which may take place over an extended period of time.
  • the lid 122 is selectively attachable to the collar 163 mounted on the open top 28 of the container 12 to close the interior cavity 36 of the container to further enhance retention of the bag 14 therein. More specifically, the lid 122 is attached to the collar 163 by a lid-container connection, generally indicated at 138 (FIG. 17A), and the tamper-indicating band 124.
  • lid- container connection 138 is a snap-fit connection that includes an annular interior ridge 140 (i.e., a male component) on the lid 122, and an annular groove 144 on the exterior surface of the collar 163.
  • the interior ridge 140 is elastically deflectable to facilitate both repeated insertion of the ridge into the annular groove 144 and repeated removal of the ridge from the groove.
  • the pull tab 150 which extends radially outward from the lid 122, facilitates removal of the lid from the container 12. More specifically, a suitable upward force applied to the pull tab 150, such as by a user pulling up on the tab, produces elastic deflection of the ridge 140 and removal of the lid 122 from the container 12.
  • the lid-container connection 138 may be a substantially air-tight and/or water-tight connection that inhibits the ingress of air/liquid into the container 12.
  • the lid 122 and the container 12 may also be substantially waterproof, such that the container 12 as a whole is substantially waterproof so as to inhibit the ingress of liquid into the container 12. It is understood, however, that the container 12 may not be waterproof and remain within the scope of the present invention.
  • the tamper- indicating band 124 is removably attached to both the lid 122 and the collar 163 to inhibit the lid 122 from being removed from the container 12 without first removing the tamper- indicating band.
  • the tamper-indicating band 124 indicates to the consumer whether the container 12 has been opened prior to its initial intended opening.
  • a user can grasp the tamper-indicating band 124 and pull it radially outward away from the lid 122, which disengages the tab portion 160 from the catch 153 of the pull tab 150 of the lid 122. Once the tab portion 160 has been fully disengaged from the catch 153, the user can grip the pull tab 150 and pivot the lid 122 relative to the container 12.
  • the packaging 10 may include a different tamper indicating structure or may not including a tamper indicating structure without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un emballage qui comprend un contenant, un sac disposé dans une cavité intérieure du contenant externe, et une quantité de boisson en poudre dan un espace intérieur du sac. Le contenant peut être dimensionné et façonné de façon à être tenu dans la main d'une personne. Le contenant peut avoir une surface intérieure qui se rétrécit vers une partie de gorge. La partie de gorge est appropriée pour retenir le sac de boisson en poudre dans le contenant. Le contenant peut être particulièrement approprié pour être utilisé avec une boisson en poudre nutritionnelle à forte teneur lipidique, puisque ce type de boisson peut être facilement malléable ou adaptable au contenant dans lequel elle est reçue. Le contenant peut avoir une forme qui facilite la préhension du contenant par un utilisateur. Le contenant peut avoir une paroi latérale qui est élastiquement déformable lorsque la paroi latérale est soumise à une force appliquée dans une direction radialement vers l'intérieur.
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