Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
  • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
  • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
  • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
  • B65D33/2516—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor comprising tamper-indicating means, e.g. located within the fastener
  • B65D33/2525—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor comprising tamper-indicating means, e.g. located within the fastener located between the fastener and the product compartment
• • 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
  • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
  • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
  • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
  • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor

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• the invention generally relates to flexible packages with a re- closable closure such as a zipper with or without sliders, and more particularly, relates to tamper-evident diaphragm and flexible packages with re-closable closure having such tamper evident diaphragm to prevent counterfeiting.
• Tamper-evident flexible packages are commonly used in packaging industries to match the demands of consumers. More often, in view of providing tamper-evidence to the re-closable flexible packages, tamper- evident diaphragms are configured to re-closable flexible packages with re-closable means such as zipper with or without slider, in various ways.
• the tamper-evident diaphragm generally has a scoring which gets torn away from the middle on applying force to access the content inside the re-closable flexible packages.
• tamper-evident diaphragm which is cost effective and is easy to manufacture and flexible packages made thereof. Further, the tamper-evident diaphragm and the flexible packages made thereof should ensure user comfort while accessing the content. Also, it is desired that the barrier-properties provided by the tamper-evident diaphragm should be high.
• the present invention describes a tamper evident diaphragm for a flexible package.
• the tamper evident diaphragm includes two diaphragm strips.
• Each of the diaphragm strips includes at least an outer layer and an inner layer laminated with each other.
• the inner layer of each of the diaphragm strips is sealable together to form a non-resealable peelable sealed band.
• the outer layer and the inner layer are configured to be sealed with flaps of a zipper of the flexible package.
• a tamper evident structure for a flexible package includes a zipper having interlocking elements, and flaps extending downwardly from the interlocking elements.
• the tamper evident structure further includes a tamper diaphragm sealed to the zipper.
• the tamper evident diaphragm includes two diaphragm strips having at least an outer layer and an inner layer laminated with each other. The inner layer of each of the diaphragm strips is sealable together to form a non-resealable peelable sealed band.
• the outer layer and the inner layer are configured to be sealed with the flaps of the zipper.
• a flexible package including a tamper evident structure including a zipper, and a tamper evident diaphragm secured to the zipper.
• the flexible package further includes a bag secured to the tamper evident structure.
• FIGS. 1A-1E illustrate cross sectional views of various arrangements of a slider-zipper with a tamper-evident diaphragm sealed with the flaps of the zipper, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
• FIGS. 2A-2D illustrates cross-sectional views of some of the substrates of the tamper evident diaphragm, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 3 illustrates cross sectional view of a re-closeable flexible package with one of the embodiments of non-resealable peelable temper evident diaphragm, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
• the invention provides a tamper-evident diaphragm (110 ⁇ sealed to 15 flaps (120, 124 ⁇ of a zipper (108) for flexible packages formed from two diaphragm strips (112, 116).
• Each of the diaphragm strips (112, 118) comprise an outer layer (140) and an inner layer (136),
• the inner laye (136) and the outer layer (140) of the diaphragm strips (112, 116) are configured to be sealed to th flaps (120, 124) of the zipper (108).
• the 0 inner layer (136) is made of non-re-sealable peelabie material and th inner layers (.
• the outer layer 5 ⁇ 140 ⁇ and th inner layer (136) may include one o more iayer(s ⁇ between them,
• FIG, 1A illustrates tamper evident structure (1 ' OOA) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fl ⁇ 3» 1A further illustrates a zipper (108A) having a slider (104 A), with a tamper evident diaphragm (11 OA) comprising two diaphragm strips (112A) & (116A) sealed on flaps (124A and 120A).
• the zipper (108A) includes interlocking elements i.e. a male element (128A) and a female element ( 30A), both being configured to interlock for proper closing when slider (104A) is passed over them in a locking direction.
• Each of the diaphragm strips (112A and 1 16A) comprises an inner layer (136A) and an outer layer (140A) laminated to each other.
• the inner layer (136A) of each of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A) is configured to seal with an outer surface (148A and 144A) of each of the flaps (124A and 120A) at one end.
• each of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A) is sealed to form a non-resealable peelable sealed band (142A) at another end, i.e., the band (142A) once peeled-off by any end-user cannot be normally resealed again by mere pressing together the strips (112A and 116A). This imparts tamper-evident feature to the flexible package (300).
• Such zipper closure assembly with tamper evident diaphragm (110) is suitable for use with film / laminate bags where inner surfaces of the bags end are sealed with the outer surfaces (144A and 148A) of the flaps (120A and 124A) of the zipper (108A) above the diaphragm strips (116A and 112A).
• a separator of metal or any other suitable un-sealable material may be required to be put between the unsealed inner surfaces (136A) of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A) during bag making process to prevent sealing of the inner layers (136A) of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A).
• FIG. 1B shows a tamper evident structure (100B) a tamper evident diaphragm (11 OB) made from diaphragm strips (112B and 116B) sealed to flaps (124B and 120B) of a zipper (108B) such that outer layer (140B) is sealed to inner surfaces (152B and 156B) of the flaps (120B and 124B) and the inner layer (136B) of each of the diaphragm strips (112B and 116B) is sealed together for certain length to provide a non-resealable peelable sealed band (142B).
• Such embodiment is generally suitable for film / laminate bags where inner surface of open end of bag are sealed to the outer surface (144B and 148B) of the flaps (120B and 124B).
• a separator of metal or any other suitable un-sealable material is required to be put between the unsealed inner surfaces (136B) of the diaphragm strips (112B and 116B) during bag making process to prevent sealing of the inner layers (136B) of the diaphragm strips (112B and 116B).
• FIG. 1C illustrates a tamper evident structure (100C) which is similar to that in FIG.
• zipper (108C) is required to be sealed to the open-ends of the bag from outside using hot air sealing or hot-melt adhesive sealing or other suitable methods.
• the flaps ( 20C and 124C) of the zipper (108C) are made longer and the tamper-evident diaphragm (110C) smaller in length such that sufficient length of the flaps (120C and 124C) are available for configuring over the open-end of the bag from outside.
• FIG. 1D shows tamper evident structure ( 00D) outer layers (140D) of the diaphragm strips (112D and 116D) sealed to inner surfaces (156D and 152D) of the flaps (124D and 120D). Inner layers (136D) of the diaphragm strips (112D and 116D) are sealed together to provide a non- resealable peelable sealed band (142D). The diaphragm (110D) is sealed to inner surfaces (156D and 152D) of the flaps (124D and 120D) in an inverted orientation.
• FIG, E shows tamper evident structure (100E) including diaphragm strips (112E and 116E) sealed to flaps (124E and 12GE) of the zipper (108E) such that inner layers (136E). of the strips ⁇ 12 ⁇ and 116E) are sealed to the inner surfaces (158E and 152E) of the flaps (124E and 120E) at one end. The inner surfaces (138.E) are sealed again at another end of the diaphragm strips (112E and 118E) to provide a non-reseaia le peelab!e sealed band ⁇ 142E),
• the tamper evident diaphragm (110) may include straight orientation (1 0A, 110B, and 110 C as show in FIGS, 1A, 18, and tC respectively) or an inverted orientation (110 D, and 11.0E as shown in FIG. D, and FIG. 1E respectively).
• FIGS. 2A-2D Different iayer structures of diaphragm strips (1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ - ⁇ and 118A ⁇ E are shown in FIGS. 2A-2D.
• the outer layer (140A / i40E) of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A, and 112E and 116E) is made up of metalized or norv etalized Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (8GPP) / Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) / Oriented Poiyamide (Nylon) film.
• the Inner layer (136A 136E) is made up of film of peefabie polymer or a blend of peelahie polymer with other suitable polymer such as polyethylene or nietallocene polyethylene or Polypropylene (PP) or Ethyiene-vinyl acetat (EVA).
• the outer iayer (14GA / 140 ⁇ ) and the inner layer (138A / 136E) are laminated using suitable adhesive such as UV curable, E-beam curable, sumble-less adhesive or dry lamination adbesives, water-base adhesive, solvent-base adhesive or any other su!ab!e lamination adhesive, in wid web.
• suitable adhesive such as UV curable, E-beam curable, sumble-less adhesive or dry lamination adbesives, water-base adhesive, solvent-base adhesive or any other su!ab!e lamination adhesive, in wid web.
• This web is subsequently slit into strips of desired width to obtain the diaphragm strips (112A and 112E and 118 and 118E).
• the polymers of layers are so selected that the inner layer (136A) of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A) is se.alab.ie ⁇ to the outer surfaces (144A and 148A) of the flaps (120A and 124A) and the inner layers (136A) are sealed together upto certain length providing the non-resealable peelable band (142A), as shown in FIG. 1A.
• the inner layer (136E) of the diaphragm strips (112E and 116E) can be sealed to the inner surfaces (156 E and 152 E) of the flaps (124E and 120E) and the inner layers (136E) at the other end of the diaphragm strips (112E and 116E) are sealed together upto certain length providing the non-resealable peelable sealed band (142E) in inverted orientation, as shown in FIG. 1E.
• An inside surface (141) of outer layer (140A) can be metalized with
• the inner layer (136A) is subsequently laminated over the metalized outer layer (140A).
• the outer layer (140A) can be reverse printed with text, or holographic images, or latent images, or hot or cold stamped portions, or a combination thereof, or provided with holography or may be provided with other anti-counterfeiting features with metallization. It must be appreciated that the inner layer (136A) is transparent if printing or holography or any other feature needs to be visible from open zipper side.
• FIG. 2B shows another layer structure of the diaphragm strips (112B - 112D and 116B -116D) having two (2) layers, the outer layer (140B - 140D) and the inner layer (136B - 136D).
• the outer layer (140B - 140D) is made up of polyethylene whereas the inner layer (136B - 136D) is made up of sealable Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP), or Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), or Oriented Polyamide (Nylon) film.
• BOPP Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene
• PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
• Nylon Oriented Polyamide
• the inner layers (136B) of the diaphragm strips (112B and 116B) are sealed to each other up to a certain length providing the non- resealable peelable sealed band (142B) and the outer layer (140B) can be sealed to the inner surfaces (156B and 152B) of the flaps (124B and 120B), as shown in FIG. 1B.
• FIG.1C is positioned similarly as that shown in FIG.1B but the flaps (124C and 120C) are made longer to provide sufficient length on inside surfaces (156C and 152C) of the flaps (124C and 120C) for bonding with adhesive or hot melt adhesive or by any other suitable process, from outside over the open end of the bag.
• the tamper evident diaphragm (110D) is sealed with the inner surfaces (152D and 56D) of the flaps (120D and 124D) of a zipper (108D) in the same manner as shown in FIG 1C but in an inverted orientation, as shown in FIG. 1D.
• FIG. 2C shows layer structure, according to a different embodiment of the present disclosure, of the diaphragm strips (112A-E and 116A-E) having 3 layers: an outer layer (240), middle layer (260) and an inner layer (236).
• the outer layer (240) is made up of polyethylene.
• the inner layer (236) is made up of a film of peelable polymer or a blend of peelable polymer with other suitable polymer such as polyethylene or metallocene polyethylene or Polypropylene (PP) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).
• the middle layer (260) is made up of metalized or non-metalized Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP), or Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), or Oriented Polyamide (Nylon) film.
• BOPP Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene
• PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
• Nylon Oriented Polyamide
• the polymers of layers are so selected that the inner layer (136A) of the diaphragm strips (112A and 116A) is sealable to the outer surfaces (144A and 148A) of the flaps (120A and 124A) and the inner layers (136A) are sealed together upto certain length providing the non-resealable peelable sealed band (142A), as shown in FIG. 1A.
• the inner layers (136B) of the diaphragm strips (112B and 116B) are sealed to each other to certain length providing the non-resealable peelable sealed band (142B) and the outer layer (140B) can be sealed to the inner surfaces (152B and 156B) of the flaps (120B and 124B), as shown in FIG. 1B.
• the tamper-evident diaphragm (110C) is positioned similarly as shown in FIG.1B but the flaps (124C and 120C) are made longer to provide sufficient length on the inside surfaces (156C and 152C) of the flaps (124C and 120C) for bonding with adhesive or hot melt adhesive or by any other suitable process, from outside over the open end of the bag, as shown in FIG. 1C.
• the tamper evident diaphragm (110D) is sealed with the inner surfaces (152D and 156D) of the flaps (120D and 124D) of the zipper (108D) in the same manner as shown in FIG 1C but in an inverted orientation, as shown in FIG. 1D.
• the inner layer (136E) of the diaphragm strips (112E and 116E) can be sealed to the inner surfaces (152E and 156E) of the flaps (124E and 120E), and the inner layers (136E) at the other end of the diaphragm strips (112E and 116E) are sealed together up to a certain length providing the non-resealable peelable sealed band (142E) in an inverted orientation, as shown in FIG. 1E.
• FIG. 2D shows another layer structure applicable to the diaphragm strips (112A-E and 116A-E) having two (2) layers, the outer layer (140A - 140E) and an inner layer (136A - 136E).
• the outer layer (140A - 140E) is made up of polyethylene wherein the inner layer (136A - 136E) is made up of peelable polymer or a blend of peelable polymer with other suitable polymer such as polyethylene or metallocene polyethylene or Polypropylene (PP) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).
• the inside surface of the outer layer (140A - 140E) can be metalized with Aluminum, Aluminum Oxide, Zinc Sulphide, Silicon Oxide, Silver, Gold, Copper, Chrome, Silicon monoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Fluoride, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Tungsten Oxide, Indium Tin Oxide or any other suitable metal, if barrier properties are to be further enhanced.
• the inner layer (136A - 136E) is subsequently laminated over the metalized outer layer (140A - 140E).
• non-resealable peelable sealed band (142) between the inner layers and to seal the tamper evident diaphragm (110) with the inner / outer surfaces of the flaps of the zipper (108) heat and pressure sealing is used, however, it is to be appreciated that any other suitable sealing method such as ultrasonic sealing, laser sealing, high frequency sealing, sealing with hot melt adhesive, hot air sealing, sealing using glue, sealing with hot extrusion polymer layer and the like can be used for the purposes.
• FIG.3 illustrates a flexible package (300) having one of the embodiments of the non-resealable peelable temper evident diaphragm (110E) as shown in FIG. 1E.
• the flexible package (300) includes the tamper evident structure (100E).
• the tamper evident structure (100E) includes the zipper (108E), and the tamper evident diaphragm (110E) secured to the zipper (108E) as explained above.
• the flexible package (300) further includes a bag (305) secured to the tamper evident structure (100E).
• a separator of metal or any other suitable un-sealable material may be required to be put between the unsealed inner surfaces (136) of the diaphragm strips (112, 116) during making of the flexible package (300) to prevent sealing of inner surfaces (136) of the diaphragm strips (112, 116).
• the invention is advantageous in cost effectively manufacturing the non-resealable peelable tamper-evident diaphragm (110).
• the tamper- evident diaphragm (110) of the invention does away with the requirement of any costly and time-consuming co-extruding process required for the zipper flaps to introduce peelable material.
• the tamper-evident diaphragm (110) when pulled apart, opens-up in the middle with a smooth feeling and without any jerk.
• Metallization in the tamper evident diaphragm (110) of this invention is also enhances the barrier properties of the flexible package (300). Further, with metallization in the tamper-evident diaphragm (110), one can print or provide holograms or additional security features such as latent images etc.

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