Flexible container with fitment and process for producing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10589882-B2
Application number	US-201514800312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2015
Priority date	Jul 16, 2014
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A flexible container is provided. The flexible container includes four panels. The four panels form (i) a body portion; (ii) a neck portion, and a flare portion that extends from the neck portion; (iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion; and (iv) the neck portion has a reduced width. The flare portion has an expanded end. The width of the flare portion gradually increases from the neck portion to the expanded end.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process comprising:
(A) providing a flexible container with four panels, the four panels forming
(i) a body portion,
(ii) a neck portion, and a flare portion that extends from the neck portion,
(iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion,
(iV) the neck portion having a reduced width, the flare portion having an expanded end, and the width of the flare portion gradually increasing from the neck portion to the flare expanded end;

(B) providing a fitment supported on a mandrel;
(C) inserting the fitment first into the expanded end, then into the flare portion, and then into the neck portion;
(D) contacting a scoring device with the neck portion;
(E) supporting the neck portion with the mandrel during the contacting; and
(F) rotating the neck portion to cut an excess flare portion from the neck portion.

2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising removing the excess flare portion from the neck portion.

Assignees

• Dow Global Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Pereira Bruno R
• Franca Marcos P
• Wilkes Kenneth R

Classifications

• B29C66/53262

  Enclosing spouts between the walls of bags, e.g. of medical bags · CPC title

• B29C66/5344

  said single elements being substantially annular, i.e. of finite length, e.g. joining flanges to tube ends (B29C66/5346 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C66/1122

  Single lap to lap joints, i.e. overlap joints (B29C66/45, B29C66/472, B29C66/52272 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65B61/186

  by applying or incorporating rigid fittings, e.g. discharge spouts · CPC title

• B29L2031/7128

  Bags, sacks, sachets (tea bags B29L2031/7122; medical bags B29L2031/7148) · CPC title