Stand up object shaped pouch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11873156-B2
Application number	US-202017109218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2020
Priority date	Dec 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

A flexible pouch for packaging contents has a pair of leg portions having gussets. A bridge connect the leg portions. At least one arm extends upwardly. The pouch can be formed to represent various objects such as letters. The pouches can be formed with compartments for holding different components. The compartments may be separated by frangible seals to permit components to be mixed within the pouch.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A flexible pouch for holding contents, the pouch comprising:
a pair of leg portions each leg portion having a gusset for supporting the pouch on a bottom of each leg portion and having a compartment for holding the contents in an upright position bridge;
a bridge portion extending between the pair of leg portions; at least one arm extending above the bridge portion; and
an opening device mounted in the at least one arm for accessing the contents; and
a frangible seal extending across the bridge portion to separate the compartment of one leg portion from the compartment of the other leg portion of the pair of leg portions;
wherein rupture of the frangible seal provides a fluid passageway between the compartments of the pair of leg portions, where the at least one arm comprises a second arm extending above the bridge portion and wherein the second arm has a second seal formed at a top of the compartment of an associated leg portion of the pair of leg portions.

2. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the frangible seal is disposed opening to the bridge portion on a side of the compartment of one of the leg portions.

3. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the opening device is a fitment.

4. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the opening device is a tear strip formed by a pair of notches.

5. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the second frangible seal is formed across one of the leg portions.

6. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the second seal is a frangible seal formed across the at least one arm.

7. The flexible pouch of claim 1 , wherein the compartments of the pair of leg portions are each filled with the contents, and wherein the pouch includes a horizontal centerline wherein at least 60% of the weight of the contents disposed in the pouch is positioned below the center line.

8. The flexible pouch of claim 7 , wherein a center of the bridge portion is at or above the center line.

9. A flexible pouch for holding contents, the pouch comprising:
a pair of leg portions each leg portion having a gusset for supporting the pouch on a bottom each leg portion and having a compartment for holding the contents in an upright position bridge, at least one of the leg portions including a concave arc formed in a side edge on a side of the at least one leg portion;
a bridge portion comprising a frangible seal extending between the pair of leg portions; and
at least one arm extending above the bridge portion;
an opening device mounted in the at least one arm for accessing the contents, where the at least one arm comprises a second arm extending above the bridge portion and wherein the second arm has a seal formed at a top of the compartment of an associated leg portion of the pair of leg portions.

10. The flexible pouch of claim 9 , wherein the frangible seal extending across the bridge portion to separate the compartment of one leg portion from the compartment of the other leg portion of the pair of leg portions, wherein rupture of the frangible seal provides a fluid passageway between the compartments of the pair of leg portions.

11. A flexible pouch for holding contents, the pouch comprising:
a front panel joined to a rear panel, the front and rear panels including an upper portion and a lower portion;
a pair of leg portions formed in the lower portion,. each leg portion having a gusset for supporting the pouch on a bottom of each leg portion and having a compartment for holding the contents in an upright position bridge;
a bridge portion extending between the pair of leg portions, the bridge portion defined by cutouts formed in the front and rear panels, a first cutout extending from a bottom of the front and rear panels and a second cutout extending from a top of the front and rear panels;
at least one arm formed in the upper portion and extending above the bridge portion;
an opening device mounted in the at least one arm for accessing the contents;
a frangible seal extending across the bridge portion to separate the compartment of one leg portion from the compartment of the other leg portion of the pair of leg portions; and
wherein rupture of the frangible seal provides a fluid passageway between the compartments of the pair of leg portions, where the at least one arm comprises a second arm extending above the bridge portion and wherein the second arm has a second seal formed at a top of the compartment of an associated leg portion of the pair of leg portions.

12. The flexible pouch of claim 11 , wherein a height of the first cutout is about 40% of a total height of the pouch.

13. The flexible pouch of claim 11 , wherein the second seal is a frangible seal formed across the at least one arm.

14. The flexible pouch of claim 11 , wherein the opening device comprises a fitment.

Assignees

• Pouch Pac Innovations Llc

Inventors

• Murray R Charles

Classifications

• B65D81/3266 Primary

  separated by a common rupturable seal, a clip or other removable fastening device · CPC title

• B65D25/08

  with provisions for removing or destroying, e.g. to facilitate mixing of contents · CPC title

• B65D75/008

  Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel" · CPC title

• B65D75/5883

  connected to the package at the sealed junction of two package walls · CPC title

• B65D81/365

  Containers, or parts thereof, simulating or being incorporated into other items, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building, dumb bells (B65D81/363, B65D81/368 take precedence) · CPC title