Package with supplemental seal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12110164-B2
Application number	US-201917779444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2019
Priority date	Dec 13, 2019
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A package includes a first adjacent edge, a second adjacent edge, and a fitment seal including a fitment. The fitment seal is inclined at a fitment seal angle relative to the first adjacent seal, and connects to the first adjacent seal and the second adjacent seal. The package further includes at least one supplemental seal extending towards the first adjacent seal. The at least one supplemental seal is inclined at an angle from 90° to 180° relative to the first adjacent seal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A package comprising:
a fitment comprising a fitment centerline, a first base end and a second base end;
a fitment seal;
a first adjacent seal;
a second adjacent seal;
a fourth edge;
a first supplemental seal; and
a second supplemental seal;
wherein the fitment seal connects to the first adjacent seal and the second adjacent seal; wherein the first adjacent seal comprises a first edge that connects to the fourth edge; wherein the second adjacent seal comprises a second edge comprising a position between the fitment seal and the fourth edge, wherein a portion of the second adjacent seal is parallel to and opposes the fourth edge;

wherein the fitment seal comprises a fitment seal angle between 90° and 180° from the first adjacent seal; wherein the fitment seal comprises the fitment; wherein a first foundation line extends from the first base end perpendicular to a line comprising the fourth edge; wherein an intermediate line extends from the fitment seal parallel to the first foundation line between the first base end and the first adjacent seal and is spaced from the first foundation line by 25 percent of a distance between the first adjacent seal and the first foundation line; wherein the first supplemental seal comprises a position anywhere from a bisection line comprising a line extending from the fitment centerline to the intermediate line; wherein a first base line extends from the first base end parallel to the bisection line wherein the first supplemental seal comprises a first point comprising a point closest to the first base line; wherein the second supplemental seal comprises a position anywhere from the bisection line to the second adjacent seal; wherein the second supplemental seal extends towards the second adjacent seal;
wherein a second base line extends from the second base end parallel to the bisection line; wherein the second supplemental seal comprises a second point comprising a point closest to the second base line; wherein the package comprises a single compartment comprising an innermost layer; wherein a region line extends through the first edge, the first point, the second point and the second edge and demarcates the package into a first region and a second region; wherein the first region comprises the fitment seal and the second region comprises the fourth edge; wherein the second region is a free-flow region allowing unobstructed movement of a product content that may be contained in the package between the innermost layer.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the first supplemental seal comprises a position anywhere from 50 percent of a distance between the fitment seal and a line comprising the fourth edge from the fitment seal.

3. The package of claim 1 , wherein the first supplemental seal extends towards the first adjacent seal and comprises a first angle from 90° and 180° as measured from the first adjacent seal to the bisection line and tangentially to the first point.

4. The package of claim 3 , wherein the first supplemental seal extends to the first adjacent seal.

5. The package of claim 1 , wherein a second foundation line extends from the second base end parallel to the fourth edge, wherein the second supplemental seal comprises a second angle from 90° to 180° as measured from the second adjacent seal to the bisection line and tangentially to the second point; wherein a first spacing comprises a distance between the fitment seal and the first point measured along a line parallel to the bisection line; wherein a second spacing comprises a distance between the fitment seal and the second point measured along a line parallel to the bisection line; and wherein the second spacing divided by the first spacing is less than 1.

6. The package of claim 1 , wherein the fourth edge comprises a gusset.

7. The package of claim 1 , wherein the second edge connects to the fitment seal and to the fourth edge.

8. The package of claim 1 , further comprising a third edge connecting to the second edge and to the fourth edge.

Assignees

• Amcor Flexibles North America Inc

Inventors

• Shotwell Rebecca J
• Koep Abigail H
• Zhuang Shiming
• Baumann Teressa A
• Marchione Nina L
• Hodson Jay D

Classifications

• B65D2575/54

  Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories · CPC title

• B65D81/3266

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

• B65D75/52

  Details · CPC title

• B65D75/5883 Primary

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