Container and pouch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9409690-B2
Application number	US-201414490805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Dec 21, 2010
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container and a pouch. The container and pouch is preferably mutually shaped so that the pouch fits tightly into the container. The container comprises a closure for closing the container and preferably being adapted to maintain the pouch in an open state in a position where its opening is facing upwardly. In addition, the closure comprises a lid, allowing re-closable access to the contents stored in the pouch.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A pouch comprising:
at least two side walls;
vertical folding lines between the at least two side walls;
a top comprising flaps configured to fold around distal ends of side walls of a container while the distal ends of the container side walls are accommodated by a closure of the container in which the pouch is arranged;
flap folding lines between the at least two side walls and the flaps; and
a reinforcement tongue formed by curvilinear cuts each extending between the flap folding lines and an edge of the at least two side walls of the pouch, respectively, according to an angle between the vertical folding line and a tangent to the respective curvilinear cut that goes through an extremity of the reinforcement tongue, the angle being between 10° and 45°, the reinforcement tongue comprising a first portion extending from a first of the at least two side walls, a second portion extending from a second of the at least two side walls, and the first portion is integral with the second portion along a vertical axis of the reinforcement tongue that is co-linear with a corresponding vertical folding line of the pouch.

2. The pouch of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is box-shaped and comprises a flat rectangular bottom opposite to the top.

3. The pouch of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is suitable to contain a dry consumable product.

4. The pouch of claim 1 , wherein the flaps are hermetically sealed together before being folded around the distal end of the one or more side walls of the container.

5. The pouch of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is folded into a gusset form by folding along folding lines comprising:
horizontal folding lines at a bottom-most portion of the flaps and encircling the pouch,
first vertical folding lines along the edges of the side walls of the pouch,
a pair of oblique folding lines on two opposite side walls extending from intersections between a horizontal folding line and a vertical folding line to an intersection between the oblique folding lines, and
second vertical folding lines extending from the intersection between the oblique folding lines and upwardly to an upper edge of the side walls of the pouch.

6. The pouch of claim 1 , wherein the pouch comprises four side walls that define a box shape, and the top of the pouch has only two flaps.

7. A kit comprising:
a pouch comprising (i) at least two side walls and vertical folding lines between the at least two side walls, (ii) flaps, (iii) flap folding lines between the at least two side walls and the flaps, and (iv) a reinforcement tongue formed by two curvilinear cuts each extending between an edge of the at least two side walls and the flap folding lines, respectively, according to an angle between the vertical folding line and a tangent to the respective curvilinear cut that goes through an extremity of the reinforcement tongue, the angle being between 10° and 45°, the reinforcement tongue comprising a first portion extending from a first of the at least two side walls, a second portion extending from a second of the at least two side walls, and the first portion is integral with the second portion along a vertical axis of the reinforcement tongue that is co-linear with a corresponding vertical folding line of the pouch; and
a container configured to receive the pouch, the container comprising (i) a body part comprising one or more side walls and a bottom, the one or more side walls of the body part defining an opening positioned opposite to the bottom, and (ii) a closure with a lid and a lock configured to disengage, allowing the lid to rotate into a position where access to content stored in the pouch inserted in the container is available.

8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the pouch comprises a top end at which the flaps are positioned.

9. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the body part further comprises an interior having a length and a width that correspond to a length and a width of the pouch, respectively.

10. The kit of claim 7 , wherein during use of the kit the flaps fold around a distal end of the one or more side walls of the body part, and the closure accommodates the distal end of the one or more side walls, with the flaps folded around the distal end, to close the container with the pouch arranged internally.

11. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the flaps are hermetically sealed together before use of the kit.

12. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the flaps folded around the distal end of the body part are configured to mate with a corresponding recess in the closure.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the closure comprises a skirt portion that comprises the recess.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa

Inventors

• Varbanov Petar

Classifications

• B65D77/04 Primary

  Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another · CPC title

• B65D21/0233

  Nestable containers · CPC title

• B65D31/10 Primary

  with gusseted sides · CPC title

• B65D77/06

  Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers · CPC title