WO2008131194A1 - Laser scored pour spout for flexible bag - Google Patents
Laser scored pour spout for flexible bag Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2008131194A1 WO2008131194A1 PCT/US2008/060778 US2008060778W WO2008131194A1 WO 2008131194 A1 WO2008131194 A1 WO 2008131194A1 US 2008060778 W US2008060778 W US 2008060778W WO 2008131194 A1 WO2008131194 A1 WO 2008131194A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- reclosable
- flexible film
- easy open
- score line
- film package
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- 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
- B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
- B65D75/008—Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"
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- 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
- B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
- B65D75/52—Details
- B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
- B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
Definitions
- top seal is generally done in one step as is well known in the art.
- the front / back are sealed together at the same time the tops of the side gussets are sealed.
- the side gussets come together folded at the top seal
- a CMD (Cross machine direction) laser score line is placed on the side gusset of the bag. See Fig. 1, laser score 24.
- the score line is broken by the consumer, the portion of the gusset below the broke score line is pulled outward to form a pour spout.
- the score line is at most, the width of the gusset which minimizes any chance of premature breakage either on the filling line or during distribution in contrast to a complete CMD score.
- This score can either be a continuous line or a row of dashes or dots, all providing a line of weakness in the film structure.
- the score line can be defined by a tensile property tested across the score line. Tensile values can range from 4.0 lbs/in to 16 lbs/in.
- a further aspect of this invention aligns the laser score line with the machine direction of the film and package. Attention is drawn to Fig 6a which shows a flexible film bag 40 which is similar to the flexible film bag described in Fig. 1 except rotated 90 degrees. This allows the pouch to stand up on bottom gusset 42 instead of the traditional bottom seal. As shown in Fig. 6a, a score line 46 runs along and down the center of top gusset 44. Thus top gusset 44 and the laser score 46 provides the easy open feature of the package. As shown in Fig. 6b and Fig. 6c, the pouch opens very easily along score 46 by pulling the top gusset in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 6b. Fig. 6c shows the opened package with contents 48 exposed.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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MX2009011124A MX2009011124A (en) | 2007-04-20 | 2008-04-18 | Laser scored pour spout for flexible bag. |
CA 2684502 CA2684502A1 (en) | 2007-04-20 | 2008-04-18 | Laser scored pour spout for flexible bags |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US91296807P | 2007-04-20 | 2007-04-20 | |
US60/912,968 | 2007-04-20 |
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WO2008131194A1 true WO2008131194A1 (en) | 2008-10-30 |
WO2008131194A8 WO2008131194A8 (en) | 2009-11-12 |
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PCT/US2008/060778 WO2008131194A1 (en) | 2007-04-20 | 2008-04-18 | Laser scored pour spout for flexible bag |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US20080260304A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2684502A1 (en) |
MX (1) | MX2009011124A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008131194A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
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US20100247822A1 (en) * | 2009-02-03 | 2010-09-30 | Evan Michael Ziolkowski | Variable depth laser scored easy-open pouch for microwave steam venting |
US10071841B2 (en) | 2013-07-03 | 2018-09-11 | Bemis Company, Inc. | Scored package |
Citations (8)
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US3615712A (en) * | 1969-04-01 | 1971-10-26 | Cpc International Inc | Plastic food pouch for cooking |
US5184896A (en) * | 1991-10-11 | 1993-02-09 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Self-expanding flexible pouch including improved extensible stay to maximize opening |
WO1995000403A1 (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1995-01-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Pouch with ridges |
US5437406A (en) * | 1993-07-02 | 1995-08-01 | International Paper | Semi-rigid cereal carton |
US5928741A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1999-07-27 | E. Khashoggi Industries, Llc | Laminated articles of manufacture fashioned from sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix |
US20030231811A1 (en) * | 2002-06-07 | 2003-12-18 | Hodson Jay D. | Internally scored film, package and methods of making the same |
US20050109652A1 (en) * | 2003-11-26 | 2005-05-26 | Sandra Goepfert | Pack with overlapping dispensing orifice created by laminated packaging material |
US20050276525A1 (en) * | 2004-06-11 | 2005-12-15 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Flexible packaging structure with a built-in opening and reclose feature, and method for making same |
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US2093977A (en) * | 1935-07-20 | 1937-09-21 | John A Farmer | Bag closure |
US3458111A (en) * | 1967-12-21 | 1969-07-29 | Mira Pak Inc | Package |
IT1152032B (en) * | 1981-08-21 | 1986-12-24 | Teich Ag Folienwalzwerk | PACKAGING WITH GAS SEALED ENVELOPE |
FR2757835B1 (en) * | 1996-12-31 | 1999-03-19 | Unisabi Sa | LASER PRE-CUT PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD |
US6164826A (en) * | 1998-10-09 | 2000-12-26 | Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | Resealable spout for side-gusseted packages |
US6048100A (en) * | 1999-03-10 | 2000-04-11 | Industrial Label Corp. | Resealable closure for a bag |
FR2821610B1 (en) * | 2001-03-01 | 2003-08-29 | Masterfoods | FOOD BAG AND ESPECIALLY PELLET TYPE FOOD BAG |
WO2003082692A1 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2003-10-09 | Mark Steele | Flexible package with a transverse access panel device |
US7305805B2 (en) * | 2005-09-22 | 2007-12-11 | Frito-Lay North America, Inc. | Method for making a flexible reclosable package |
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- 2008-04-18 CA CA 2684502 patent/CA2684502A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2008-04-18 US US12/105,673 patent/US20080260304A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2008-04-18 MX MX2009011124A patent/MX2009011124A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2008-04-18 WO PCT/US2008/060778 patent/WO2008131194A1/en active Application Filing
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3615712A (en) * | 1969-04-01 | 1971-10-26 | Cpc International Inc | Plastic food pouch for cooking |
US5184896A (en) * | 1991-10-11 | 1993-02-09 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Self-expanding flexible pouch including improved extensible stay to maximize opening |
US5928741A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1999-07-27 | E. Khashoggi Industries, Llc | Laminated articles of manufacture fashioned from sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix |
WO1995000403A1 (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1995-01-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Pouch with ridges |
US5437406A (en) * | 1993-07-02 | 1995-08-01 | International Paper | Semi-rigid cereal carton |
US20030231811A1 (en) * | 2002-06-07 | 2003-12-18 | Hodson Jay D. | Internally scored film, package and methods of making the same |
US20050109652A1 (en) * | 2003-11-26 | 2005-05-26 | Sandra Goepfert | Pack with overlapping dispensing orifice created by laminated packaging material |
US20050276525A1 (en) * | 2004-06-11 | 2005-12-15 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Flexible packaging structure with a built-in opening and reclose feature, and method for making same |
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US20080260304A1 (en) | 2008-10-23 |
MX2009011124A (en) | 2009-10-30 |
WO2008131194A8 (en) | 2009-11-12 |
CA2684502A1 (en) | 2008-10-30 |
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