Abstract: An outlet assembly for a carton is provided, comprising a flanged member sealably attached to an interior side of the carton, the flanged member having an outlet formation that projects through an outlet hole in the carton, and a cap member mounted on an exterior side of the carton, the cap member having a cover formation that generally fits over the outlet formation. The outlet formation has a detachable member. An inner surface of the cover formation is sealed to the detachable member, such that when the cap member is lifted from the outlet formation, it tears away the detachable portion from the remainder of the outlet formation, thereby forming an outlet opening for the carton.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a mechanism for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch.

Abstract: A pouch-style package formed of thin film comprising a front wall, a back wall, edge seals joining the front wall and back wall, and at least one bulge formation formed in a wall of the pouch-style package, having a stress-relieving indent formed in the wall in which said bulge formation is formed, the stress-relieving indent providing material to relieve excessive thinning or stress cracking at corners of the bulge formation.

Abstract: A pouch-style containment package for containing and dispensing products is provided, comprising a front film and a back film sealed to the front film along a series of edge seals. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the pouch-style containment package comprises a widened seal portion extending inwardly from a first edge seal of the series of edge seals and an elongated diagonal cut extending substantially across the first edge seal and into the widened seal portion. The widened seal portion and elongated diagonal cut facilitate simple, directionally controlled tearing. In an embodiment of the invention, the pouch-style containment package has a preformed bulge, a widened seal portion extends inwardly from two edge seals adjacent the corner where the two edge seals meet, and two elongated diagonal cuts extend into the widened seal portion, facilitating tearing off a generally triangular corner portion.

Abstract: A pouch style containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The package comprises at least three layers of thin materials selected from a group of materials including heat sealable plastic films, metal foils, oxygen barrier films, plastic moisture barrier films, adhesives, coextrudable plastics and high strength plastics. The package includes an aperture or aperture forming means and a flap portion that is folded over and sealed to cover the aperture or aperture forming means, so that when the flap portion is folded back and away, an aperture is exposed or created. The layers may be selected so that a contact face of the flap member is sealed at a lower temperature than a sealing temperature for forming edge seals on the inner product contacting wall layers. Also, one layer may comprise a high strength layer that will not lose a significant amount of strength at temperatures substantially higher than the edge sealing temperature.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for create seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising means for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a folding mechanism for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch.

Abstract: A pouch-style package formed of thin film comprising a front wall, a back wall, edge seals joining the front wall and back wall, and at least one bulge formation formed in a wall of the pouch-style package, having a stress-relieving indent formed in the wall in which said bulge formation is formed, the stress-relieving indent providing material to relieve excessive thinning or stress cracking at comers of the bulge formation.

Abstract: An aperture forming structure for a sealed containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The structure includes a breakaway tip member of thermoformable plastic. In one embodiment a cap may be integrally formed with the aperture forming structure and may be used to protect the tip member or for reclosing the aperture. An alternative embodiment relates to a pouch, wherein a flap member portion of the pouch is folded over and sealingly attached to the body of the pouch. When the flap member portion is pulled away from the body, an outlet aperture is produced through the surface of the pouch.

Abstract: A pouch style containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The package comprises at least three layers of thin materials selected from a group of materials including heat sealable plastic films, metal foils, oxygen barrier films, plastic moisture barrier films, adhesives, coextrudable plastics and high strength plastics. The package includes an aperture or aperture forming means and a flap portion that is folded over and sealed to cover the aperture or aperture forming means, so that when the flap portion is folded back and away, an aperture is exposed or created. The layers may be selected so that a contact face of the flap member is sealed at a lower temperature than a sealing temperature for forming edge seals on the inner product contacting wall layers. Also, one layer may comprise a high strength layer that will not lose a significant amount of strength at temperatures substantially higher than the edge sealing temperature.

Abstract: A compact form-fill-seal machine capable of the high speed production, collation and loading into cartons of a variety of small dispensing packages with instant opening features including fault lines in the lower containment formation. It can make a variety of formations in the upper cover member as well as fault lines. It also produces simple cups and tubs. The machine operates at extremely high efficiency with practically every known thermoformable plastic film.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an aperture means creating station; an optional bulge forming station for thermoforming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for create a lower seal and edge seals and filling the pouch; and a flap making station comprising means for folding over a flap and sealing the inside portion of the flap to the front face of the pouch, covering the aperture means.

Abstract: A pouch style containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The package comprises at least three layers of thin materials selected from a group of materials including heat sealable plastic films, metal foils, oxygen barrier films, plastic moisture barrier films, adhesives, coextrudable plastics and high strength plastics. The package includes an aperture or aperture forming means and a flap portion that is folded over and sealed to cover the aperture or aperture forming means, so that when the flap portion is folded back and away, an aperture is exposed or created. The layers may be selected so that a contact face of the flap member is sealed at a lower temperature than a sealing temperature for forming edge seals on the inner product contacting wall layers. Also, one layer may comprise a high strength layer that will not lose a significant amount of strength at temperatures substantially higher than the edge sealing temperature.

Abstract: A compact form-fill-seal machine capable of the high speed production, collation and loading into cartons of a variety of small dispensing packages with instant opening features including fault lines in the lower containment formation. It can make a variety of formations in the upper cover member as well as fault lines. It also produces simple cups and tubs. The machine operates at extremely high efficiency with practically every known thermoformable plastic film.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to aperture forming mechanisms for a dispenser packages, wherein the aperture forming mechanisms comprise peelable seals. In certain embodiments, the package comprises a first member having at least one first peelably sealed, creased or pleated portion and a second member having at least one second peelably sealed, creased or pleated portion, wherein the first member is arranged opposite and is sealed to the second member with an edge seal, and wherein the edge seal extends outwardly on each side of said first and second peelably sealed creased or pleated portions. Grasping the edge seals and pulling away from the creased or pleated portions causes the peel seals to pull apart, thereby opening the package. In other embodiments, the first member and second member are sealed together in a first area by base or edge seals and in a second area by peelable seals, and at least one of the first and second members comprises at least one flap.

Abstract: An aperture forming structure for a sealed containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The structure includes a breakaway tip member of thermoformable plastic. In one embodiment a cap may be integrally formed with the aperture forming structure and may be used to protect the tip member or for reclosing the aperture. An alternative embodiment relates to a pouch, wherein a flap member portion of the pouch is folded over and sealingly attached to the body of the pouch. When the flap member portion is pulled away from the body, an outlet aperture is produced through the surface of the pouch.

Abstract: An aperture forming structure, which when attached to or integrally formed in dispenser packages for flowable substances allows reclosure and single or multiple uses. The aperture forming structure includes a break away tip member of thermoformable plastic. The break away tip includes a hollow protrusion from a surface. The intersection of the hollow protrusion and the surface is a fault line. Rupturing of the fault line creates an aperture from which the contents of the dispenser package may exit. A cap may be integrally formed with the aperture forming structure and detached for protecting the hollow protrusion or for closing the aperture created when the fault line is ruptured. The aperture forming structure can be made by heating a relatively stiff substantially flat thermoformable sheet of and then stretching the sheet to create a first and a second hollow protrusion in a tiered configuration. A rupture line is placed at the intersection of the first and the second protrusions.

Abstract: An aperture forming structure, which when attached to or integrally formed in dispenser packages for flowable substances allows reclosure and single or multiple uses. The aperture forming structure includes a break away tip member of thermoformable plastic. The break away tip includes a hollow protrusion from a surface. The intersection of the hollow protrusion and the surface is a fault line. Rupturing of the fault line creates an aperture from which the contents of the dispenser package may exit. A cap may be integrally formed with the aperture forming structure and detached for protecting the hollow protrusion or for closing the aperture created when the fault line is ruptured. The aperture forming structure can be made by heating a relatively stiff substantially flat thermoformable sheet of and then stretching the sheet to create a first and a second hollow protrusion in a tiered configuration. A rupture line is placed at the intersection of the first and the second protrusions.

Abstract: An aperture forming structure for a sealed containment and dispensing package for flowable products is provided. The structure includes a breakaway tip member of thermoformable plastic. In one embodiment a cap may be integrally formed with the aperture forming structure and may be used to protect the tip member or for reclosing the aperture. An alternative embodiment relates to a pouch, wherein a flap member portion of the pouch is folded over and sealingly attached to the body of the pouch. When the flap member portion is pulled away from the body, an outlet aperture is produced through the surface of the pouch.

Abstract: A swab (10) for applying fluids to a surface having a quick, easy opening dispenser package portion (12 and 14) and at least one sponge-like member (30). The dispenser package portion (12 and 14) includes a wall (12) made from a thermoplastic material and having an outlet creating formation (20). When a sufficient force is applied to the at least one outlet creating formation (20), an outlet opening (18) is formed allowing a release of the fluid contents (17) to flow from the dispenser package (12 and 14) and into the overlying at least one sponge-like member (30).