Bag Closure Secured By A Releasable Or Frangible Bond (e.g., Peel Seal) Patents (Class 383/210)
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Patent number: 6726364Abstract: An easily opened storage package 10 has enclosure material 10M forming storage chamber 10C within the package containing stored article 10A. Chamber access region 12A proximate edge 12E of the package, provides entrance into the chamber and access to the stored article. Band seal 14 formed by upper lamina 14U and lower lamina 14L extends along the access region, enclosing breaching bubble 16. The band seal has inner seal portion 14I between the bubble and the chamber, and outer seal portion 14O between the bubble and edge 12E of the package. The bubble is expandable to open the package by external pressure applied by a consumer. Opposed pair of peel flaps, upper flap 16U and lower flap 16L, are formed by the opposed laminae of the outer seal along the edge breach as the bubble breaches. These small initial flaps are grasped by the consumer and manually peeled apart to initiate opening the band seal.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: PopPack, LLCInventors: William S. Perell, Neil S. Hayden
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Patent number: 6712510Abstract: A reclosable package having a front wall (10), a rear wall (14), bottom (18), top (16), and first and second sides (20, 22). A zipper (24) extends across the package top between the sides with a slider (30) disposed along the zipper between a zipper fully open position when the slider is at the first side (20) and a fully closed position when the slider is at the second side (22). A side seal (36) on the first side (20) joins the front wall (10) to the rear wall (14) and extends between the bottom (18) and the zipper (24). The side seal (36) further extends toward the second side (22) for a distance at least as long as the length of the slider (30). When the slider (30) is in the zipper fully open position it parks above the side seal (36) and out of the mouth of the package (10) leading to a product cavity (38).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: John H. Schneider, Donald L. Crevier, Patricia I. Norek
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Publication number: 20040057638Abstract: An easily opened storage package 10 has enclosure material 10M forming storage chamber 10C within the package containing stored article 10A. Chamber access region 12A proximate edge 12B of the package, provides entrance into the chamber and access to the stored article. Band seal 14 formed by upper lamina 14U and lower lamina 14L extends along the access region, enclosing breaching bubble 16. The band seal has inner seal portion 14I between the bubble and the chamber, and outer seal portion 14O between the bubble and edge 12E of the package. The bubble is expandable to open the package by external pressure applied by a consumer. Opposed pair of peel flaps, upper flap 16U and lower flap 16L, are formed by the opposed laminae of the outer seal along the edge breach as the bubble breaches. These small initial flaps are grasped by the consumer and manually peeled apart to initiate opening the band seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2002Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: William S. Perell, Neil S. Hayden, Ellen Hayden
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Publication number: 20040047524Abstract: Both apparatus and methods for flexible recloseable containers with peel seals are disclosed. In one embodiment, the peel seal has a height greater than the height of the fastener strip flange to which it is attached. The upper portion of the peel seal is attached to the flange. The lower portion of peel seal is attached to a wall of the container. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating containers, and also for forming, filling, sealing a container with a product therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Robert C. Stolmeier, Paul Wolak
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Patent number: 6692150Abstract: The present invention is a disposable container having an easily openable structure capable of solving the problems in the easily openable disposable containers, and a die therefore at a low cost. An easily openable disposable container comprising a sheet such as a synthetic resin film or a film-like sheet with an aluminum foil laminated on the film for sealing the substance to be stored by sealing the entirety or a part of the periphery with a content such as a liquid or a particle, with an easily openable part formed in a part of the sealed parts, wherein the sealing of the easily openable part is formed in a width narrower than the sealing width in the other part of the sealed part, and a narrow width vertical sealing is formed continuously from the narrow width sealed part, elongating in the direction substantially orthogonal thereto into the inside of the container such that the sealing of the easily openable part forms a substantially T-shape or a substantially V-shape in a plan view, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Solvex Co.Inventor: Takahiro Hoshino
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Patent number: 6659645Abstract: A stand-up bag of a heat-sealable plastic film comprising two opposing side walls (1, 2) sealed together along the lateral edges thereof by means of side seams (5, 6), an inwardly folded bottom wall (4) provided between the lower portions of the side walls (1, 2) and sealed to the respective side walls (1, 2) along transverse bottom seams (7) and along bottom side seams, and an inwardly folded top wall (3) extending between the side walls and connected to the respective side walls (1, 2) along transverse top connections (11, 12) and sealed to the respective side walls (1, 2) along top side seams. One of the side walls (1) comprises a first side wall section (1a) and a second side wall section (1b) which overlaps the first side wall section (1a) in an overlapping area (15). In the overlapping area (15) the two side wall sections (1a, 1b) are connected by means of longitudinal peelable connections (19, 20) along the side seams (5, 6) and by means of a transverse peelable connection (18).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Amcor Flexibles Europe A/SInventor: Werner Schulz
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Patent number: 6659643Abstract: A reclosable fastener assembly (10) for a reclosable plastic bag (18) in which the fastener assembly (10) is sealed to a single wall (14) of the plastic bag. The fastener assembly (10) includes various tear-openable barrier arrangements with the barrier arrangements sealing and protecting the contents of the reclosable plastic bag (18) before being torn open.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Eric P. Plourde, Art Malin
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Publication number: 20030223658Abstract: A sheet material which may be used for a closure system adapted to receive surface fasteners. The sheet material may be used for the manufacture of containers, such as bags and provides a primary form of closure as well as a secondary form of closure which allows for tamper proofing an packaged product prior to its initial opening followed by a one or two part secondary closure system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: David D. Smith, Nobuo Fujisawa, Jerry E. Buchanan
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Publication number: 20030219173Abstract: A reclosable package (10) for the retail display of a food product and for the purchase and storage thereof by a consumer has tamper-evident features to enable the consumer to discern whether the package has been opened prior to purchase. The package (10) includes a header (26) formed by attaching the front and back sheets (12,14) of the package (10) to one another above the interlocking profiles (20,22) of the zipper (18) of the package (10) with a peel seal. Below the interlocking profiles (20,22), the front sheet (12) has a line of weakness (32), such as a line of perforations extending transversely across the package (10) below the interlocking profiles (20,22). A tear in the line of weakness (32) or a breach of the peel seal would readily indicate that the integrity of the package (10) has been compromised.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventor: John H. Schneider
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Publication number: 20030215163Abstract: A reclosable package for scoopable products, such as flour and detergent. The package has a closed plastic zipper installed in a gusset. The gusset comprises first and second panels connected at a fold line. The zipper comprises first and second zipper portions respectively joined to the first and second gusset panels. In one embodiment, the zipper portions are connected by a fold line situated adjacent the gusset fold line. In another embodiment, the zipper portions are connected by a fold line situated away from the gusset. In a third embodiment, the zipper portions are not connected prior to opening the package along the gusset fold line. A peel seal is placed between the zipper portions and above the interlocked profiled closure elements of the zipper.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2002Publication date: November 20, 2003Inventors: John H. Schneider, Steven Ausnit
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Publication number: 20030210838Abstract: A flexible package generally including a front panel portion, a back panel portion, a first side panel portion, and at least one access device. The flexible package can further include a second side panel portion, a bottom panel portion, and a top panel portion. Additionally, one or more of the portions can be shaped and/or manufactured substantially as a gusset. Each of the panel portions comprise two longitudinal sides or edges. The access-device can be attached to at least one surface of at least one of the side panel portions such that the device is in transverse orientation to the longitudinal sides. The device can be manually attached to the side portions, or attached with existing and/or specially designed manufacturing machinery. Attachment of the access device to a side portion of the package is achieved using heat bonding techniques, adhesives, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Inventor: Mark Steele
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Publication number: 20030202717Abstract: A reclosable package having a front wall (10), a rear wall (14), bottom (18), top (16), and first and second sides (20, 22). A zipper (24) extends across the package top between the sides with a slider (30) disposed along the zipper between a zipper fully open position when the slider is at the first side (20) and a fully closed position when the slider is at the second side (22). A side seal (36) on the first side (20) joins the front wall (10) to the rear wall (14) and extends between the bottom (18) and the zipper (24). The side seal (36) further extends toward the second side (22) for a distance at least as long as the length of the slider (30). When the slider (30) is in the zipper fully open position it parks above the side seal (36) and out of the mouth of the package (10) leading to a product cavity (38).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2002Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: John H. Schneider, Donald L. Crevier, Patricia I. Norek
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Publication number: 20030185466Abstract: A double gusseted, tamper evident, reclosable container 120 of plastic film. The container can be stored in a flat condition but is capable of receiving a bulky item such as a loaf of bread or a stack of paper napkins with the bag assuming a squared off condition. The container 120 has two gussets 185 and 191.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Paul F. Edelman, David W. Keith
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Publication number: 20030185945Abstract: A flexible, reclosable package having a reclosable zipper construction openable and closeable by a slider device, and a tamper-evident structure disposed over the zipper construction to provide indication whether access has been gained to the interior of the package. A second tamper-evident structure may be disposed between the zipper construction and the package interior. This second structure may be a web or a peel seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventor: James E. Buchman
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Publication number: 20030148004Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a liquid storage bag having a partition wall allowed to be peeled easily and not peeled by an accidental drop, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Yumi Kawaguchi, Toru Ikeda, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Shozo Taguchi, Yoshikatsu Tomita
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Patent number: 6572266Abstract: A flexible, reclosable package having a reclosable zipper construction openable and closeable by a slider device, and a tamper-evident structure disposed over the zipper construction to provide indication whether access has been gained to the interior of the package. A second tamper-evident structure may be disposed between the zipper construction and the package interior. This second structure may be a web or a peel seal.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.Inventor: James E. Buchman
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Publication number: 20030100424Abstract: A reclosable pouch includes a base portion; a plurality of walls, the walls in communication with the base portion; a top portion, the top portion in communication with the walls; a discrete panel; and a reclosable zipper. An apparatus for making the pouch, and a method of making the pouch, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2003Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Charles R. Barmore, Timothy G. Caudle
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Publication number: 20030099412Abstract: A reclosable package has a first wall and a second wall opposite to the front wall A first zipper profile including a first interlocking member is attached to the first wall and a second profile having a second interlocking member, engageable with the first interlocking member, is attached to the second wall. A slider is positioned on the profiles for movement along the profiles from side to side of the package. Package material is provided which must be removed or ruptured to permit operation of the slider or to provide access to the package contents. In either event, the steps needed to permit the initial access to the package contents leave clear evidence for a consumer that the package has been opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: John H. Schneider, Donald L. Crevier, Steven Ausnit, Michael McMahon, Lawrence Share, Eric P. Plourde, Robert E. Hogan
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Patent number: 6568533Abstract: An object (7) to be packed is sandwiched between sheet-like package materials (2,2). A weakly-sealed portion (4) is formed so as to surround the packed object (7) while leaving a grip flap (3) for each of the package materials (2,2), thereby forming a bag portion (5) which accommodates the packed object (7) within the weakly-sealed portion (4). The grip flap (3) has a length (L) set to about 20 mm for easy handling. The weakly-sealed portion (4) can be peeled by grasping and pulling the grip flap (3) to take out the packed object (7) within the bag portion (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Naoru Hamaguchi, Shuji Morimoto
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Publication number: 20030047467Abstract: A flexible container is provided for the storage and administration of medical solutions. The container incorporates a transparent front sheet made from a planar layer of a polymer and an opposing rear sheet. The rear sheet is made from a planar laminate layer. The front and rear sheets are sealed together along a common peripheral edge to form a volume enclosure. The volume enclosure is constructed of materials having high oxygen and moisture barrier properties which allows the container thermoplastic to be stored for extended periods of time without degrading the contents. The volume enclosure is then inflated with a pressurized gas to permanently stretch the front and rear sheets outwardly and to thereby increase the volume capacity of the container. An alternative embodiment of the container incorporates multiple compartments, separated by peelable seals, for containing a diluent and a medicament.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Steven L. Smith, Ward Barney, Noel Gharbian, Douglas G. Harvey, Mark R. Mclonis, Christopher D. Peara, Scott L. Pool, Giuseppe Sacca, Thomas R. Sakaguchi, Sharilyn J. Sandberg, William V. Walter, Nicholas Chung-Hui Wu, Walter A. York, H. Theodore Young
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Patent number: 6488410Abstract: A reclosable packaging having a slider/zipper assembly, a header and a tamper-evident feature which undergoes a tangible change when the slider is moved relative to the header for the first time. The tamper-evident feature comprises a layer of sticky or adhesive material placed between a surface of the header and an opposing surface of the slider, thus forming a seal. The material must have a peel strength or resistance to rupture sufficient to resist an initial movement of the slider along the zipper. If the slider is stuck or adhered to the header, this indicates that the package or bag has not been tampered with, i.e., previously opened. When sufficient force is applied, the seal can be broken, allowing the slider to move relative to the header along the zipper in the direction of opening. Once broken, the seal cannot be restored by simply returning the slider to its original position and pressing the slider against the sticky or adhesive material.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: John H. Schneider
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Patent number: 6485177Abstract: A pouch construction has a flexible stand-up pouch having first and second opposite panels and a bottom or base gusset. The flexible pouch has a seal perimeter surrounding an open interior. In a portion of the seal perimeter, there is provided a peel seal region. The flexible pouch construction has an unsealed region, along a perimeter edge, spaced from the interior of the pouch by the peel seal region. As a result, in the unsealed region, the pouch panels can be spread apart allowing a straw or similar member to be pushed between the panels, in the region of the peel seal, to open the pouch for access to a drink contained inside. Methods of constructing such arrangements, and preferred pouch blanks that can be filled to form such arrangements are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Inventor: Gary M. Bell
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Patent number: 6481890Abstract: A zipper closure having a first and second releasably interlocking closure profiles where a first sealing flange extends from the first closure profile, and a second sealing flange extends from the second closure profile. Two rectangular-shaped protrusions are on each of an exterior and interior side of the first sealing flange. A rectangular-shaped protrusion is on each of an exterior and interior side of the second sealing flange. The rectangular-shaped protrusions on each interior side of first and second sealing flange are constructed and arranged to mate with each other. A flexible, reclosable package and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.Inventor: Greg VandenHeuvel
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Patent number: 6481891Abstract: A package in the form of a reclosable bag includes a bag body including front and back walls, and a profile strip fastener assembly sealingly mounted on the inside surface of the front wall. The profile strip fastener assembly includes a pair of releasably interlocking profile strips, with a secondary, peelable seal provided between the profile strips apart from their mechanically interlocked portions. By this arrangement, enhanced sealing for the package is provided, while abating the stress to which the interlocked portions of the profile strips are subjected during forming and filling of the package. The bag body preferably includes a frangible joint substantially aligned with the fastener assembly for gaining access to the assembly, with the frangible joint desirably providing tamper-evidence of opening of the package. The profile strips are sealed to the front wall of the bag body with a continuous oval shaped seal around the frangible joint. The perimeter seal is located above the peelable seal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Innoflex IncorporatedInventor: James W. Yeager
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Patent number: 6475578Abstract: Multilayer films and packaging structure made therefrom which incorporate a peelable seal which operates via two peel mechanisms which are temperature dependent. The multilayered films and the packages in which they are utilized, have multiple layers including a fifth layer comprising high density polyethylene; a fourth layer comprising high density polyethylene, a third layer comprising high density polyethylene; a second layer comprising high density polyethylene and polybutylene and a first layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene plastomer and polybutylene.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1997Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Pechiney Emballage Flexible EuropeInventors: Lisa King Gerrits, Russell P. Gehrke, Paul T. Greisinger
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Patent number: 6471401Abstract: A laminated film includes an outer-layer-film, a water-soluble film, and an intermediate layer interposed between the outer-layer-film and the water-soluble film. The intermediate layer contains high-pressure polyethylene oxidized to a prescribed degree on a surface thereof contiguous to the water-soluble film. The outer-layer-film and the intermediate layer adhere fast to each other. The intermediate layer and the water-soluble film directly contact each other and adhere so weakly to each other as to be peelable.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Kyodo Shiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiaki Tokita
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Publication number: 20020126921Abstract: A pouch construction has a flexible stand-up pouch having first and second opposite panels and a bottom or base gusset. The flexible pouch has a seal perimeter surrounding an open interior. In a portion of the seal perimeter, there is provided a peel seal region. The flexible pouch construction has an unsealed region, along a perimeter edge, spaced from the interior of the pouch by the peel seal region. As a result, in the unsealed region, the pouch panels can be spread apart allowing a straw or similar member to be pushed between the panels, in the region of the peel seal, to open the pouch for access to a drink contained inside. Methods of constructing such arrangements, and preferred pouch blanks that can be filled to form such arrangements are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventor: Gary M. Bell
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Patent number: 6440508Abstract: A laminated film includes an outer-layer-film, a water-soluble film, and an intermediate layer interposed between the outer-layer-film and the water-soluble film. The intermediate layer contains high-pressure polyethylene oxidized to a prescribed degree on a surface thereof contiguous to the water-soluble film. The outer-layer-film and the intermediate layer adhere fast to each other. The intermediate layer and the water-soluble film directly contact each other and adhere so weakly to each other as to be peelable.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Kyodo Shiko Co.Inventors: Yoshiaki Tokita, Takahiro Takagi
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Patent number: 6436500Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for reclosing a package. A package reclosure is provided with a top layer having a perforation and a carrier substrate. A folded substrate or folded member is provided between the carrier substrate and top layer. The folded member is only secured to the top layer such that, when the perforation is torn, a portion of the folded member may be unfolded to reveal a repositionable adhesive which is used to retain an end of the package in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: 3 Sigma CorporationInventors: Kenneth Ralph Yingst, Paul Reid Benson
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Publication number: 20020094138Abstract: A reclosable packaging having a slider/zipper assembly, a header and a tamper-evident feature which undergoes a tangible change when the slider is moved relative to the header for the first time. The tamper-evident feature comprises a layer of sticky or adhesive material placed between a surface of the header and an opposing surface of the slider, thus forming a seal. The material must have a peel strength or resistance to rupture sufficient to resist an initial movement of the slider along the zipper. If the slider is stuck or adhered to the header, this indicates that the package or bag has not been tampered with, i.e., previously opened. When sufficient force is applied, the seal can be broken, allowing the slider to move relative to the header along the zipper in the direction of opening. Once broken, the seal cannot be restored by simply returning the slider to its original position and pressing the slider against the sticky or adhesive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2001Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventor: John H. Schneider
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Publication number: 20020094141Abstract: The present invention is to provide a disposable container having an easily openable structure capable of solving the problems in the easily openable disposable containers, and a die therefore at a low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2002Publication date: July 18, 2002Applicant: Solvex Co.Inventor: Takahiro Hoshino
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Patent number: 6383600Abstract: A fastener tape for use in the manufacture of reclosable plastic bags is provided. The fastener tape comprises an intermediate layer and a reclosable fastener profile thereon. The intermediate layer includes three layers of co-extruded plastic, with not more than 4% EVA as the outer two layers and HDPE as the middle layer. The intermediate layer is folded so as to bring portions of the intermediate layer into an opposing relationship. These opposing portions are then sealed together by a pair of seal bars. By carefully controlling the sealing temperature, a consistent peel seal is created between the opposing portions of the intermediate layer without the need for an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1999Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: James Johnson, Daniel T. Sullivan, Jr.
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Patent number: 6357914Abstract: A flexible package is provided with a slider fastener closure. A side seal forming the package is enlarged at its upper end to provide a smooth transition of product dispensed from the package, and to shield the slider during dispensing. The enlarged side seal portion is spaced from the fastener tracks. The fastener tracks are deformed to provide a stop, spaced from the side seals, to limit slider movement. A stop of reduced area, enlarging the package opening, is made possible.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Panagiotis Kinigakis, Steven C. Lee
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Patent number: 6325542Abstract: A package bag in a rectangular-like shape for enclosing an object to be packed W, which package bag is configured by a film F having a sealant layer 20 to be fusion-bonded so as to cause interfacial peeling, ply separation, or cohesive failure, and thermally sealed portions provided in at least three sides or four sides 3 in a state enclosing the object to be packed in an inside of the package bag, wherein at least one of the thermally sealed portions 4 along one of the sides is a strippable seal 8a, which is associated with an unsealed portion 8 as stripping margins positioned between the strippable seal 8a and an film edge 6; and the strippable seal 8a is formed in at least a part of the one of the thermally sealed portions 4 to be in a wave-like shape or in a V-like shape protruding toward the film edge 6.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1999Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Komatsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Komatsu
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Patent number: 6325543Abstract: A zipper bag contains interlocking profiles on the front and rear walls of the bag. The bag further has gusseted side walls that include portions aligned with the interlocking profiles that are relatively thin as compared with the remainder of the bag walls. The thinned sections may be profile-free portions of a carrier web for the profiles. Windows are cut out of the sidewalls and covered by the profile free sections of the carrier web.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Steven Ausnit
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Patent number: 6315448Abstract: A multiwall bag having a fold closeable end combined with a peelable opening assembly adapted to be held within the folded closure, that when opened, provides a pour spout for dispensing of the contents of the package, and optionally, means for reclosing the bag after it has been opened.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1999Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Bemis Company, Inc.Inventor: Ronald G. Thrall
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Patent number: 6309105Abstract: A pack has a body (11) defining a cavity for receiving articles such as wet wipes. The body (11) is provided with a slit (13) which is non-rectilinear and which has first and second ends, for example V-shaped. A sealing member (15) covers the slit and is resealably adhered to the body on both sides of the slit, whereby to provide a seal.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1997Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Gianfranco Palumbo
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Patent number: 6296389Abstract: A packing bag is easy to open and allows an end of an content to be easily exposed to the outside by separating heat-bonding portions of external an internal packing films from each other and tearing the external packing film. The packing bag includes two rectangular packing films each having a thermoplastic resinous layer formed on its inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Shin Yamada, Kazutaka Manabe
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Patent number: 6290393Abstract: A package, such as a flexible bag, having a resealable, reclosable zipper closure mechanism, opening and closing of which is accomplished by a slider device mounted on the zipper mechanism. A tamper-evident structure, such as a peel seal, is provided on the interior of the package between the zipper closure and the product retention volume. A second peel seal is provided between the zipper closure and environment surrounding the flexible package. Methods for making and using the dual peel seal zipper closure are described.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2000Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.Inventor: Mladomir Tomic
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Publication number: 20010017947Abstract: A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product. The reclosable bag generally includes at least one sheet of web material having at least two areas of structural weakness. At least one fold structure is located between and defined by the two areas of structural weakness. An opening is located generally opposite the fold structure. The reclosable bag further includes a reclosable fastener structure having an integral skirt structure of skirt web material extending therefrom. The integral skirt structure includes a distal margin. The distal margin is coupled to the web material at, at least one location between the areas of structural weakness and the opening. The reclosable fastener structure extends past the areas of structural weakness and into the fold structure. The reclosable bag capable of being filled with at least one food product through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Sargento Foods Inc.Inventors: Aaron Strand, Karl L. Linck, Judy Fischer, Thomas J. Spaeth, Jerry D. Kolbe
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Publication number: 20010017950Abstract: A reclosable bag for filling with at least one food product. The reclosable bag generally includes at least one sheet of web material having at least two areas of structural weakness. At least one fold structure is located between and defined by the two areas of structural weakness. An opening is located generally opposite the fold structure. The reclosable bag further includes a reclosable fastener structure having an integral skirt structure of skirt web material extending therefrom. The integral skirt structure includes a distal margin. The distal margin is coupled to the web material at, at least one location between the areas of structural weakness and the opening. The reclosable fastener structure extends past the areas of structural weakness and into the fold structure. The reclosable bag capable of being filled with at least one food product through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Sargento. Foods Inc.Inventors: Aaron Strand, Karl L. Linck, Judy Fischer, Thomas J. Spaeth, Jerry D. Kolbe
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Patent number: 6279581Abstract: A portable, flexible humidor for cigars is provided. A flexible cigar storage compartment and a flexible moisture control compartment are connected by a passageway having a staggered series of channels which permit moisture-laden air to flow from one compartment to another while deterring the flow of liquid. Cigars are stored in the flexible cigar storage compartment and a moist sponge is inserted in the flexible moisture control compartment. Both compartments have resealable openings which permit the user to repetitively open and close the compartments to gain access to the cigars and the sponge.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Inventor: William D. Knepper
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Patent number: 6280085Abstract: A convertible package having an interior for holding a flowable product, e.g., a powder or granular material. The package includes at a front panel, a rear panel, and a removable covering. The front and rear panels are formed of a flexible sheets having a peripheral edge along which the panels are heat sealed to form the package's hollow interior. The removable cover is made up of a front cover sheet and a rear cover sheet, which are formed of a flexible material and are of a sufficient extent to encompass the entire area of the front panel and rear panels, respectively. The cover sheets are releasably secured along their periphery to respective ones of the packages front and rear panels to effectively isolate those panels from the ambient surroundings. The two cover sheets are arranged to be peeled off the panels, leaving the front and rear panels secured together with the product sealed within the hollow interior of the package.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Fres-co System USA, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Beer
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Publication number: 20010016085Abstract: A recloseable package is disclosed having a front wall and a rear wall. A thermoplastic zipper male base member is disposed at a top end of the first wall and a thermoplastic zipper female base member is disposed at a top end of the second wall. The base members each have a profile which extends transversely across the walls. The profiles are each disposed between a product side web and a consumer side web. A heat resistant barrier is provided on facing surfaces of the male and female product side webs, extending from product side longitudinal edges of the base members toward the associated profiles. The male and female base members are heat sealed to the first and second walls, respectively, opposite to the heat resistant barriers which are resistant to heat sealing to each other. The facing surfaces of the consumer side webs may likewise have heat resistant barrier layers, in which case the package is sealed above the consumer side webs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2001Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventor: James R. Johnson
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Patent number: 6273610Abstract: There is disclosed a package including a box body having an opening and a cover member for closing the opening of the box body. The box body is formed of a packaging material of a soft sheet having a monolayer of a resin film or a multi-layer structure having a resin film. The box body includes: a rectangular bottom face portion; four side face portions folded from the four sides of the bottom face portion; corner sealing portions formed by jointing the inner faces of the side face portions at corner portions between the adjoining side face portions; flange portions folded outward of the box body from the upper ends of the side face portions substantially at a right angle thereto and with a predetermined width size; and flange jointing portions jointing the flange portions folded from the side face portions without any clearance between each other at the upper ends of the corner portions between the adjoining side face portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Koyama, Takeshi Bando, Yukiko Iida, Ikuya Saitou
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Patent number: 6270255Abstract: An easy-open beverage container and opening system therefor includes first and second barrier walls having top edges and upper portions of opposite side edges which matingly face one another and which form an open top therebetween. A bifold membrane with a longitudinal fold is located in the open top. A membrane attachment securely attaches peripheral edges of the bifold membrane to adjacent top edges and upper portions of the opposite side edges such that the bifold membrane closes the open top and the facing top edges of the barrier walls are movable away from one another to expose the longitudinal fold for piercing by a straw. In a preferred embodiment, a side attachment securely attaches facing portions of the peripheral edges of the bifold membrane adjacent the upper portions of the opposite side edges so that the facing upper portions of the opposite side edges are not movable away from one another and thus the facing top edges tend to stay together and protect the bifold membrane.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1997Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Kaufman, Ivica M. Labuda
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Patent number: 6270257Abstract: A package in the form of a reclosable bag includes a bag body including front and back walls, and a profile strip fastener assembly sealingly mounted on the inside surface of the front wall. The profile strip fastener assembly includes a pair of releasably interlocking profile strips, with a secondary, peelable seal provided between the profile strips apart from their mechanically interlocked portions. By this arrangement, enhanced sealing for the package is provided, while abating the stress to which the interlocked portions of the profile strips are subjected during forming and filling of the package. The bag body preferably includes a frangible joint substantially aligned with the fastener assembly for gaining access to the assembly, with the frangible joint desirably providing tamper-evidence of opening of the package. The profile strips are sealed to the front wall of the bag body with a continuous oval shaped seal around the frangible joint. The perimeter seal is located above the peelable seal.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Innoflex IncorporatedInventor: James W. Yeager
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Patent number: 6264366Abstract: Reclosable closure arrangements suitable for use with packages, such as food and non-food packages, include a zipper closure having mating closure profiles that are releasably engageable with each other, a slider device to open and close the profiles, and a tamper evident-structure. In some embodiments, the tamper evident-structure is positioned between the zipper closure and the slider device. In other embodiments, the tamper evident-structure is positioned over the zipper closure and the slider device. The tamper evident-structure may be a variety of constructions, such as an encapsulating layer. The tamper-evident structures may include structures such as peel seals, areas of weakness, and solid folds.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.Inventor: Richard G. Custer
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Patent number: 6254273Abstract: An interlocking pour-spout closure for a flexible, gusseted package and a flexible gusseted package including such a closure. The package is formed of a flexible material and includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of opposed side gussets. The package is initially sealed, e.g., by a peelable seal line. The panels and gussets each include a top portion. The package also includes a pour-through mouth, e.g., a portion of the panels and one side gusset is arranged to be removed from the remainder of the package. The pour-through mouth is located at the top of the package at one of the side gussets and is arranged to be opened by the pour-spout closure to provide access to the contents of the package. The closure includes a pair of closure sections hingedly secured to each other and each section includes a cut-away portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2000Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Fres-co System USA, Inc.Inventors: David E. Galomb, David K. Suto
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Patent number: 6244748Abstract: A plastic package with a fastener composed of a plastic package body and a sealing sheet disposed in an internal portion of the package, wherein a first side of the package body and the sealing sheet are capable of being opened and closed by the fastener at an inlet portion of the package body, and a second side of the package body and the sealing sheet are sealed and the first side of the package body and the sealing sheet are bonded by peelable bonding portion(s) at a more internal side and/or external side of the package than the fastener. The package of the present invention has excellent filling, opening and resealing abilities even if the contents are liquid, as well as excellent pressure resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Showa Highpolymer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juichi Kasai, Yoshihiro Tomomoto, Osamu Uemura