Flexible bags – With closure – Including separate closure element for straddling bag mouth
Patent
1999-04-19
2000-10-31
Pascua, Jes F.
Flexible bags
With closure
Including separate closure element for straddling bag mouth
383 34, 383 35, 383 79, 383120, 383204, 383210, B65D 3316
Patent
active
061391875
ABSTRACT:
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. Each of the closure sections is arranged to be secured to a respective one of the package's panels, with respective cut-away portions disposed over the at least a portion of the pour-through mouth of the package. The closure sections are arranged to disposed in a confronting releasably secured relationship with each other with portions of the first and second panels and the gussets contiguous with the package's mouth tightly interposed therebetween to close the pour-through mouth, but can be pivoted about the hinge into a non-confronting relationship, whereupon the pour-through mouth is opened so that the material within the package can be poured therethrough.
REFERENCES:
patent: D350696 (1994-09-01), Naslund
patent: 1467009 (1923-09-01), Peterson
patent: 2093974 (1937-09-01), Farmer
patent: 2093979 (1937-09-01), Farmer
patent: 2188039 (1940-01-01), Farmer
patent: 2260192 (1941-10-01), Orr
patent: 2622986 (1952-12-01), Snyder et al.
patent: 2815150 (1957-12-01), Herzig
patent: 3085738 (1963-04-01), Bok
patent: 3353741 (1967-11-01), Kamins et al.
patent: 3363827 (1968-01-01), Renner et al.
patent: 3462068 (1969-08-01), Suominen
patent: 3815810 (1974-06-01), Wellman
patent: 4027819 (1977-06-01), Herrera-Gutierrez
patent: 4576285 (1986-03-01), Goglio
patent: 4705174 (1987-11-01), Goglio
patent: 4753489 (1988-06-01), Mochizuki
patent: 4913561 (1990-04-01), Beer
patent: 4948266 (1990-08-01), Bencic
patent: 4988216 (1991-01-01), Lyman
patent: 5037138 (1991-08-01), McClintock et al.
patent: 5059036 (1991-10-01), Richison et al.
patent: 5147272 (1992-09-01), Richison et al.
patent: 5692837 (1997-12-01), Beer
patent: 5738444 (1998-04-01), Lantz et al.
"Champ Insulated Propac II", packaging including ice bag and fastener (photocopy of the product's label and photograph of the fastener part of the product) of Carolon Company of Rural Hal, NC, No Date.
"Clip-it" fastener of Weland M. AB, a Swedish Corporation (two photographs of the fastener), No Date.
Galomb David E.
Suto David K.
Fres-Co Systems USA, Inc.
Pascua Jes F.
LandOfFree
Pour-spout closure for flexible packages, and flexible packages does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Pour-spout closure for flexible packages, and flexible packages , we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Pour-spout closure for flexible packages, and flexible packages will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2044173