EP2925623A4 - UNITARY FLEXIBLE PACKAGING - Google Patents

UNITARY FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Info

Publication number: EP2925623A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flexible packaging; unitary flexible; unitary; packaging; flexible
Prior art date: 2012-12-03
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP13861368.2A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2925623B1 (en

EP2925623A1 (en

Inventor

Adam Hunter

Henry M Lumbard

Jonathan E Rathbone

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

WM Wrigley Jr Co

Original Assignee

WM Wrigley Jr Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-12-03

Filing date

2013-12-03

Publication date

2016-05-25

2013-12-03 Application filed by WM Wrigley Jr Co filed Critical WM Wrigley Jr Co

2013-12-03 Priority to PL13861368T priority Critical patent/PL2925623T3/en

2015-10-07 Publication of EP2925623A1 publication Critical patent/EP2925623A1/en

2016-05-25 Publication of EP2925623A4 publication Critical patent/EP2925623A4/en

2017-09-27 Application granted granted Critical

2017-09-27 Publication of EP2925623B1 publication Critical patent/EP2925623B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2033-12-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- 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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/771—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing fluent contents by means of a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm
- 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
- B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
- 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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
- 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
- B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
- B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
- B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
- B65D75/321—Both sheets being recessed
- B65D75/322—Both sheets being recessed and forming one compartment
- 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
- 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
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/60—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for sweets or like confectionery products

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Composite Materials (AREA)
Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
Packages (AREA)
Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
Confectionery (AREA)

EP13861368.2A 2012-12-03 2013-12-03 Unitary flexible package Active EP2925623B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PL13861368T PL2925623T3 (en)	2012-12-03	2013-12-03	Unitary flexible package

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201261732703P	2012-12-03	2012-12-03
PCT/US2013/072825 WO2014089045A1 (en)	2012-12-03	2013-12-03	Unitary flexible package

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2925623A1 EP2925623A1 (en)	2015-10-07
EP2925623A4 true EP2925623A4 (en)	2016-05-25
EP2925623B1 EP2925623B1 (en)	2017-09-27

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13861368.2A Active EP2925623B1 (en)	2012-12-03	2013-12-03	Unitary flexible package

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20150329272A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2925623B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN104981411A (en)
AU (1)	AU2013356238B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR112015012975B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2892947C (en)
MX (1)	MX363778B (en)
PL (1)	PL2925623T3 (en)
RU (1)	RU2665615C2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2014089045A1 (en)

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- 2013-12-03 AU AU2013356238A patent/AU2013356238B2/en active Active
- 2013-12-03 WO PCT/US2013/072825 patent/WO2014089045A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2013-12-03 BR BR112015012975-7A patent/BR112015012975B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2013-12-03 CA CA2892947A patent/CA2892947C/en active Active
- 2013-12-03 RU RU2015122052A patent/RU2665615C2/en active
- 2013-12-03 CN CN201380063177.XA patent/CN104981411A/en active Pending
- 2013-12-03 EP EP13861368.2A patent/EP2925623B1/en active Active
- 2013-12-03 US US14/648,746 patent/US20150329272A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-12-03 PL PL13861368T patent/PL2925623T3/en unknown

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AU2013356238B2 (en)	2016-10-20
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CA2892947C (en)	2019-05-07
MX2015006880A (en)	2016-06-21
PL2925623T3 (en)	2018-02-28
MX363778B (en)	2019-04-03
RU2665615C2 (en)	2018-08-31
EP2925623A1 (en)	2015-10-07
RU2015122052A (en)	2017-01-13
CA2892947A1 (en)	2014-06-12
US20150329272A1 (en)	2015-11-19
BR112015012975A2 (en)	2017-07-11
CN104981411A (en)	2015-10-14
BR112015012975B1 (en)	2021-04-06
WO2014089045A1 (en)	2014-06-12
AU2013356238A1 (en)	2015-06-18

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