DESCRIPTION
POUCH CONTAINER FOR HOLDING NON-MOISTURE OR
LOW-MOISTURE MATERIAL TO BE MIXED WITH
SEPARATELY-FED-LIQUID MATERIAL
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a pouch container and, more
particularly, to a pouch container having a zipper so that a user can
inject liquid into the container containing a non-moisture or
low-moisture material and mix them to use or drink the mixed liquid
material through a spout member.
BACKGROUND ART
Generally, a pouch container has been widely used to contain a
non-moisture or low-moisture material such as powder and granules.
In recent years, such a pouch container is provided with a zipper
so that a user can easily take the contents out of the container.
The pouch container has also been used to hold liquid contents
for the distribution of the liquid products.
However, when the liquid contents are filled in the pouch
container and circulated in the market, there are couples of
disadvantages as follows:
First, when the liquid contents are filled in the pouch container,
since the volume of the container is increased, the delivery costs are
increased.
Second, since the liquid contents easily go bad, the preservation
period is shortened.
Third, it is inconvenient for the user to carry.
Due to the above reasons, in recent years, powder or granules
are contained in the pouch container for the delivery to and circulation in
the market. In this case, the user simply adds water into the container
to mix the water with the powder or granules, and then drinks or uses
the mixed liquid.
However, when the pouch container has only a spout member,
although it is convenient to drink or use the mixed liquid, it is difficult to
supply the water into the container through a spouting hole having a
small diameter.
In addition, when the pouch container has only the zipper without
the spout member, the spouting stability is deteriorated, making it
difficult to dispense or drink the mixed liquid after opening the zipper.
That is, after the water is added into the container through the opened
zipper, the zipper is closed to mix the water with the powder or granules
by shaking the container. However, at this point, since there is not
spout member on the container, it is difficult to drink the mixed liquid
and adjust the dispensing amount of the mixed liquid.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the present invention has made in an effort to solve
the above-described problems.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a pouch
container for holding a non-moisture or low moisture material to be
mixed with a separately-fed liquid material, which is designed such that
the liquid material can be easily fed into the container to be mixed with
the non-moisture or low moisture material and can be easily dispense
and drink the mixed material.
To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a
pouch container comprising a pouch body for containing a non-moisture
or low-moisture material such as powder or granules; a zipper portion
formed on a portion of the pouch body, through which a liquid material
for mixing with the non-moisture or low-moisture material is fed into
the pouch body; and spouting means for stably spouting a mixed material
of the liquid material and the non-moisture or low-moisture material out
of the pouch body.
The pouch container may further comprise a seal portion
functioning as tamper-proof means for the zipper portion.
Preferably, cutting notches are formed between the seal portion
and the zipper portion.
The spouting means is provided on an upper corner portion of the
pouch body, and the zipper portion is formed on an upper portion of the
pouch body beside the corner portion. The spouting means comprises
a spouting member fitted on the upper corner of the pouch body and
extending downward in the pouch body.
The spout member is a two-piece type in which a spouting
portion is separated from a cap.
Alternatively, the spout member is a one-piece type in which a
spouting portion is integrated with a cap.
Preferably, the spouting member is covered with a cover.
Alternatively, the spouting means is provided on one of front and
rear portion of the pouch body, and the zipper portion is formed on an
upper portion of the pouch body. The spouting means extending
downward in the pouch container.
Alternatively, the spouting means comprises a spouting portion
formed on a corner of the pouch body, a seal cutting portion for sealing
the spouting portion, a cutting notch for easily cutting away the seal
cutting portion, and spouting guide means for easily discharging the
mixed material out of the pouch body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1 and 2 are front views of a pouch container for holding
power or granules according to a first embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 3 is a partial front view of a pouch container for holding
power or granules according to a second embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 4 is a side view of a spout member depicted in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view of a pouch container for holding power or
granules according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front view a pouch container for holding power or
granules according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a partial front view of a pouch container for holding
power or granules according to a fifth embodiment of the present
invention; and
FIG. 8 is a front view of a pouch container for holding power or
granules according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be
described more in detail hereinafter in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a pouch container for holding powder or
granules according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the drawing, the inventive pouch container
comprises a pouch body 10, peripheries of which is sealed to define a
space for containing the contents, a spout member 20 fixed on a upper
corner of the pouch body 10, and a zipper portion 30 formed adjacent to
the corner of the pouch body 10, where the spout member 20 is fixed, on
an upper portion of the pouch body 10.
An upper end of the pouch body 10 above the zipper portion 30 is
sealed by a seal portion 11.
In addition, cutting notches 4 are formed on side ends of the
pouch body between the seal portion 11 and the zipper portion 30.
The spout member 1 is formed of a conventional one, including a
spout guide 22 extending into the pouch body 10 and a cap 21 for closing
the spouting portion. The detailed description of the spout member 1
will be omitted herein.
The use of the above described pouch container will be described
hereinafter.
First, in a state where the spout member 20 is fixed on the pouch
body 10, the seal portion 11 is remained as an unsealed state.
Then, powder or granules are filled in the pouch body and the
seal portion 11 is sealed using a thermal bonding process and the like,
thereby completing the products to be sold in the market.
When intending to use the product, the user first removes the
seal portion 11 using the cutting notches 12 (see FIG. 2), and supplies
the liquid (i.e., water) into the pouch body 10 after opening the zipper
portion 30.
After the above, in order to mix the power or granules with the
liquid, the user closes the zipper portion 30 again and shakes the
container. Next, after opening the cap 21 of the spout member 20, the
user drinks the mixed material (when it is a beverage) or uses the same
by safely dispensing the same.
As described above, the pouch container is designed to easily
supply the liquid into the pouch body to mix the same with the powder or
granules and stably dispense the mixed material into other cups or sucks
the same.
FIGS. 3 and 4 shows a pouch container for holding powder or
granules according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the drawings, the embodiment is identical to the
second embodiment except that a spout member 20a is fitted on a front
portion of the container body.
As the spout member 20a is fitted on the front portion of the
container body, a zipper portion 30a is formed below an upper end of the
pouch body 10a but above the spout member 20a. Likewise, the upper
end of the pouch body 10a is defined by a seal portion 11a, and cutting
notches 12a are formed on both side portions of the seal portion 12.
The spout member 20a of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4,
comprises a horizontal fitting portion 22b fitted on the front portion of
the pouch body 10a, a spouting portion 23 extending from the horizontal
fitting portion 22b to an external portion, a spouting guide 21a extending
from the horizontal fitting portion 22b into the pouch body 10a, and a cap
24 for closing the spouting portion 23.
FIG. 5 shows a pouch container for holding powder or granules
according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, a spouting portion 2 is formed on an upper
corner portion of the pouch body 10b. A spouting member 20b
extending into the pouch body 10b is fixed in the spouting portion 2.
Cutting notches 4 are formed on the spouting portion 2 to easily remove
the cutting piece 3 formed on an upper end of the spouting portion 2.
A zipper portion 30b is formed on an upper portion of the pouch
body and an upper end of the pouch body is defined by a seal portion l ib.
Cutting notches 4 are formed on side ends of the pouch body between
the seal portion l ib and the zipper portion 30b.
An operation effect of this embodiment will be described
hereinafter.
FIG. 5 shows a state where powder or granules are filled in the
container 1.
From this state, the seal portion l ib is first removed using the
cutting notches 12b.
After the zipper portion 30b is opened, water is supplied into the
container 1 to be mixed with the powder or granules, after which the
zipper portion 30b is closed again.
Then, the cutting piece 3 is removed using the cutting notches 4
so that the user can drink the mixed material through the spouting
portion 2.
Meanwhile, the spouting member 20b can be defined by forming a
groove on the pouch body or an additional spouting bar.
FIG. 6 shows a pouch container for holding powder or granules
according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This
embodiment is identical to the third embodiment except that the
spouting portion 2, the cutting pieces 3 and the cutting notches 4 are
formed on a side of the upper end of the pouch body so that the spouting
member 20c can be vertically disposed.
FIG. 7 shows a pouch container for holding powder or granules
according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Both corners
of an upper end of the pouch body lOd are removed, and the rest of the
upper end is defined by a seal portion lid. The zipper portion 30d is
formed below the seal portion lid. The cutting notches 12d are formed
on the both side ends of the pouch body between the zipper portion 30d
and the seal portion l id.
A spouting guide 20d is formed on an inner wall of the pouch body
so that the mixed material can be easily discharged out of the container.
FIG. 8 shows a pouch container for holding powder or granules
according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the drawing, this embodiment is identical to the
second embodiment except that the spout member 20e is designed such
that the spouting portion and the cap are integrally formed, and the
spouting portion 20e is covered by a portion of the pouch body to
improve the hygienic aspect. Since other parts are identical to the
second embodiment, the detailed description thereof will be omitted
herein.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description
and the following detailed description of the present invention are
exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further
explanation of the present invention as claimed.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
As described above, the invention pouch container is for holding powder
or granules that can be mixed with liquid material. When the powder or
granules are mixed with the liquid material in the container, the mixed
material can be stably and easily discharge out of the container through
the specially prepared spouting member. Therefore, the inventive
pouch container can be used in a variety of applications such as a
beverage container or a cosmetic container.
In addition, since the contents are composed of powder or
granules, the volume of the container is very small, reducing the
delivery costs. Since the powder and granules are non-moisture or
low-moisture materials, the preserve period can be prolonged.