Flexible container with handles

US11945635B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

• Marc S. Black · Midland, US
• Liangkai Ma · Midland, US
• Simon Tage Jespersen · Thalwil, CH
• Muhammad Ali Siddiqui · Wetzikon, CH
• Chad V. Schuette · Midland, US
• Brian W. Walther · Clute, US
• Fabrice Digonnet · Fällanden, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 2, 2024
• Expiry date: May 28, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D75/008
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form a chamber. The panels form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The front panel comprises a front handle (82) extending therefrom and the rear panel comprises a rear handle (84) extending therefrom. The front handle and the rear handle are in opposing relation to each other, the front handle and the rear handle extending over the first gusseted side panel.