Flexible package for food or beverage preparation having a rigid part
US12240685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W90/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a closed flexible package comprising: (i) flexible or semi-flexible lateral walls (2) that form a flatten package body, and (ii) a cup-shaped bottom portion adapted to the insertion of a fluid injection element of the machine, the package body and cup-shaped bottom portion being formed from a one-piece elongated primary flat blank sheet made of flexible material, preferably a fiber-based material, that is folded in a U-shape around its transversal symmetry axis, and sealed along its lateral and upper edges, wherein said cup-shaped bottom portion is a hollow volume having a concave lower side and convex lateral sides, and the profile curvature of said lower side being identical to the profile curvature of each of said lateral sides.
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