Method for making a flat trapezoidal container of brightly printed thermally sealable film
US5496252A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44F1/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat trapezoidal container provides a generally frustoconical bag with a single cavity when at least partially filled with a pulverulent material such as soil which may have a live plant growing therein, or comestible goods such as popcorn and other snacks which rely heavily upon spur-of-the-moment purchases by a customer who must first be visually attracted to the goods, thereafter be visually convinced of their freshness, and have the opportunity to smell and/or touch the goods prior to purchasing them. The container may also be specifically dimensioned to snugly sheath a flower pot so as to leave therebeneath, a surplus of film in an empty transition zone which is concealable under the flower pot. The container is made from two flat panels of heat-sealable film, each shaped as a trapezium; or from a single web folded double. The lower portion of the container is ornamentally imprinted along a border extending beneath a generally lateral line above the longitudinal axis of the web, to identify the contents and simulate them in their optimum condition to enhance their marketability; and, with a marker in the upper portion, quantifies the volume of the goods contained, or provide…
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