Patent · US Expired

Dual compartment stand-up pouch

US6164822A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 2000
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S383/906
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing package formed of a flexible material, e.g., a plastic film or laminate, and having two separate compartments for holding paste-like materials therein until they are to be dispensed together from the package. The package also includes an outlet in the form of a fitment having a removable cap coupled to the two compartments. The first compartment is formed by an outer panel of the package and one section of a gusset panel which forms a first inner panel. The second compartment is formed by another outer panel of the package an another section of the gusset panel which forms a second inner panel. One outer panel and its immediately adjacent inner panel are secured together along their bottom marginal edges. The other outer panel and its immediately adjacent outer panel are welded together along their bottom marginal edges. All of the panels are also welded together along their side marginal edges to form the two compartments, with each compartment having a passageway at the top thereof in communication with the fitment. The fitment is coupled to the passageways of the compartments to enable the contents of the two compartments to be ejected, e.g., squeezed, out the fitme…

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