Container for housing product and method for making same

US7217032B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Jerry E. Buchanan · Acworth, US
• Rodney A. Buchanan · Marietta, US
• Albert Lawrence Baner · Wildwood, US
• Harold Bennett · Warrenton, US
• Todd A. Miles · Tecate Mission Road, US
• John Ratcliff · Warrenton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 18, 2003
• Grant date: May 15, 2007
• Expiry date: Mar 18, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2313/02
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible container and method for making same are provided. The container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on its bottom, an upper panel portion, that is designed to be received within the interior of the base portion and includes side panels that define a closure member, the upper panel being so constructed and arranged to define a substantially flat surface when the closure member is closed and portions of the upper panel are folded over, the upper panel includes a portion that is sealed to the base portion, and a pair of handles may also be coupled to the base portion.