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US 10,472,225 B2Granted
Liner
AssigneePlascon Packaging, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Peterson, Matthew P. Klein
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Abstract
A beverage containment assembly may include a disposable liner assembly for dispensing fluids with a vessel. The liner assembly may comprise a flexible liner configured for the vessel, a flexible tube; and a cuff having an interlock surface. The cuff may be received in at least a portion of the tube thereby securing the liner and the tube. The interlock surface may be configured to provide a seal between at least the cuff and the liner. A method of manufacturing same is further provided.
Claims21
A unitary liner assembly comprising:
- a flexible liner that is positionable in at least a portion of a vessel, the flexible liner having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being positionable at an upper portion of the vessel and the second opening being positionable near a spigot of the vessel;
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- a flexible tube having a base end, a leading end, and an elongated passage therethrough, the base end of the flexible tube having a cross section including an enlarged diameter and a substantially constant wall thickness relative to the leading end such that only the cross section is directly heat sealed substantially perpendicular to a flat contact area of an outer surface of the flexible liner so as to form a single piece heat sealed liner such that the base end of the flexible tube is permanently connected to the second opening of the flexible liner, the leading end of the flexible tube being configured to be inserted through the spigot, and the elongated passage may be pinched by the spigot to control the dispensing of a fluid therethrough.
A unitary liner beverage system comprising:
- a flexible liner material that is positionable in at least a portion of the vessel, the flexible liner material having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being positionable about an upper portion of a vessel and the second opening being positionable near a spigot of the vessel;
- a flexible tube having a first end, a second end, and an elongated passage therethrough, the second end of the flexible tube being sized to be inserted through the spigot, and the elongated passage configured to be pinched by the spigot to control the dispensing of a fluid therethrough;
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- an attachment feature permanently connecting the first end of the flexible tube substantially perpendicular to the second opening of the flexible liner material, wherein the first end of the flexible tube has a cross section including an enlarged diameter and a substantially constant wall thickness relative to the second end such that only the cross section is directly heat sealed to a flat portion of an outer surface of the flexible liner material.
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A method for making a liner, the method comprising:
- providing a flexible liner material having a first opening and a second opening;
- positioning a flexible tube relative to the flexible liner material, the flexible tube having a base end, a leading end, and an elongated passage therethrough, the base end having a cross section including an enlarged diameter and a substantially constant wall thickness relative to the leading end;
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- connecting only the cross section of the base end of the flexible tube to a flat contact area of the second opening of the flexible liner material with a permanent attachment including a heat seal between the base end of the flexible tube and an outer surface of the flexible liner, thereby forming a single piece heat sealed liner.
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A method of making a beverage holder, comprising:
- providing first and second liner portions defining a fluid compartment and an opening;
- providing a tube relative to one of the first and second liner portions, the tube having a passage with first and second ends, the first end having a cross section including an enlarged diameter and a substantially constant wall thickness relative to the second end;
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- providing a bond directly between the opening and only the cross section of the first end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.