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US 10,589,882 B2Granted
Flexible container with fitment and process for producing same
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsBruno R. Pereira, Marcos P. Franca, Kenneth R. Wilkes
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Abstract
A flexible container is provided. The flexible container includes four panels. The four panels form (i) a body portion; (ii) a neck portion, and a flare portion that extends from the neck portion; (iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion; and (iv) the neck portion has a reduced width. The flare portion has an expanded end. The width of the flare portion gradually increases from the neck portion to the expanded end.
Claims2
A process comprising:
- (A) providing a flexible container with four panels, the four panels forming
- (i) a body portion,
- (ii) a neck portion, and a flare portion that extends from the neck portion,
- (iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion,
- (iV) the neck portion having a reduced width, the flare portion having an expanded end, and the width of the flare portion gradually increasing from the neck portion to the flare expanded end;
- (B) providing a fitment supported on a mandrel;
- (C) inserting the fitment first into the expanded end, then into the flare portion, and then into the neck portion;
- (D) contacting a scoring device with the neck portion;
- (E) supporting the neck portion with the mandrel during the contacting;
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- (F) rotating the neck portion to cut an excess flare portion from the neck portion.
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