Pouch enclosure with filling slit
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsMark Steele, Christopher Ludwig, Eric Plourde
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Abstract
A filling slit is formed in a first panel of web material of a flexible pouch enclosure formed from the first panel and an opposing second panel of the web material and having a resealable closing assembly having interlocking male and female members joined to a flange. After the flexible pouch enclosure is at least partially filled with a product through an opening in the first panel of the web material that is created by the filling slit, the filling slit is closed by sealing the first panel to the flange of the resealable closing assembly.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- forming a filling slit in a first panel of web material of a flexible pouch enclosure formed from the first panel and an opposing second panel of the web material and having a valve with a flange, the filling slit formed by cutting through the first panel within a footprint of the flange of the valve;
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- after the flexible pouch enclosure is at least partially filled with a product through an opening in the first panel of the web material that is created by the filling slit, closing the filling slit by sealing the first panel to the flange of the valve.
A method comprising:
- forming a filling slit in a first panel of web material of a flexible pouch enclosure formed from the first panel and an opposing second panel of the web material and having a valve through which a product inside the flexible pouch enclosure is dispensed;
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- after the flexible pouch enclosure is at least partially filled with the product through an opening in the first panel of the web material that is created by the filling slit, closing the filling slit by sealing the first panel to the valve.
A flexible pouch enclosure comprising:
- a first panel of web material;
- a second panel of the web material that is joined with the first panel to form an interior chamber;
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- a valve having a flange that is coupled with the first panel,
- wherein the first panel includes a filling slit cut through the first panel and through which material in the interior chamber is loaded, the filling slit positioned to be sealed shut by sealing the first panel to the flange of the valve, the filling slit formed through the first panel within a footprint of the flange of the valve.
A flexible pouch enclosure comprising:
- a first panel of web material;
- a second panel of the web material that is joined with the first panel to form an interior chamber;
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- a valve coupled with the first panel, the valve providing an opening through which material in the interior chamber is dispensed from the interior chamber,
- wherein the first panel includes a filling slit cut through the first panel and through which the material in the interior chamber is loaded, the filling slit positioned to be sealed shut by sealing the first panel to the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.