# US 11,897,671 B2 · Flat-shaped composite material, package sleeve and package with stress-relief panels > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,671 B2 - Document ID: US11897671B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/780,824 - Filed: 2020-10-21 - Published: 2023-01-05 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-29 - Assignees: SIG Technology AG - Applicants: SIG Technology AG - Inventors: Norman Gierow; Philippe Hauser; Ali Kaylan; Thomas Keck; Heike Klein; Stefan Mergel; Georg Schulte; Christoph Wirtz - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897671B2 ## CPC - B65D 5/029: {the tubular body presenting a special shape (pyramidal B65D5/008)} - B65D 5/4266: {Folding lines, score lines, crease lines} - B65D 5/064: {Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded outwardly or adhered to the side or the top of the container} - B65D 5/40: specially constructed to contain liquids - B65D 5/746: {Spouts formed separately from the container} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A flat-shaped composite material is represented and described for manufacturing a package, including: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer. The flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package can be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material and a sleeve surface. The sleeve surface includes a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, and base surfaces. The base surfaces include triangular base surfaces, quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces. The gable surfaces include triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces. The base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface. In order to enable the manufacture of packages with even more complex geometries without impairing the rigidity of the package, it is proposed that the sleeve surface has at least one stress-relief surface, which is arranged between the front surface and one of the two side surfaces. A package sleeve made of a composite material and a package manufactured from the composite material or from the package sleeve are also represented and described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flat-shaped composite material for manufacturing a package, comprising: a polymer outer layer, a polymer inner layer, a fibrous support layer, which is arranged between the polymer outer layer and the polymer inner layer, wherein the flat-shaped composite material has a plurality of fold lines, which are arranged and designed such that a closed package an be manufactured by folding the flat-shaped composite material along the fold lines and by connecting seam surfaces of the flat-shaped composite material, a sleeve surface, wherein the sleeve surface comprises a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface a second rear surface, base surfaces, wherein the base surfaces comprise triangular base surfaces and quadrangular base surfaces, and gable surfaces, wherein the gable surfaces comprise triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces, wherein the base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface wherein the sleeve surface has at least one stress-relief surface, which is arranged between the front surface and one of the two side surfaces, wherein a first sleeve fold line is provided between at least on stress-relief surface and the adjoining front surface, and wherein a second sleeve fold line is provided between at least one stress-relief surface and the adjoining side surface, wherein at least one stress-relief surface adjoins a quadrangular base surface in the region of the base surfaces and adjoins a triangular gable surface in the region of the gable surfaces. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein the first sleeve fold line is curved at least in sections. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein the second sleeve fold line is curved at least in sections. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein a third sleeve fold line, which is preferably curved at least in sections, is provided between at least one side surface and the adjoining rear surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein two secondary fold lines, which run parallel to one another through the sleeve surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein at least one quadrangular gable surface with two small gable surface angles, which are smaller than 90°, with two large gable surface angles, which are greater than 90°, and with an angle sum, which is greater than 360°. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the quadrangular gable surfaces is approximately trapezoidal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein the quadrangular gable surface has a front edge which adjoins the front surface and which is curved. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1, wherein the fibrous support layer of the composite material has a main fibre direction, which runs approximately at right angles to a longitudinal edge of the composite material running from the base surfaces to the gable surfaces. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A package sleeve made of a composite material for manufacturing a package, comprising: a sleeve surface, wherein the sleeve surface comprises a front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a first rear surface and a second rear surface, base surfaces, wherein the base surfaces comprise triangular base surfaces and quadrangular base surfaces, gable surfaces, wherein the gable surfaces comprise triangular gable surfaces and quadrangular gable surfaces, two secondary fold lines, which run parallel to one another through the sleeve surface, and a longitudinal seam, which connects two edge regions of the composite material to form a circumferential package sleeve, which is open both in the region of the base surfaces and in the region of the gable surfaces, wherein the base surfaces and the gable surfaces are arranged on opposite sides of the sleeve surface, and wherein the package sleeve is folded along both secondary fold lines, and wherein the sleeve surface has at least on stress-relief surface, which is arranged between the front surface and one of the two side surfaces, wherein the package sleeve is manufactured from a flat-shaped composite material according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The package sleeve according to claim 10, wherein the composite material has at least one layer of paper or cardboard which is covered on the edge of the longitudinal seam running within the package sleeve. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The package sleeve according to claim 11, wherein the layer of paper or cardboard is covered by a sealing strip and/or by turning over the composite material in the region of the longitudinal seam. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The package sleeve according to claim 10, wherein the composite material is stripped in the region of the longitudinal seam. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A package made of a composite material, wherein the package is manufactured from a flat-shaped composite material according to the preamble of claim 1, or wherein the package is manufactured from a package sleeve, wherein the package is sealed in the region of the base surfaces (5) and in the region of the gable surfaces, and wherein the sleeve surface has at least one stress-relief surface which is arranged between the front surface and one of the two side surfaces, wherein a first sleeve fold line is provided between at least on stress-relief surface and the adjoining front surface, and wherein a second sleeve fold line is provided between at least one stress-relief surface and the adjoining side surface, wherein at least on stress-relief surface adjoins a quadrangular base surface in the region of the base surfaces and adjoins a triangular gable surface in the region of the gable surfaces. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein the first sleeve fold line is curved at least in sections. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein the second sleeve fold line is curved at least in sections. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein a third sleeve fold line, which is preferably curved at least in sections, is provided between at least one side surface and the adjoining rear surface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The package according claim 14, wherein the package has a fin seam in the region of the gable, which is turned over in the direction of the front surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein the package has a gable which is approximately trapezoidal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein the package has an oblique gable. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The package according to claim 14, wherein the package is convex in the region of the front surface and/or is concave in the region of the rear surfaces.