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US 12,576,008 B2Granted
Flexible container assembly and fitment assembly for a flexible container assembly
AssigneeScholle IPN Corporation
InventorSteve Ditore
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Abstract
A flexible container assembly including a bag assembly and a fitment assembly. The bag assembly includes a bag and a spout. The spout includes a base flange and a cylindrical upstand that is in fluid communication with the cavity of the bag. The fitment assembly includes a body and a cap. The body includes a base, having an opening, a depending skirt depending from a lower surface of the base and a upstanding spout extending from the upper surface of the base. Methods of making, filling and using of the flexible container assembly, and the fitment assembly and components thereof are likewise disclosed.
Claims19
A flexible container assembly comprising:
- a bag assembly having a bag having at least one panel that is sealed with seals to form two overlying portions so as to define a cavity therebetween, the at least one panel having an opening extending through one of the two overlying portions spaced apart from the seals attaching the two overlying portions, and a spout sealed about the opening in the at least one panel so as to be in fluid communication with the cavity, the spout having an upstand extending from and perpendicular to a sealing portion base flange which is sealed to the at least one panel about the opening extending therethrough, the upstand further including an inner surface;
- a fitment assembly releasably attachable to the spout, the fitment assembly comprising a base having a integrally formed depending skirt and an integrally formed upstanding spout, the depending skirt having an outer surface slidably insertable into the upstand of the spout and slidably movable along the inner surface of the spout, the depending skirt extending beyond the upstand and the base flange into the cavity and the depending skirt including at least one annular sealing rib extending circumferentially therearound, the at least one annular sealing rib sealingly interfacing with the inner surface of the spout in sealed engagement with the inner surface of the upstand of the spout of the bag assembly, the upstanding spout further comprising:
- a proximal end at the base and a distal end spaced apart therefrom defining an outer surface, with threads extending about the outer surface between the proximal end and the distal end, and, an entry cross-sectional configuration at the distal end,
- a depending spout extending from the base integrally formed and being concentric therewith, the depending spout being spaced apart from the integrally formed depending skirt and the upstand of the spout, and, a lower end thereof terminating within a confine of the integrally formed depending skirt, the depending spout extending sufficiently from the base so that a probe adapted for attachment to the fitment engages the threads of the outer surface prior to passing beyond the lower end of the depending spout, while passing beyond the lower end of the depending spout when fully coupled, and the depending spout having a cross-sectional area that is larger than a cross-sectional area of the upstanding spout.
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A fitment assembly attachable to a bag having a spout, the fitment assembly comprising:
- a base defining an outer perimeter;
- a depending skirt integrally formed with and depending from the base and having an outer surface with at least one sealing rib extending therearound, the depending skirt spaced apart from the outer perimeter of the base so as to sealingly engage the spout of the bag upon insertion thereinto;
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- an upstanding spout integrally formed with and extending from the base opposite the depending skirt, wherein the depending skirt is insertable into and sealingly engageable with an inner surface of the spout of the bag, the upstanding spout further comprising:
- a proximal end at the base and a distal end spaced apart therefrom defining an outer surface, with threads extending about the outer surface between the proximal end and the distal end;
- an entry cross-sectional configuration at the distal end, the entry cross-sectional configuration at the distal end includes an aperture that has a circular center with four wing extensions that are evenly spaced around the circumference of the circular center;
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- a depending spout extending from the base in a direction opposite the upstanding spout, the depending spout integrally formed with the base and spaced apart from the depending skirt, a lower end of the depending spout terminating within a confine of the depending skirt, the depending spout extending sufficiently from the base so that a probe adapted for attachment to the fitment engages the threads of the outer surface prior to passing beyond the lower end of the depending spout, while passing beyond the lower end of the depending spout when fully coupled, the depending spout having a cross-sectional area that is larger than the upstanding spout.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.