Flexible upright pouch with improved triple point seal
AssigneeAmerican Fuji Seal, Inc.
InventorYuma Dan
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Abstract
A pouch-type container includes a front sheet, a rear sheet, a bottom gusset, a seal, and a triple-point. The front sheet, the rear sheet, and the bottom gusset are configured to define a storage area for containing a packaged substance between the front sheet, the rear sheet and the bottom gusset. The seal is defined by the front sheet, the rear sheet, the bottom gusset, or a combination thereof. The triple-point is defined by a least a portion of the seal at an intersection between the front sheet, the rear sheet, and the bottom gusset. The triple-point includes an inflection feature. The inflection feature includes a first inflection radius and a second inflection radius. The first inflection radius being separated from the second inflection radius by a distance greater than 1.5 mm.
Claims13
A pouch-type container, the container comprising:
- (a) a front sheet;
- (b) a rear sheet;
- (c) a bottom gusset, the front sheet, the rear sheet, and the bottom gusset being configured to define a storage area for containing a packaged substance between the front sheet, the rear sheet, and the bottom gusset;
- (d) a seal defined by the front sheet, the rear sheet, the bottom gusset, or a combination thereof;
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- (e) a triple-point defined by at least a portion of the seal at an intersection between the front sheet, the rear sheet, and the bottom gusset, the triple-point including an inflection feature, the inflection feature including a first inflection radius and a second inflection radius, the first inflection radius being separated from the second inflection radius by a distance greater than 1.5 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.