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US 2014/0190989 A1Published application
Bulk bag with full perforation
AssigneeNorth American Salt Company
InventorKevin Thimmesch
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Abstract
A novel bag for holding, transporting, and pouring a bulk product is provided. The bag comprises a perforated section extending the majority of the way (and preferably the entire way) horizontally across the bag. The bag can be opened by tearing along the perforations and separating the resulting two sections of the bag. The bag is typically formed of plastic, and can be used for salt, animal food, and other pourable products.
Claims18
A bag for holding a pourable product, said bag comprising front and back panels each comprising:
- first and second end portions presenting respective outermost edges;
- first and second side portions presenting respective outermost edges, said front and back panels and said end and side portions cooperating to form a chamber for holding the pourable product, there being a width “W,” defined as the shortest distance between the respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions;
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- perforations extending from at least one of said respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions a distance of at least about 50% of “W” towards the other of said respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions.
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A method of dispensing a pourable product from a bag, the method comprising:
- providing a bag comprising front and back panels each comprising:
- first and second end portions presenting respective outermost edges;
- first and second side portions presenting respective outermost edges, said front and back panels and said end and side portions cooperating to form a chamber for holding the pourable product, there being a width “W,” defined as the shortest distance between the respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions;
- perforations extending from at least one of said respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions at a distance of at least about 50% of “W” towards the other of said respective outermost edges of said first and second side portions;
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- a quantity of the pourable product in said chamber;
- tearing said bag at said perforations to form an opening;
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- causing said pourable product to exit the bag through the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.