# US 2014/0197187 A1 · Firkin

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- Number: US 2014/0197187 A1
- Document ID: US20140197187A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/694,863
- Filed: 2013-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Inventors: Donald Perlmutter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197187A1

## CPC

- B65D 25/205: {Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; (cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence)}
- 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 paper pouch that holds sugar pouches to a side wall of a disposable beverage or food container, namely but not limited to, a conventional paper coffee cup, when it is attached to said container by way of a peel-and-stick action. The pouch has flexible front and rear walls attached together, along opposite vertical edges defining and supporting an open top. Respective bottom edges of the front and rear walls are connected by a medial strip extending from a medial portion of a bottom edge of the front wall across that extends to the rear wall. The opposite side of the medial strip contains a pressure sensitive adhesive to affix the pouch to a disposable beverage or food container. When the paper pouch is filled with condiments, the front and rear walls of the pouch bow apart so that the lateral sides lift away from the side of the disposable container so that food or drink that spills over the top of the container does not come into contact with the condiments, ie. coffee does not spill on and damage the sugar packages.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A condiment pouch for attaching items such as individually packaged sugar packages to a side wall of a disposable beverage or food container, namely a conical beverage cup, by a peel and stick action comprises:
A) A flexible front wall and a flexible rear wall attached together in face-to-face relation along opposite lateral edges to define and open top;
B) A layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the rear wall;
C) A protective release layer covering the adhesive;
D) A removable protective layer that covers the adhesive;
E) The invention can be printed with logos or advertisements;
F) And, the outwardly facing wall of the pouch can be removed and retained by the final consumer without impacting the structural integrity of the beverage or food container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A condiment pouch described in claim 1 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is placed on only a medial portion of the rear wall so that when the sugar packet stuffed pouch is adhered to the side wall of the cup, opposite lateral sides of the rear wall located between the pressure sensitive adhesive and the lateral edges are spaced apart from the cap sidewall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A condiment pouch described in claim 1 wherein the front and rear walls are bowed apart by stuffing with the plurality of individual sugar packets and the pressure sensitive adhesive is placed on only a medial portion of the rear wall so that when the sugar packet stuffed pouch is adhered to the side wall of the cup, opposite lateral sides of the rear wall located between the pressure sensitive adhesive and the lateral edges are spaced apart from the cap sidewall.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A condiment pouch described in claim 1 is stamped and formed from a one-piece black of single thickness paper stock and wherein respective bottom edges of the front wall and the rear wall are bridged by a medial strap which extends in slack condition across an open bottom of the pouch from a medial portion to a bottom edge of the front wall and up a medial portion of an outer surface of the rear wall to which on face of the strap is adhered, another face of the strap carrying the pressure sensitive adhesive so that the strap separates the rear wall from the cup side wall when adhered thereto.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A condiment pouch according to claim 1 wherein the front wall has a portion for carrying advertising indicia which portion is bounded by at least on line of weakness to facilitate manual removal thereof for retention and reference by the final consumer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

A condiment pouch according to claim 2 wherein the front wall has a portion for carrying advertising indicia which portion is bounded by at least on line of weakness to facilitate manual removal thereof for retention and reference by the final consumer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

A condiment pouch according to claim 3 wherein the front wall has a portion for carrying advertising indicia which portion is bounded by at least on line of weakness to facilitate manual removal thereof for retention and reference by the final consumer.