Flexible Container
AssigneeMaverick International (Pty) Ltd
InventorDerek Martin FAY
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Abstract
The invention discloses a flexible container sleeve structure, which includes an elongated sleeve defining in series containers and having front and back panels joined to each other along their elongated sides; a first gusset formation provided between the front and back panels forming a base; a second gusset formation provided between the front and back panels forming a top; and a curvature provided in the sides of the front and back panels. The containers being defined by the front and back panels and the gusset formations. The front panel may be imprinted with a graphic of a wine barrel or beer keg. The curvature is convexly curved from the top to the base, thereby adapted to assist in creating the impression of a barrel or keg.
Claims10
A flexible container sleeve structure, which includes an elongated sleeve defining in series containers and having
- (a) front and back panels joined to each other along their elongated sides;
- (b) a first gusset formation provided between the front and back panels forming a base;
- (c) a second gusset formation provided between the front and back panels forming a top;
- (d) a curvature provided in the sides of the front and back panels;
- (e) the containers being defined by the front and back panels and the gusset formations;
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- (f) suitably spaced apart transverse separation lines on the front and back panels for separating individual containers.
A method of manufacturing a flexible container, which includes the steps
- (a) of forming a flexible container sleeve structure including an elongated sleeve defining in series containers between the front and back panels;
- (b) of forming an elongated sleeve having a front panel and a back panel with opposite sides;
- (c) of forming first and second elongated gusset formations along each of the opposite sides between the front and back panels;
- (d) of partially sealing areas of the front and back panels to each other and sealing areas of the gusset formations to the front and back panels so as to define discrete chambers for the containers within the sleeve;
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- (e) of cutting consecutive opposite aligned slots into the sleeve along its length within the sealed areas, wherein the slots extend from the opposite edges fully across the first and second gusset formations.
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