Flexible container with fitment and process for producing same
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsBruno Rufato Pereira, Marcos Pini Franca, Kenneth R. Wilkes
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Abstract
A flexible container is provided. The flexible container includes four panels. The four panels form (i) a body portion; (ii) a neck portion, and a flare portion that extends from the neck portion; (iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion; and (iv) the neck portion has a reduced width. The flare portion has an expanded end. The width of the flare portion gradually increases from the neck portion to the expanded end.
Claims5
1-11. (canceled)
A process comprising:
- A) providing a flexible container with four panels, the four panels forming
- (i) a body portion,
- (ii) a neck portion,
- (iii) a tapered transition portion between the body portion and the neck portion,
- (iv) the neck portion having a reduced width,
- (B) adding, through the neck portion, a flowable substance into the container interior;
- and
- (C) sealing the neck portion.
The process of claim 11 wherein the flexible container comprises a flare portion having an expanded end, the width of the flare portion gradually increases from the neck portion to the flare portion expanded end;
- and
- sealing the flare portion.
The flexible container of claim 11 comprising opening the seal and re-sealing the seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.