Reclosable container
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorGerald H. Scheibner
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Abstract
A reclosable container features ridges near the opening of the container to provide improved gripping of the container by the user during the opening and loading of the container.
Claims14
In a container having a reclosable end, comprising flexible first and second sidewalls, and a closure fastening device including first and second closure profiles positioned on respective first and second sidewalls and operable for being occluded and disengaged with respect to each other to close and open said container,
- said first sidewall extending beyond the end edge of said second sidewall at said reclosable end;
- the improvement which comprises:
- first and second ridges spaced apart from each other on the surface of said first sidewall and arranged substantially parallel to said first closure profile;
- said first ridge being positioned near the end edge of said first sidewall, and said second ridge being positioned substantially opposite the end edge of said second sidewall when said closure profiles are occluded;
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- a third ridge on the surface of said second sidewall and arranged substantially parallel to said second closure profile;
- said third ridge being positioned near the end edge of said second sidewall.
In a container having a reclosable end, comprising flexible first and second sidewalls, and a closure fastening device including first and second closure profiles positioned on respective first and second sidewalls and operable for being occluded and disengaged with respect to each other to close and open said container,
- said first sidewall extending beyond the end edge of said second sidewall at said reclosable end;
- the improvement which comprises:
- first and second ridges spaced apart from each other on the inside surface of said first sidewall and arranged substantially parallel to said first closure profile;
- said first ridge being positioned near the end edge of said first sidewall, and said second ridge being positioned substantially opposite the end edge of said second sidewall when said closure profiles are occluded;
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- a third ridge on the inside surface of said second sidewall and arranged substantially parallel to said second closure profile;
- said third ridge being positioned near the end edge of said second sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.