Flexible package with opening feature
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Clark, Jr., Deborah S. Hannah, James R. Marnocha
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Abstract
A flexible package has a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side wall together defining an interior volume of the package. An opening device is attached to the top surface and is at least in part detachable from the top surface to provide access to the interior volume. An article is secured to the opening device for conjoint movement with the opening device upon detachment of the opening device from the top surface of the package. In another embodiment, a portion of the side wall extends outward beyond the top surface to a free edge. A closure system is operable on the extended portion of the side wall to permit selective closing and opening of the package.
Claims15
A flexible package comprising:
- a top surface, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface, and at least one side wall;
- the top surface and the bottom surface each being connected to the at least one side wall such that the top surface, the bottom surface and the at least one side wall together define an interior volume of the package for containing at least one article therein, said top surface having a length, a width, and a peripheral edge defined at least in part by the connection of the top surface to the at least one side wall;
- an opening device attached to the top surface and being at least in part detachable from the top surface to provide access to the interior volume of the package, said opening device having a width at some point along the length of the opening device which is between about 40% and about 99% of the width of the top surface and a length at some point along the width of the opening device which is between about 40% and about 99% of the length of the top surface;
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- at least one drawstring for drawing in the at least one side wall of the package to selectively close access to the interior volume of the package following detachment of the opening device from the top surface of the package.
A flexible package comprising
- a top surface, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface, and at least one side wall;
- the top surface and the bottom surface each being connected to the at least one side wall such that the top surface, the bottom surface and the at least one side wall together define an interior volume of the package for containing at least one article therein, said top surface having a length, a width, and a peripheral edge defined at least in part by the connection of the top surface to the at least one side wall, a portion of the at least one sidewall extending outward beyond the connection of the top surface to the at least one side wall and having a free edge spaced from said connection of the top surface to said at least one side wall;
- an opening device attached to the top surface of the package and being at least in part detachable from the top surface to provide access to the interior volume of the package, said opening device having a width at some point along the length of the opening device which is between about 40% and about 99% of the width of the top surface and a length at some point along the width of the opening device which is between about 40% and about 99% of the length of the top surface;
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- a closure system operable on said portion of the at least one side wall to permit selective closing and opening of the package following detachment of the opening device from the top surface of the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.