EP1037814A1 - Sac a bouche ouverte - Google Patents

Sac a bouche ouverte

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EP1037814A1
EP1037814A1 EP98937888A EP98937888A EP1037814A1 EP 1037814 A1 EP1037814 A1 EP 1037814A1 EP 98937888 A EP98937888 A EP 98937888A EP 98937888 A EP98937888 A EP 98937888A EP 1037814 A1 EP1037814 A1 EP 1037814A1
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Prior art keywords
joint
rigid
bag
pouch
mouth
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EP1037814A4 (fr
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Alan Mark Crawley
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Amcad Holdings Ltd
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Amcad Holdings Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/24—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor with auxiliary devices
    • B65D35/245—Suspension means integral with, or attached to the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/02—Body construction
    • B65D35/12—Connections between body and closure-receiving bush

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an open mouth bag, and in particular to an open mouth bag including a rigid collar, the collar including a "Y" joint method of closure.
  • Plastic bags are well known. They can be in the form of flexible pouches or packaging as disclosed for example in US 4,286,746, US 3,438,567 or US 3,31 8,759. Plastic bags may be attached to frames or handles as for example in US 4,41 1 ,300 and EP 0 1 50 027.
  • fluid dispensers including collapsible flaccid bags.
  • a collapsible flaccid bag bottle Integral with the bottle is a thin passive film that passively manages collapsing of the bottle as fluid is dispensed.
  • US 5,01 2,956 discloses a fluid dispenser system which is a conventional squeeze bottle within which a collapsible flaccid bag, containing dispensable fluid, is suspended.
  • US 5,004, 1 23 discloses a non-venting fluid dispenser system which has a collapsible flaccid bag loosely suspended in a sleeve and exposed at atmospheric pressure.
  • US 4, 147,278 discloses a fluid dispenser in which a second container with a flexible wall is positioned inside a first container.
  • the rigidly brimmed wide mouth stretch resistant pouch disclosed in US 5,476,322 relates to a pouch having heat sealingly laminated side margins and a rigidly brimmed wide mouth open end.
  • the pouch is secured to a rigid annular rim by an open end of the pouch being mechanically expanded and tightly contracted over, around and beneath the rim.
  • the formation of the pouch requires a pouch expander.
  • the rigid mouth is generally an injection moulded component (as with the tap assembly in the "wine bag” application), and hence its dimensional tolerances are quite precise;
  • the bag is generally made from a process that does not have such fine manufacturing tolerances, ie. folded out of flat sheet into a bag through heat seaiingly laminated side margins. Hence, when the rigid mouth is inserted into the open mouth end of the bag, the fit cannot be perfect. A method of sealing 360° around the joint, without forming any entrapment areas has to be found. There are only three possibilities:
  • the bag aperture is slightly larger than the rigid mouth dimension. Now one can potentially insert the rigid mouth up into the open mouth on the bag, but as one tries to seal around the circumference of the rigid mouth sealing surface, one ultimately must end up with ridges being formed in the bag material (due to the difference in size/circumferences), and these ridges form entrapment areas and can also lead to complete lack of a hermetic seal.
  • the present invention goes some way in overcoming some disadvantages with known types of plastic bags.
  • the present invention goes some way in providing a substantially rigid open mouth to a bag, whereby the bag is adapted to be automatically inserted into a "Y" joint of a rigid mouth, or which at least provides the public with a useful choice.
  • the term "bag” is intended to include pouches, sachets and other similar enclosures.
  • the invention provides a rigid mouthed bag comprising a pouch or the like of flexible material, the pouch being inserted into a "Y" joint of a substantially rigid mouth, which, upon closure of the "Y” joint, results in a rigid mouth bag in which no stress is placed on the pouch.
  • the substantially rigid open mouth preferably comprises a collar or the like.
  • the collar preferably comprises a "Y” joint in its unclosed position.
  • the pouch is adapted to be inserted between the two prongs of the "Y" joint when in its open position and the "Y” joint is then closed to form the rigid mouthed bag.
  • the invention also provides a rigid mouthed bag comprising a pouch or the like of flexible material, the pouch being inserted into a "Y" joint of a substantially rigid mouth, the "Y” joint comprising two prongs of substantially equal length, which, upon closure of the "Y” joint results in a rigid mouth bag with no product entrapment areas.
  • the invention also provides a rigid mouth bag in construction from a flexible material, the rigid mouth bag including: a pouch having an open mouth; and a collar, the collar being seaiingly connected to the pouch around its open mouth using a "Y" joint method of closure between the mouth and the pouch, thus providing a substantially rigid mouth at the open end of the pouch, without inducing stress in the bag.
  • the collar is in line with the open end of the pouch.
  • the "Y” joint preferably comprises two prongs of substantially equal length which, upon closure of the "Y” joint, results in a rigid mouth bag with no product entrapment areas.
  • the collar is preferably circular but may be of any required shape such as rectangular, or oval.
  • the pouch may be constructed of a flexible material and may be either a single or multi-layer laminate material, preferably a plastics material.
  • the collar may be manufactured from any elastic or semi-elastic material that can be moulded or machined into the specific form required.
  • the collar may be injection moulded or fabricated out of an extrusion.
  • the pouch may be slid up between the prongs of the Y after which the prongs of the Y are closed.
  • the invention also provides a method of forming a rigid mouthed bag comprising a pouch or the like of flexible material including the steps of: inserting a pouch of flexible material between the two prongs of a "Y" joint in a rigid collar; closing the prongs of the joint; and sealing the joint, to thus produce a rigid mouth bag without inducing stress in the bag.
  • the invention also provides a method of forming a rigid mouthed bag comprising a pouch or the like of flexible material including the steps of: inserting a pouch of flexible material between two prongs of equal length of the "Y" joint in a rigid collar; closing the prongs of the joint; and sealing the joint, to thus produce a rigid mouth bag with no product entrapment areas.
  • Closure of the Y-joint may be done by a number of mechanisms. Sealing methods include:
  • Ultrasonic Welding either longitudinal welding from the outside, radial welding from the inside, or a combination of both;
  • the rigid mouth bag Possible uses of the rigid mouth bag include, but are not limited to: photochemical storage, general laboratory storage, all carbonated and non- carbonated drinks, powdered drinks, powdered foodstuffs, foodstuffs, paint, domestic and industrial liquids including but not limited to cleaners and reagents, pharmaceuticals including both liquid and solid forms, as a liner to keep a container clean and reduce the need to clean containers after use, as a free-standing pouch or as a liner/bladder inside a container, in the medical field as for example a colostomy bag.
  • Figure 1 shows a rigid mouth bag made with heat seaiingly laminated side margins
  • Figure 2 shows the rigid mouth of Figure 1 with a blow moulded bag
  • Figure 3 shows a rigid mouth with symmetrical "Y" joint
  • Figure 4 shows a rigid mouth with asymmetrical "Y" joint
  • Figure 5 showing a rigid mouth with asymmetrical "Y” joint and castellated outer angular leg
  • Figure 6 shows a joint ready for closure, with internal moulded feature
  • Figure 7 shows a closed "Y" joint
  • Figure 8 shows a closed "Y" joint with heat forming seal between the outer edge of the inner leg and the inner bag surface lamination.
  • a rigid mouth bag is shown generally at 2. It has a plastic pouch 4 which has an open upper end 6 and a sealed lower end 8. The open end 6 is secured to a circular collar 10. The collar 1 0 is rigid.
  • the point of attachment of the pouch 4 to the collar 1 0 provides a joint 1 2.
  • the collar 1 0 has a Y-joint 1 2 with prongs 1 2A and 1 2B.
  • the plastic pouch is slipped up through the prongs 1 2A and 1 2B of the Y joint 1 2.
  • the Y-joint is then securely closed.
  • Figure 3 shows a rigid mouth with a symmetrical "Y" joint.
  • Figure 4 shows a rigid mouth 10 with an asymmetric "Y" joint 1 3, having prongs 1 3A and 1 3B.
  • Figure 5 shows a rigid mouth 10 with an asymmetrical "Y" joint having prongs 14A and 1 4B and an outer angular leg 1 5 with castellations 1 6.
  • Figure 6 shows a "Y" joint 1 8 ready for closure.
  • a bag 20 is inserted between the prongs 1 8A and 1 8B.
  • a moulded internal feature 22 is included.
  • Figure 7 shows a closed "Y" joint 24 with a bag 20 inserted.
  • Figure 8 shows a closed "Y" joint 26 with a heat forming seal 28 between the outer edge of the inner leg 26A and the inner bag surface lamination 30.
  • the joint is only two-piece, a single rigid mouth and a bag. Hence the joint can make a very cost-effective assembly.
  • the "Y" joint format allows the bag to be easily slid up into the joint. Typically this is achieved by the combination of a spigot and an associated expanding mandrel.
  • the rigid mouth is placed on the spigot, the mandrel expanded, the bag is then slid up the mandrel creating a sliding guide right up in to the "Y" joint, and then the mandrel is retracted.
  • the "Y” joint can be a symmetrical "Y” as in Figure 3, or any asymmetrical "Y” as in Figure 4.
  • the bag opening aperture always being made with a positive tolerance, in other words the bag is made using a tolerance specification where bags are rejected during manufacture if the final opening circumference is under-sized, but accepted if their opening circumference is within tolerance over-sized.
  • the oversized bag does not form ridges that can form entrapment areas.
  • the "Y" joint can be symmetrical - Figure 3 ie. each leg is at the same but opposite angle out from the centre-line. This configuration suites highly elastic material, as one leg must compress and one must stretch as the joint is closed.
  • the "Y" joint can be asymmetrical - Figure 4 ie. one leg is effectively cylindrical while the other leg is at an angle to the centre line. In this case, when the joint is closed the inner cylindrical leg neither compresses or expands, while the outer angular leg compresses to form the joint.
  • the "Y" joint can be further improved by castellating the angular legs -
  • Figure 5 shows a cylindrical inner leg and castellated angular outer leg.
  • the inner cylindrical leg neither expands nor compresses, while the outer angular legs fold in without need for compression - the castellation slits are designed such that once the outer leg has been folded hard against the inner leg, all castellation slits close up tight.
  • Castellations can be used on symmetrical or asymmetrical Y joints, iv) Any number of other combinations are also possible.
  • the inner leg In order to effect a hermetic seal as well as have no entrapment areas, the inner leg must fully seal against the bag inner surface, ii) As the inner surface forms the full seal, the outer leg need only be used for increasing joint strength and for cosmetic purposes to "tidy up" the outside of the joint, iii) Because the two legs are of equal length, and once closed, mechanical pressure can be applied to the joint, any ridges formed by the effective circumference of the bag being greater than the effective circumference inside the rigid mouth joint are flattened out leaving no possibility for entrapment areas, iv) As shown in Figure 6, one can also mould other features in to the joint, such as raised shoulders or even recesses. These features can have more than one function:
  • the raised shoulder concentrates the ultrasonic energy leading to a better welded joint;
  • Another possible function of the raised shoulder, as well as corresponding recesses, is to provide additional restraint to stop the bag being pulled out of the joint, hence increasing overall joint strength.
  • Figure 7 shows a "Y" joint fully closed.
  • Figure 8 shows a "Y" joint fully closed based on the combination of closure and sealing techniques used.
  • the points to note about the joint are: i) The preferred format is as shown in Figure 6, with a 360° moulded ridge around the inside of the joint to reduce the potential of the bag being pulled out; ii) The "Y" joint leg configuration is preferably as shown in Figure 5, with a cylindrical inner leg and a castellated angular outer leg; iii) The joint is mechanically closed, then first ultrasonically welded on each castellated joint on the outside.
  • the bag is generally a multi-layer laminate.
  • This forming can be achieved by either melting part of the leg into the bag surface or by injecting additional molten material into this region of the joint; v)
  • the rigid mouth material and bag inner surface material need to be of similar nature in order for them to effectively melt together.
  • the finished joint has no internal product entrapment areas
  • the invention provides a rigid mouth bag with a rigid mouth that places no stress on the bag and which leaves no entrapment areas between the bag and the rigid mouth for product to egress into.
  • the rigid mouth bag comprises a "Y" joint method of closure between the rigid mouth and the bag.
  • the bag will find uses in numerous fields including, but not limited to, photography, drinks, foodstuffs, paint, pharmaceuticals, domestic and industrial liquids and as a liner to keep a container clean and reduce the need to clean containers after use.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un sac (2) à bouche rigide (10) qui ne crée aucune contrainte sur le sac et qui ne laisse aucune zone de retenue du produit se trouvant dans le sac, entre le sac et ladite bouche. La bouche rigide est constituée d'un joint en Y et le sac est inséré entre les branches du joint, lequel est fermé et scellé.
EP98937888A 1997-07-23 1998-07-23 Sac a bouche ouverte Withdrawn EP1037814A4 (fr)

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NZ32842997 1997-07-23
NZ32842997 1997-07-23
PCT/NZ1998/000112 WO1999005037A1 (fr) 1997-07-23 1998-07-23 Sac a bouche ouverte

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EP1037814A1 true EP1037814A1 (fr) 2000-09-27
EP1037814A4 EP1037814A4 (fr) 2002-05-08

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AU (1) AU732709B2 (fr)
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WO (1) WO1999005037A1 (fr)

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TW436451B (en) 2001-05-28
WO1999005037A1 (fr) 1999-02-04
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