US 12,252,329 B2
Flexible polymer packaging with increased rigidity
Brandon M. Hokanson, Appleton, WI (US); and Nicholas D. Krueger, Greenville, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Appl. No. 18/553,863
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
PCT Filed May 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/032503
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 4, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/240417, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217722 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 83/08 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01); A47K 10/42 (2006.01); B65D 75/52 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 83/0805 (2013.01) [A47K 10/32 (2013.01); A47K 10/421 (2013.01); B65D 75/52 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3253 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3266 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible container for dispensing a nonwoven article, comprising:
at least one sidewall and a bottom wall, defining an interior cavity configured to contain one or more nonwoven articles;
the flexible container having a first configuration containing one or more non-woven articles, and a second configuration wherein at least a portion of the one or more non-woven articles are removed from the interior cavity;
wherein the at least one sidewall contains at least one geometric deformation formed thereon, wherein the at least one geometric deformation has a height that is 5% to 99% of a height of the at least one sidewall, such that an interior volume of the cavity in the second configuration is 50% or more of an interior volume of the cavity in the first configuration, a height of the at least one sidewall in a second configuration is about 50% or more of a height of the at least one sidewall in the first configuration, or a combination thereof.