US 11,771,272 B2
Container having a push-button activated, pop-open lid
Bryan Eliot Rolfs, Chicago, IL (US); Jeremy Thaddeus Gauger, Greenville, WI (US); Maggie VanderHeiden Berger, Appleton, WI (US); Amanda Ann Gantz, Greenville, WI (US); and Heidi Ellen Gehrke, Appleton, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/847,481.
Application 17/847,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/641,797, granted, now 11,399,672, previously published as PCT/US2017/049646, filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0313031 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A47K 10/42 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/26 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 75/58 (2006.01); B65D 83/08 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/42 (2013.01) [B65D 43/169 (2013.01); B65D 43/26 (2013.01); B65D 47/088 (2013.01); B65D 75/5894 (2013.01); B65D 83/0805 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3266 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for storing and dispensing product, the container comprising:
a flexible pouch for storing product, the flexible pouch defining an interior space, the flexible pouch having an inner surface generally facing toward the interior space, and an outer surface generally facing away from the interior space; and
a rigid flip top assembly consisting of at least one polymer selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, poly acrylo nitrile, and poly carbonate, the assembly having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, the assembly comprising a lid a push button a ring lever and a flange, wherein the ring lever has a first end and a second end, the lid being integrally connected to the flange at a hinge proximate the second end, the ring lever extending in the longitudinal direction over at least one fulcrum, wherein, when the force is applied to the push button, the ring lever pivots at the fulcrum about a pivot axis such that the ring lever forces the latch to pull away from the catch to move the lid from the closed position toward the open position and wherein the push button is integrally formed with the ring lever;
wherein the lid includes a catch, the catch adapted to engage a latch when the lid is in a closed position,
wherein when a force is applied to the push button, the lid springs from the closed position toward an open position.