US 12,110,164 B2
Package with supplemental seal
Rebecca J. Shotwell, Neenah, WI (US); Abigail H. Koep, Parkers Prairie, WI (US); Shiming Zhuang, Neenah, WI (US); Teressa A. Baumann, Neenah, WI (US); Nina L. Marchione, New Baltimore, MI (US); and Jay D. Hodson, Hortonville, WI (US)
Assigned to AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC., Neenah, WI (US)
Appl. No. 17/779,444
Filed by AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC., Neenah, WI (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/066196
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/118592, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411158 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 75/58 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 75/5883 (2013.01) [B65D 81/3266 (2013.01); B65D 2575/54 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A package comprising:
a fitment comprising a fitment centerline, a first base end and a second base end;
a fitment seal;
a first adjacent seal;
a second adjacent seal;
a fourth edge;
a first supplemental seal; and
a second supplemental seal;
wherein the fitment seal connects to the first adjacent seal and the second adjacent seal; wherein the first adjacent seal comprises a first edge that connects to the fourth edge; wherein the second adjacent seal comprises a second edge comprising a position between the fitment seal and the fourth edge, wherein a portion of the second adjacent seal is parallel to and opposes the fourth edge;
wherein the fitment seal comprises a fitment seal angle between 90° and 180° from the first adjacent seal; wherein the fitment seal comprises the fitment; wherein a first foundation line extends from the first base end perpendicular to a line comprising the fourth edge; wherein an intermediate line extends from the fitment seal parallel to the first foundation line between the first base end and the first adjacent seal and is spaced from the first foundation line by 25 percent of a distance between the first adjacent seal and the first foundation line; wherein the first supplemental seal comprises a position anywhere from a bisection line comprising a line extending from the fitment centerline to the intermediate line; wherein a first base line extends from the first base end parallel to the bisection line wherein the first supplemental seal comprises a first point comprising a point closest to the first base line; wherein the second supplemental seal comprises a position anywhere from the bisection line to the second adjacent seal; wherein the second supplemental seal extends towards the second adjacent seal;
wherein a second base line extends from the second base end parallel to the bisection line; wherein the second supplemental seal comprises a second point comprising a point closest to the second base line; wherein the package comprises a single compartment comprising an innermost layer; wherein a region line extends through the first edge, the first point, the second point and the second edge and demarcates the package into a first region and a second region; wherein the first region comprises the fitment seal and the second region comprises the fourth edge; wherein the second region is a free-flow region allowing unobstructed movement of a product content that may be contained in the package between the innermost layer.