A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.

A sheet member container having one or more sheet members including a main-body forming sheet member in which a plurality of film layers including an inner film layer and an outer film layer are stacked; a containing portion that accommodates contents; a container main body including the main-body forming sheet member, and surrounding the containing portion; and a peripheral edge sealing portion in which the one or more sheet members are folded along a folding line, and peripheral edge portions of the one or more sheet members are attached to each other.

A tamper-evident closure for a container includes a straw having an outer edge with an outwardly extending projection. The closure includes a cap with a rib. A tamper-evident tab extends from the rib. The tab has an inwardly extending lug configured to engage with the outwardly extending projection of the straw as the cap rotates relative to the straw when the cap and the straw are secured together. The tab has a has a foldable portion configured to fold the lug inwardly to provide a visual indication when the cap is an unsealed configuration.

A rectangular-bottomed packaging bag (1) is a rectangular-bottomed packaging bag formed by folding a sheet material member and includes a rectangular shaped bottom (2) a front (3) and a rear (4) rising from two facing sides of the bottom (2), and a pair of sides (5) connecting the front (3) and the rear (4). The pair of sides (5) each include a first region (31) positioned on the front (3) side, a second region (32) positioned on the rear (4) side, a side joining portion (33) joining the first region (31) and the second region (32), and an inclined joining portion (34) inclined to the bottom (2) side from the side joining portion (33) toward one of the front (3) and the rear (4) and joining the sheet material member of the first region (31) and the second region (32) overlapping each other in a direction of thickness.

The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes: a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The top portion comprises a top handle (12) extending above the fitment, the top handle having a reciprocal attachment member (5). The bottom portion comprises a bottom handle (14) and a tether (6) extending from the bottom handle. A distal end of the tether has an attachment member (7), the attachment member adapted to secure to the reciprocal attachment member.

The packaging for products comprises a string of containers (1), each container (1) comprising a closure element (3).

The machine for manufacturing said packaging comprises an opener (6) for forming a space to be filled with a product; a dosing nozzle (8) for dosing the product into said space; a feeder (5) of closure elements (3); welding jaws (9) for welding the closure element (3) and edges defining a container (1) on the packaging; and a cutting unit (11) for separating the containers (1) from the packaging, forming a string of containers (1).

A new type of packaging is achieved, which combines the advantages of an envelope-type packaging with packaging with a closure element and, in addition, allows to be sold in the form of a string.

Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers having product volumes and structural support frames are provided with vents to facilitate equalization of the pressure inside the product volume to the pressure of the environment outside of the containers. The vents enable rapid recovery of the structural support from a deformed state, which occurs when a fluent product is dispensed, to an undeformed state. For this purpose, the vents comprise vent paths between the environment outside of the containers and the product volume. The vents may further comprise a non-wetting material surrounding the entrance and exit of the vent path and/or microtexturing or a spacer to maintain space for air flow in the vent path.

The invention refers to a pack (10) for preparing food or beverage products comprising: at least one container (10′) having an inner volume where at least one base ingredient for the preparation of the food or beverage product is stored, said inner volume being defined by sheets of material joined to one another at their edges; a fitment assembly (20) through which the food or beverage product is delivered, and identification means (30) comprising the information on the food or beverage product to be prepared; wherein the identification means (30) are arranged at least on one side of the edges of the container with respect to the fitment assembly (20), the identification means (30) being further arranged in the vicinity of said fitment assembly (20).

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to fluid transfer fitments or devices, fluid dispensing devices including such fitments or devices, and methods for their construction and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fluid transfer fitment comprising: a tubular body having a sealed first end and a second end; a flanged member extending from the second end of the tubular body to form a flanged opening having a width greater than a width of the tubular body; a void formed between the flanged opening and the sealed first end; and a membrane within the void.

The present invention refers to an automatic opening device for a package, the device comprising an spout, a cap and a means for tearing the sealing element of a package, which can be either the aluminium layer of an aseptic carton package, or a sealing element located under the spout or the plastic material of a plastic pouch or the like.