PACKAGING FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPENSING OF LIQUIDS AND FLUIDIC MATERIALS

Abstract

A packaging for storing and dispensing liquids and fluidic materials with a bag-shaped body, which has a closable opening designed to remove the product stored in the packaging. Both ends of the bag-shaped body are formed as a supporting element made of the body material, holding the packaging in a standing position. Approximately in the middle region of the bag-shaped body a transversely extending perforation strip is formed for dividing the bag shaped body in two parts, comprising at least one tear tab is connected to it.

Claims

1. Packaging for the storage and dispensing of liquids and fluidic materials, the packaging compising: a bag-shaped body, a first end of the bag-shaped body being formed as a supporting element made of a material of the body, and configured to hold the packaging in a standing position, the body having a closable opening for the removal of a product stored in the packaging; wherein, at a second end of the bag-shaped body opposite the first end, there is a further supporting element formed of the material of the body and configured to hold the packaging in the standing position; wherein, on the bag-shaped body a perforation strip is formed extending in the standing position transversely to the bag-shaped body for dividing the bag-shaped body in two parts; and wherein at least one tear tab is connected to the perforation strip formed on the body.

2. The packaging according to claim 1. wherein the supporting elements are supporting flanges made of the material of the body.

3. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the tear tab is formed integrally with the perforation strip, extending beyond the body.

4. The packaging according to one of claim 1, wherein zip locks are formed on the body at both edges of the perforation strip along an entire width of the body.

Description

[0015] The packaging according to the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to a possible embodiment, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

[0016] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a packaging to the invention, showing the empty, flat packaging in a side view;

[0017] FIGS. 2 and 3 show the packaging of the FIG. 1 in its primary use in two states,

[0018] FIG. 4 shows both ends of the packaging of FIG. 1 in an open position in a longitudinal section, allowing the packaging to be stored in an upright position;

[0019] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the packaging of FIG. 1 during its secondary use, and

[0020] FIGS. 6A-6C show a possible embodiment in three different side views.

[0021] The structure of the embodiment shown only as a preferred example is substantially similar to the known and commercially available packaging shown in FIG. 1. The packaging is essentially a bag or pouch into which a product is filled during manufacture. The material of a bag-shaped body 1 is selected depending on the particular product to be incorporated and the expected or possible mechanical stresses, most often plastic, which is known to a person skilled in the art from commonly used technologies. The size of the bag-shaped body 1 depends on the volume of the product to be marketed, and is generally suitable for 100 to 500 ml, but the solution according to the invention can be used for packaging of substantially any size. In the case of the embodiment shown, the bag-shaped body 1 is rectangular and its two shorter sides are formed during manufacture so as to serve as a supporting element 2 when opened and spread during use. The supporting element 2 is generally designed as a supporting flange made of the material of the body 1. The excess material required for this extends into the inside of the bag-shaped body 1 in the usual manner in an empty, flat state of the bag-shaped body 1, which is indicated in FIG. 1 by a dashed line 3.

[0022] FIGS. 2 and 3 show the packaging of FIG. 1 in its primary use in the same manner as currently known packagings. Since both ends 4, 5 of the bag-shaped body 1 have the same design as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, an opening 6 for emptying the bag-shaped body 1 is formed not in the region of an end, generally in an upright position upper end 4 of the bag shaped body 1 as in the case of known solutions, but in the case of the embodiment shown the opening 6 is formed in the middle region of the bag-shaped body 1 and represents an opening 6 which can be closed with a screw cap 7. The implementation of the latter is not a problem for a person skilled in the art, given the similar packaging and technology on the market.

[0023] In the embodiment shown, the bag-shaped body 1 has a perforated strip 8 extending transversely to the upright bag-shaped body 1 in the longitudinal center of the bag-shaped body 1, and one end 9 of the perforation strip 8 extends into a small tear tab 10 which extends beyond the body 1 to facilitate gripping of the perforation strip 8 for easier rupture. The transverse design of the perforation strip 8 is only one possible solution, the perforation strip 8 can also be formed obliquely, i.e. substantially transversely, it does not mean a technical difference.

[0024] In a longitudinal section in FIG. 4 one of the main features of the sample packaging is shown: the same design of both ends 4, 5, which contributes to the achievement of the object of the invention in a simple way.

[0025] If the perforation strip 8 is torn by the tear tab 10, the bag-shaped body 1 is divided into two bag halves 11, 12 which, since the perforation strip 8 extends in the middle of the bag-shaped body 1 in the present example, are approximately of same size, and because both ends 4, 5 of the bag shaped body 1 are formed identically, each of the bag halves 11, 12 can be stand in upright, standing position by means of the part which forms the supporting element 2 by spreading slightly, as shown in FIG. 5.

[0026] By tearing the perforation strip 8, the interior of each bag 11, 12 can be accessed without hindrance, and the product remaining in it after the primary emptying can be removed, used, and the bag halves 11, 12 can be rinsed and made suitable for selective waste-collection

[0027] Three typical side views of a preferred embodiment of the packaging are outlined in FIGS. 6A-6C.

[0028] According to a preferred embodiment the perforation strip 8 extending on both sides of the bag can be formed in such a way that, after tearing the perforation strip 8, on the edges of the bag halves 11, 12 adjacent to the removed perforation strip 8 well known zip locks 13 extending over the entire width of the bag are formed, which make the bag halves 11, 12 resealable and thus prevent the product remaining in them from drying out.

[0029] Main advantages of the packaging include material savings and environmental considerations.