Appeal No. 2005-1318 Page 5
Application No. 10/191,198
film or other material can be printed in advance so that no labels are necessary,
and attractive display advertising can be imprinted on the packages very
economically.
From the standpoint of the user, flexible wall packages of this type have
attractive features. They can be closed at at [sic] least one end with a flat,
transversely extending seal so that the package can easily be opened by tearing
across the seal, or even across the entire package, thus making it easy to pour
out of the package. Packages of this type are also easily disposable, light in
weight and, in many instances, can be easily carried in the pocket or the like.
It is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel type of
construction of a container for fluent materials which combines, as far as
possible, the advantages of both the general types of packages described above.
More particularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel
design for a package, the major portion of which has flexible walls for the sake of
economy and yet which is adapted to stand up on a well-defined base to secure
various advantages, such as to display advertising and to prevent discharge of
contents after the package is opened.
Figures 1-4 show a package 10 constituting one embodiment of Schneider's
invention. The package 10 is made in two major portions, one, the rigid base
member 11, and the other the upper tubular portion 12 made from a thin flexible
film. The base 11 is in the shape of a circular disc having a cylindrical peripheral
surface 14 rising upwardly above and from a radially outstanding flange 15. The bottom
of the disc provides a surface 16 on which the container can stand upright. The upper
end of portion 12 is closed by a flat, transversely extending seal 18 which extends
entirely across the package.
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