CA2691000A1 - End-stomp and closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch - Google Patents

End-stomp and closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch Download PDF

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CA2691000A1
CA2691000A1 CA2691000A CA2691000A CA2691000A1 CA 2691000 A1 CA2691000 A1 CA 2691000A1 CA 2691000 A CA2691000 A CA 2691000A CA 2691000 A CA2691000 A CA 2691000A CA 2691000 A1 CA2691000 A1 CA 2691000A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44BBUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B18/00Fasteners of the touch-and-close type; Making such fasteners
    • A44B18/0046Fasteners made integrally of plastics
    • A44B18/0053Fasteners made integrally of plastics in which each part has similar elements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44BBUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24Details
    • A44B19/26Sliders
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2584Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterized by the slider
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2589Bag or slide fastener details cooperating with the slider, e.g. details for removing or installing the slider
    • B65D33/259End stops
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2532Zipper or required component thereof having interlocking surface with continuous cross section
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2561Slider having specific configuration, construction, adaptation, or material
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2598Zipper or required component thereof including means for obstructing movement of slider

Abstract

A closure mechanism extends between side edges of a reclosable pouch and includes complementary interlocking closure elements each having an elongate profile extending between first and second ends thereof. Guide rails are disposed along exterior sides of the complementary interlocking closure elements. A slider is disposed in straddling relation over the guide rails and an end-stomp is defined by a fused-together portion of the interlocking closure elements proximate an end of the closure mechanism. The end-stomp may include a flattened region, a first raised ridge that is generally parallel to the interlocking closure elements, and a second raised ridge that is generally perpendicular to the first raised ridge. The second raised ridge extends away from a pouch interior and beyond opening side lateral edges of the complementary interlocking closure elements a distance that is sufficient to engage a top wall of the slider.

Claims (20)

1. A reclosable pouch, comprising:
first and second pouch sidewalls attached together to define a pouch interior having an opening defined by unattached edges of the first and second pouch sidewalls;
a closure mechanism extending between a first side edge and a second side edge of the pouch, wherein the closure mechanism includes first and second complementary interlocking closure elements attached proximate to the unattached edges of the first and second pouch sidewalls, respectively, each closure element having an elongate profile extending between a first end and a second end;
first and second guide rails disposed on exterior sides of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, respectively, wherein each of the guide rails extends completely from the first side edge to the second side edge;
a slider disposed in straddling relation over the guide rails of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements; and an end-stomp defined by a fused-together portion of the first and second interlocking closure elements proximate one of the ends of the closure mechanism, the end-stomp including a flattened region, a first raised ridge that is substantially parallel to the interlocking closure elements, and a second raised ridge that is substantially perpendicular to the first raised ridge, wherein the second raised ridge abuts an un-fused region of the closure mechanism and extends away from the pouch interior and beyond opening side lateral edges of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements a distance that is at least as large as a vertical thickness of a slider top wall, and wherein each of the first raised ridge and the second raised ridge has a first lateral thickness greater than a second lateral thickness of the flattened region.
2. The reclosable pouch of claim 1, wherein the end-stomp extends between the pouch interior and the un-fused region of the closure mechanism.
3. The reclosable pouch of claim 2, wherein the closure mechanism includes an upper set of complementary interlocking members on an opening side thereof and a lower set of complementary interlocking members on a pouch interior side thereof, wherein the upper set of interlocking members extend into the un-fused region and the end-stomp includes a fused-together portion of the lower set of complementary interlocking members disposed on a pouch interior side of the un-fused region.
4. The reclosable pouch of claim 3, wherein the un-fused region of the closure mechanism accommodates a separation finger of the slider when the slider abuts the end-stomp.
5. The reclosable pouch of claim 1, wherein the slider is made of polypropylene.
6. The reclosable pouch of claim 5, wherein the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements are made of polyethylene or a polyethylene blend.
7. A closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch, comprising:
first and second complementary elongate interlocking closure elements;
a slider disposed in straddling relationship to the first and second closure elements and adapted to slide along a length of and occlude and deocclude the closure elements;
an end-stomp disposed proximate an end of the closure mechanism, the end-stomp defined by a fused-together region of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements that includes a flattened region, a first raised ridge that is substantially parallel to the interlocking closure elements, and a second raised ridge that is substantially perpendicular to the first raised ridge, wherein the second raised ridge abuts an un-fused region of the closure mechanism and extends away from the pouch interior and beyond opening side lateral edges of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, and wherein each of the first raised ridge and the second raised ridge has a first lateral thickness greater than a second lateral thickness of the flattened region; and first and second guide rails disposed along the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, respectively.
8. The closure mechanism of claim 7, wherein the end-stomp extends beyond the portion that abuts the un-fused region on a side of the un-fused region opposite the opening side lateral edges.
9. The closure mechanism of claim 8, wherein the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements include a lower set of complementary interlocking closure profiles and an upper set of complementary interlocking closure profiles disposed between the lower set of complementary interlocking closure profiles and the opening side lateral edges, wherein the end-stomp includes the lower set of complementary interlocking closure profiles.
10. The closure mechanism of claim 7, wherein each of the guide rails extends completely from the first side edge to the second side edge.
11. The closure mechanism of claim 10, wherein the slider is disposed in straddling relationship to the first and second guide rails disposed along the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements.
12. The closure mechanism of claim 11, wherein the second raised ridge extends beyond the opening side lateral edges of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements a distance that is sufficient to engage a slider top wall.
13. The closure mechanism of claim 12, wherein the un-fused region of the closure mechanism accommodates a separation finger of the slider when the slider abuts the end-stomp.
14. The closure mechanism of claim 7, wherein the slider is made of polypropylene and the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements are made of polyethylene or a polyethylene blend.
15. An end-stomp of a closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch, comprising:
a fused-together region of first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, wherein the fused-together region includes a flattened region, a first raised ridge that is substantially parallel to the interlocking closure elements, and a second raised ridge that is substantially perpendicular to the first raised ridge, wherein the second raised ridge abuts an un-fused region of the closure mechanism and extends beyond exterior lateral edges of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, and wherein each of the first raised ridge and the second raised ridge has a first lateral thickness greater than a second lateral thickness of the flattened region.
16. The end-stomp of claim 15 further including first and second guide rails disposed on a pouch interior side of the end-stomp along the full lengths of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements, respectively.
17. The end-stomp of claim 16 adapted to accommodate a slider disposed in straddling relation over the guide rails of first and second complementary interlocking closure elements
18. The end-stomp of claim 17, wherein the second raised ridge extends beyond the exterior lateral edges of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements a distance that is sufficient to engage a top wall of a slider straddling the interlocking closure elements.
19. The end-stomp of claim 18, wherein the fused-together region extends beyond the portion that abuts the un-fused region on a side of the un-fused region opposite the exterior lateral edges.
20. The end-stomp of claim 19, wherein the un-fused region of the closure mechanism is adapted to accommodate a separation finger of a slider when the slider abuts the end-stomp.
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