FILLED AND SEALED BAG HAVING AN EASY POUR SPOUT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

Abstract

An article of commerce comprising a bag containing a quantity of particulates. The bag includes a sidewall encircling a longitudinal axis and extending along the axis between a bottom closed end and a top closed end. The opposite sides of the sidewall are brought together to form the bottom closed and the top closed end. Both of the bottom and top closed ends extend acutely with respect to the axis such that the bag is parallelogram-shaped in a plane containing the axis and the bottom closed end and the top closed end.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Advantages of the present invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings that set forth an exemplary embodiment wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the exemplary embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the exemplary embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bag according to the exemplary embodiment of the invention partially opened at a top end;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the bag shown in FIG. 3 re-closed;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the re-closed bag shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the bag showing dual seal zones; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a production line for making the bag.

Claims

1. An article of commerce comprising: a bag containing a quantity of particulates, wherein said bag includes a sidewall encircling a longitudinal axis and extending along said axis between a bottom closed end wherein opposite sides of said sidewall are brought together and a top closed end wherein opposite sides of said sidewall are brought together, and wherein both of said bottom and top closed ends extend acutely with respect to said axis such that said bag is parallelogram-shaped in a plane containing said axis and said bottom closed end and said top closed end.

2. The article of commerce of claim 1 said top closed end is operable to open by separating said opposite sides of said sidewall apart without tearing said sidewall such that said bag is re-closable.

3. The article of commerce of claim 1 further comprising: a first adhesive disposed between said opposite sides along a first portion of said top closed end; anda second adhesive disposed between said opposite sides along a second portion of said top closed end, wherein said first adhesive defines a greater adhesiveness that said second adhesive such that said first portion requires a greater force to open than said second portion.

4. The article of commerce of claim 1 wherein: said top closed end is further defined extending transverse to said axis between a first end disposed relatively closer to said bottom closed end and a second end disposed relatively further from said bottom closed end; andsaid top closed end is further defined as variably sealed such that an amount of separating force required to open said top closed seal is different at said first and second ends.

5. The article of commerce of claim 4 wherein the amount of separating force required to open said top closed seal is greater at said first end than at said second end.

6. The article of commerce of claim 1 further comprising: a carton having a sidewall and bottom wall wherein said sidewall encircles said axis and extends along said axis between a top end and a bottom end and wherein said bottom wall closes said bottom end to cooperate with said sidewall to define a substantially enclosed cavity, said bag being disposed in said cavity.

7. The article of commerce of claim 6 wherein said carton is further defined as being substantially rectangular in a plane containing said axis and said bottom closed end and said top closed end.

8. The article of commerce of claim 6 wherein said carton is further defined as being formed of one of plastic and paperboard.

9. A method for making said bag of claim 1 comprising the steps of: drawing a web of folded material off of a roll in a first direction along a production line;disposing a sealing bar along the production line at an acute angle to the first direction; anddisposing a cutting bar along the production line at an acute angle to the first direction.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of: spacing the sealing bar and the cutting bar from one another along the production line.