Claims
- 1. A sealed fluid container pouch comprising:
a first enclosed fluid chamber; a second enclosed fluid chamber, said second fluid chamber being elevated above said first fluid chamber when the pouch is upright; and at least two flow channels for fluid communication between said first and second fluid chambers, wherein a first one of said at least two flow channels comprises a drinking straw substantially traversing the combined height of the first and second chambers.
- 2. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein said drinking straw comprises a flexible drinking straw.
- 3. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein an upper portion of said pouch comprises at least one through hole.
- 4. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 further comprising one or more design weaknesses for allowing the pouch to be torn open.
- 5. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein at least one side of said second fluid chamber is angled to bias fluid flow towards a second one of said at least two flow channels.
- 6. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein said pouch includes at least one gusset for allowing the pouch to expand when filled.
- 7. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein a frontal profile of said pouch is formed in a non-rectangular shape.
- 8. The fluid container pouch according to claim 7 wherein said non-rectangular shape conforms to indicia on at least one wall of said pouch.
- 9. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 wherein said pouch is formed from a single sheet of a pliable material folded onto itself and sealed along three sides.
- 10. The fluid container pouch according to claim 9 wherein said pliable material comprises a polypropylene ply and a barrier layer.
- 11. The fluid container pouch according to claim 10 wherein said barrier layer comprises an aluminum layer.
- 12. The fluid container pouch according to claim 10 wherein said barrier layer comprises a metalized coating.
- 13. The fluid container pouch according to claim 10 wherein said barrier layer comprises a polyethylene vinyl alcohol layer.
- 14. The fluid container pouch according to claim 10 wherein said barrier layer is oriented outwardly.
- 15. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1 further comprising a resealable closure.
- 16. The fluid container pouch according to claim 15, wherein said resealable closure is a tongue and groove closure.
- 17. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises a laminate material having aligned oriented structures.
- 18. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises a tearable oriented material that presents a significant barrier to moisture.
- 19. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises a tearable oriented material that presents a significant barrier to oxygen.
- 20. The fluid container pouch according to claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises a tearable oriented material that presents a significant barrier to alcohols.
- 21. A fluid container pouch comprising:
first and second opposing side walls forming at least one enclosed chamber between them, each side wall comprised of a laminate material having at least two layers: a first layer of said laminate being a sealant layer for sealing to a sealant layer of an opposed side wall; and a second layer of said laminate material providing at least a barrier between the predetermined contents of the pouch and at least one component of its environment, wherein each of said first and second layers comprises a material having oriented structure such that energy sufficient to tear the material will be directed in a predetermined direction across the material, and further that the oriented structures of the first and second layers are aligned with each other; and at least one design weakness operative to direct tearing energy in a direction aligned with the oriented structure of said first and second layers.
- 22. The fluid container pouch according to claim 21, wherein said laminate material further comprises a third layer facing an exterior of the pouch.
- 23. The fluid container pouch according to claim 21, wherein said third layer is reverse printed on an interior surface to show indicia to an exterior surface.
- 24. The fluid container pouch according to claim 21, wherein said third layer comprises a material selected from the group of polyester, PET, oriented polypropylene, polyethylene and LLDPE.
- 25. The fluid container pouch according to claim 21, wherein said second layer presents a significant barrier to one or more of moisture, oxygen, and alcohol.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/078,870, filed 19 February 2002, now pending, the complete disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10078870 |
Feb 2002 |
US |
Child |
10683238 |
Oct 2003 |
US |