Claims
- 1. A flexible packaging apparatus containing product therein, said packaging apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first compartments containing product therein, each of said first compartments being subdivided into a plurality of second compartments, said product including a plurality of water-soluble pouches sealed within said second compartments to prevent moisture from entering said second compartments; and
- a center section interconnecting said plurality of first compartments and defining a handle therein and said center section also defining at least one compartment therein;
- whereby said packaging apparatus with said product therein can be carried by said handle with said first compartments hanging from opposing sides of said center section.
- 2. A method of containing and transporting product comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible, plastic packaging apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of compartments for containing product therein; and
- a center section interconnecting said plurality of compartments and
- defining a handle therein, said center section of said packaging apparatus further defining at least one compartment therein;
- inserting product within said plurality of compartments;
- sealing said product within said compartments;
- inserting an article into said compartment of said center section;
- sealing said article within said compartment of said center section; and
- transporting said packaging apparatus with said product therein by grasping said handle.
- 3. A method of containing and transporting product comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible, plastic packaging apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first compartments for containing product therein; each of said first compartments containing a plurality of second compartments, and a center section interconnecting said plurality of first compartments and defining a handle therein with said center section also defining at least one compartment therein;
- inserting product within said plurality of second compartments;
- sealing said product within said second compartments to prevent moisture from entering said second compartments;
- inserting an article into and sealing said article within said compartment of said center section; and
- transporting said packaging apparatus with said product therein by using said handle.
- 4. A method of containing and transporting product comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible, plastic packaging apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first compartments for containing product therein, each of said first compartments containing a plurality of second compartments, and a center section interconnecting said plurality of first compartments and defining a handle therein and said center section also defining at least one compartment therein;
- inserting product within said plurality of second compartments;
- sealing said product within said second compartments;
- inserting an article into and sealing said article within said compartment of said center section; and
- transporting said packaging apparatus with said product therein by using said handle.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said product is sealed within said second compartments to prevent moisture from entering said second compartments.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit to provisional application Ser. No. 60/009,423 filed Dec. 27, 1995.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/US96/20615 |
12/24/1996 |
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11/16/1998 |
11/16/1998 |
Publishing Document |
Publishing Date |
Country |
Kind |
WO97/24270 |
7/10/1997 |
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