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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to valves, and particularly to a valve that may be used on a reclosable container, such as a pouch.
2. Description of the Background of the Invention
Food or other perishables are often stored in reclosable containers such as reclosable thermoplastic pouches. To keep food stored inside a pouch fresh for an extended period, a user may evacuate air out of the pouch before completely sealing a closure mechanism of the pouch. Other reclosable pouches have been developed that have a valve that allows air to be evacuated from the pouch after the closure mechanism has already been sealed.
Some pouch valves have a patch of thermoplastic material covering an aperture in a pouch wall and sealed over a limited area of the pouch wall around a periphery of the patch. The patch has an aperture therethrough that is offset from the aperture in the pouch wall. Pressure from outside of the pouch forces the patch against the pouch wall keeping the valve closed. However, pressure from within the pouch forces the patch to separate from the pouch wall to allow air to flow through both apertures and out of the pouch. Another valve has a highly cohesive fluid in the space between the offset apertures to resist separation of the patch and the pouch wall. Still another valve has a porous layer of material secured over the aperture in the pouch wall, wherein the porous layer has a smaller area than the patch.
Other valves have a cover flap disposed over an aperture in a pouch wall, wherein the cover flap lacks an aperture. The valves have an unsealed edge that provides a path for escaping air. One such valve has a separator layer disposed between an adhesive layer disposed on an inner surface of the cover flap and an aperture in the pouch wall. The separator layer is smaller than the cover flap, but larger than the aperture and is shaped so that the adhesive layer makes asymmetrical contact with the pouch wall around a periphery of the cover flap. Pressure from within the pouch forces a portion of the cover flap having a smaller adhesive contact area to separate from the pouch wall. The valve may also have an intermediate gas permeable layer between the separator layer and the aperture.
Another valve has a cover flap that is disposed across an entire width of a pouch wall. The flap overlays one or more apertures in the pouch wall to allow air to escape from within the pouch and prevent air from entering the pouch.
Yet another valve for a pouch has a patch that is disposed across an entire width of a pouch wall and is sealed to the pouch wall around a periphery of the patch. A first plurality of apertures extending through the pouch wall is offset from a second plurality of apertures extending through the patch. An adhesive is disposed between the first and second pluralities of apertures. Pressure from within the pouch overcomes the adhesive and forces the patch to separate from the pouch wall to allow air to escape from within the pouch.
A still further valve has a patch that is sealed around a periphery of the valve over an inner or outer surface of a plastic tube. The patch may be oriented axially along a length of the tube, or circumferentially around the tube. The patch has a vent opening that is offset from a vent opening through the tube surface. A vent seal zone is defined between the patch and the tube surface. The tube is sealed on both ends such that pressure from within the tube forces the patch to separate from the tube surface to allow air to escape from within the tube.
Yet another valve has first and second zipper flanges sealed to an inside surface of a pouch wall. A line of apertures is disposed through the pouch wall, wherein the first zipper flange is attached to the pouch wall on a first side of the apertures and the second zipper flange is attached to the pouch wall on a second opposite side of the apertures. An air path is formed between the first and second zipper flanges and the apertures. Pressure from within the pouch forces the second flange away from the first flange and pressure from outside the pouch forces the second flange into contact with the first flange. Alternatively, the second flange is eliminated and the pouch wall on the second side of the line of apertures makes contact with the first flange. In another variation, one or more apertures disposed through the first flange are covered in flap fashion by the second flange.
According to one aspect of the invention, a reclosable pouch having a valve includes opposing sidewalls and first and second opposing layers of a film material disposed across a full width of one of the sidewalls. An overlap region of the second layer overlaps the sidewall, and the first layer is sealed to the second layer around a portion of the second layer. The second layer is sealed to the sidewall around a periphery of the overlap region, and opposing surfaces of the first and second layers form a substantially airtight seal therebetween upon direct contact of the layers. First and second offset apertures extend through the first and second layers, respectively. One of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an interior of the pouch and the other of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an exterior of the pouch. Vacuum pressure disposed over both of the first and second apertures causes the first layer to separate from the second layer to allow air to exhaust from the pouch.
According to another aspect of the invention, a reclosable pouch having a valve includes opposing sidewalls and first and second opposing layers of a film material disposed across a full width of one of the sidewalls. The entire second layer overlaps the sidewall, and the first layer is sealed to the second layer around a portion of the second layer. The entire second layer is sealed to the sidewall by a thermoplastic weld layer disposed across the full width of the sidewall, and opposing surfaces of the first and second layers form a substantially airtight seal therebetween upon direct contact of the layers. First and second offset apertures extend through the first and second layers, respectively. One of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an interior of the pouch and the other of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an exterior of the pouch. A seal is disposed between the first and second layers, wherein the seal encloses a region including the first and second offset apertures.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, a reclosable pouch having a valve includes opposing sidewalls and first and second opposing layers of a film material disposed across a full width of one of the sidewalls. An overlap region of the second layer overlaps the sidewall, a region of the second layer does not overlap the sidewall, and the first layer is sealed to the second layer around a portion of the second layer. The second layer is sealed to the sidewall around a periphery of the overlap region, and opposing surfaces of the first and second layers form a substantially airtight seal therebetween upon direct contact of the layers. First and second offset apertures extend through the first and second layers, respectively. One of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an interior of the pouch and the other of the first and second apertures is in fluid communication with an exterior of the pouch. Vacuum pressure disposed over both of the first and second apertures causes the first layer to separate from the second layer to allow air to exhaust from the pouch.
Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description, wherein similar structures have similar reference numerals.
The present invention generally relates to valves for withdrawing a fluid from a container. While the present invention may be embodied in many forms, several embodiments are discussed herein with the understanding that embodiments illustrated are to be considered only as an exemplification of the invention and are not intended to limit the disclosure to the embodiments illustrated. For example, while a reclosable pouch and a reclosable hard-walled container are shown, any other container, such as reclosable or non-reclosable, soft- or hard-walled, to which a valve can be applied to evacuate fluid therefrom can also be used in the present invention.
Turning now to the figures, a reclosable thermoplastic pouch 50, illustrated in
The closure mechanism 60 comprises first and second complementary interlocking closure elements 200, 202 (illustratively shown in
In a further embodiment, one or both of the first and second complementary interlocking closure elements 200, 202 may include one or more textured portions, such as a bump or crosswise groove in one or more of the first and second closure profiles 200a, 202a in order to provide a tactile sensation, such as a series of clicks, as a user draws the fingers along the closure mechanism 60 to seal the closure elements across the opening. In another embodiment, the first and second interlocking closure profiles 200a, 202a include textured portions along the length of each profile to provide tactile and/or audible sensations when closing the closure mechanism 60. In addition, protuberances, for example ridges (not shown), may be disposed on the inner surfaces 152, 154 of the respective first and second sidewalls 52, 54 proximate the opening 56 to provide increased traction in a convenient area for a user to grip, such as a gripping flange, when trying to open the sealed pouch 50.
Further, in some embodiments, a sealing material such as a polyolefin material or a caulking composition such as silicone grease may be disposed on or in the interlocking profiles 200a, 202a or closure elements 200, 202 to fill in any gaps or spaces therein when occluded. The ends of the interlocking profiles 200a, 202a or closure elements 200, 202 may also be welded or sealed by ultrasonic vibrations as is known in the art. Illustrative interlocking profiles, closure elements, sealing materials, tactile or audible closure elements, and/or end seals useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, Pawloski U.S. Pat. No. 4,927,474, Dais et al. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,070,584, 5,478,228, and 6,021,557, Tomic et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,273, Sprehe U.S. Pat. No. 6,954,969, Kasai et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,866, Ausnit U.S. Pat. No. 6,185,796, Wright et al. U.S. Pat. No. 7,041,249, Pawloski et al. U.S. Pat. No. 7,137,736, Anderson U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0091179, Pawloski U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0234172, Tilman et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0048483, and Anzini et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos. 2006/0093242 and 2006/0111226. Other interlocking profiles and closure elements useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/725,120, filed Mar. 16, 2007, and (U.S. patent application Nos. to be assigned), each filed on the same day as the present application. It is further appreciated that the interlocking profiles or closure elements disclosed herein may be operated by hand, or a slider (not shown) may be used to assist in occluding and de-occluding the interlocking profiles and closure elements.
The resealable pouch described herein can be made by various techniques known to those skilled in the art including those described in, for example, Geiger, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,755,248. Other useful techniques to make a resealable pouch include those described in, for example, Zieke et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,789. Additional techniques to make a resealable pouch include those described in, for example, Porchia et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,012,561. Additional examples of making a resealable pouch as described herein include, for example, a cast post applied process, a cast integral process, and/or a blown process.
A first layer 64 of a film material is disposed across the full width 62 of the first sidewall 52. A second layer 66 of film material is also disposed across the full width 62 of the first sidewall 52 between the first sidewall and the first layer 64. Each of the first and second layers 64 and 66 may be comprised of one or more plies of material. An exterior 68 of the pouch 50 is also shown in
Referring next to an embodiment of the valve 40 as seen in
Referring now to
A third aperture 82 extends through the thermoplastic weld layer 80 and a fourth aperture 84 extends through the first sidewall 52. The second, third, and fourth apertures, 76, 82, and 84 are arranged to be coincident along a line perpendicular to the sidewall 52, to allow fluid communication of the second aperture 76 with the interior 58 of the pouch 50. The first aperture 74 in the first layer 64 is in fluid communication with the exterior 68 of the pouch 50.
One or both sidewalls, such as the second sidewall 54, may also be embossed or otherwise textured with a pattern 254. One or both surfaces of the second sidewall 54, for example the inner surface 154, may be embossed or textured between the bottom side edge 56b and the closure mechanism 60, or a separate textured or embossed patterned wall may be used to provide flow channels (not shown) within the pouch interior 58. In one embodiment, the second sidewall 54 is embossed with a diamond pattern 254 as shown in
Referring next to
In one embodiment, the first and second sidewalls 52, 54 and/or the closure mechanism 60 are formed from thermoplastic resins by known extrusion methods. For example, the sidewalls 52, 54 may be independently extruded of thermoplastic material as a single continuous or multi-ply web, and the closure mechanism 60 may be extruded of the same or different thermoplastic material(s) separately as continuous lengths or strands. Illustrative thermoplastic materials include polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), metallocene-polyethylene (mPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ultra low density polyethylene (ULDPE), biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BPET), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), among other polyolefin plastomers and combinations and blends thereof. Further, the inner surfaces 152, 154 of the respective sidewalls 52, 54 or a portion or area thereof may, for example, be composed of a polyolefin plastomer such as an AFFINITY™ resin manufactured by Dow Plastics. Such portions or areas include, for example, the area of one or both of the sidewalls 52, 54 proximate and parallel to the closure mechanism 60 to provide an additional cohesive seal between the sidewalls 52, 54 when the pouch 50 is evacuated. One or more of the sidewalls 52, 54 in other embodiments may also be formed of air-impermeable film. An example of an air-impermeable film includes a film having one or more barrier layers, such as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) ply or a nylon ply, disposed between or on one or more of the plies of the sidewalls 52, 54. The barrier layer may be, for example, adhesively secured between the PP and/or LDPE plies to provide a multilayer film. Other additives such as colorants, slip agents, and antioxidants, including for example talc, oleamide or hydroxyl hydrocinnamate may also be added as desired. In another embodiment, the closure mechanism 60 may be extruded primarily of molten PE with various amounts of slip component, colorant, and/or talc additives in a separate process. The fully formed closure mechanism 60 may be attached to the pouch body using a strip of molten thermoplastic weld material, or by an adhesive known by those skilled in the art, for example. Other thermoplastic resins and air-impermeable films useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, Tilman et al. U.S. Patent application publication No 2006/0048483.
With reference to
The valve 40 provides a fluid path with direct fluid communication between the interior 58 and the exterior 68 of the pouch. Although not shown, in some embodiments a second valve may be disposed in or through the closure mechanism 60 or in one of the side edges 56a-56c of the pouch. Illustrative second valves useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, Newrones et al. U.S. Patent application publication No. 2006/0228057. Other valves useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, (U.S. patent application Nos. to be assigned), each filed on the same day as the present application.
In use, application of vacuum pressure over the exterior of the first and second apertures 74 and 76 causes the interior 58 of the pouch below the first and second apertures to have a greater pressure than the exterior. Vacuum pressure may be applied by an evacuation pump or device or any other source of vacuum pressure known in the art, for example, by placing a vacuum cup of the evacuation pump in contact with an outer surface of the pouch and drawing a vacuum on an interior of the vacuum cup, thereby creating an expansive pressure imbalance and holding down the first and second layers 64 and 66 around the pressure imbalance. Illustrative evacuation pumps or devices useful in the present invention include those disclosed in, for example, (U.S. patent application No. to be assigned), filed on the same day as the present application.
Although not shown, a porous or adhesive layer disposed between one or more of the valve layers 64, 66 may also be desired in any of the embodiments disclosed herein. Examples of adhesives useful in the present invention include those described in, for example, Hamilton U.S. Pat. No. 7,004,632 or Mizuno U.S. Pat. No. 5,989,608. Examples of a porous material useful in the present invention include those described in, for example, Mizuno U.S. Pat. No. 5,989,608 or Shah et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0223667.
In another embodiment depicted in
Referring next to
In yet another embodiment, as seen in
A still further embodiment is depicted in
Referring next to
In a yet further embodiment, as seen in
The first and second layers 64 and 66 of any of the valves 40 as disclosed herein may be independently composed of any thermoplastic material such as would be used for the first and second sidewalls 52 and 54 of the pouch 50 as described herein. Each of the first and second layers 64 and 66 may be composed of the same material as the other layer or could be independently composed of different material than the other layer. In addition, each of the first and second layers 64 and 66 may also have multiple plies, each ply being independently composed of any thermoplastic material such as would be used for the first and second sidewalls 52 and 54 of the pouch 50 as described herein, or a blend of any thermoplastic material such as would be used for the first and second sidewalls of the pouch as described herein. Illustratively, the first and second layers 64 and 66 may, for example, be composed of a polyolefin plastomer such as an AFFINITY™ resin manufactured by Dow Plastics.
As seen in
Referring next to
Although not shown, it is also contemplated that one or more of the valves 40 or valve layers, for example, the first or second layers 64 or 66, may extend along a portion of the width 62 of the pouch 50. For example, one or more of the valve layers may extend only along a portion of the pouch 50 proximate one side edge of the pouch, or may be disposed away from the side edges of the pouch toward the center of the pouch, or may be offset from the center of the pouch. However, by extending the valve 40 across the entire width 62 of the pouch 50 it is contemplated that the complexity of manufacturing the valve and/or pouch may be reduced because the first and second layers 64 and 66 may be applied in a continuous process.
Referring next to
In this embodiment, a first layer 364 is disposed over an opening 320 defined by an inner annular flange 368 of the lid 302. A second layer 366 is also disposed over the opening 320. A first aperture 374 extends through the second layer 366, and a second aperture 376 is offset from the first aperture 374 and extends through the first layer 364. Illustratively, a peripheral thermoplastic weld layer 396 extends partially under the first layer 364 to weld the first and second layers 364 and 366 together and weld the first and second layers to the inwardly projecting annular flange 368. The annular flange 368 has an extension 370 that further extends from the annular flange toward the opening 320. A third aperture 378 extends through the peripheral thermoplastic weld layer 396, and a fourth aperture 380 extends through the flange extension 370. The second, third, and fourth apertures 376, 378, and 380 are aligned along a line perpendicular to the flange extension 370 such that the second aperture 376 is in fluid communication with an interior 322 of the container body 304 when the lid 302 is applied thereto.
Referring to
This embodiment is similar to the embodiment discussed in regard to
Further, it is also contemplated that the valve 340 may be constructed independently of the container 300 and applied to the container, such as to the pouch 50, the container lid 302, or the container body 304, after or during the manufacturing thereof. One such embodiment is illustrated in
Further, it is believed that the embodiments shown in
In this, or in any of the embodiments shown, the valve 40 or 340, may be adhered to the pouch 50 or to the container lid 302, film layer 324, or container body 304 as described herein or by an adhesive known to those skilled in the art such as described in Engel et al. U.S. Pat. No. 7,178,555 or Hartman et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0030472. Further, it is contemplated that a variety of containers are suitable for application of the valves 40 or 340 herein described, including for example, pouches, bowls, bottles, Ziploc® containers, storage boxes, canisters, or other containers, and any lids or covers that may be attachable thereto.
A container is presented that includes a valve to evacuate air from a container. The valve may include first and second layers of film material that form a substantially airtight seal therebetween upon direct contact of the layers. A first aperture through the first layer is offset from a second aperture through the second layer. Vacuum pressure disposed over both of the first and second apertures, for example, causes the first layer to separate from the second layer to allow air to exhaust from the container.
Numerous modifications to the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the foregoing description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed as illustrative only and is presented for the purpose of enabling those skilled in the art to make and use the invention and to teach the best mode of carrying out same. The exclusive rights to all modifications which come within the scope of the appended claims are reserved. All patents, patent publications and applications, and other references cited herein are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
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