Container for Flexible Product

This application is a nonprovisional application that claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to a provisional application, application No. 63/641,479, filed May 2, 2024, which is incorporated herewith by reference in its entity.

The present invention relates to a beverage flexible product container, and more particularly to container for flexible product adapted for human utilization for packaging or consumption, for example, but not limited to, oil, pills, creams, lotions, fruit, ice products, pre-packaged meals, cannabis, ointments, powers, lotions, films, tablets, capsules, and medications, wherein the opening tubing/orifice is sealed and enclosed by a sealing flap/cover and is unsealed when the sealing flap/cover is open for ensuring hygiene and an extended shelf life of the product within the durable or flexible package that is fixed or portable with one or more fasteners.

In the United States, referring to, there is 292.4 million tons of plastic waste yearly but only around 69 million tons of the plastic waste is recycled per year.

Conventional containers are generally categorized into two types flexible packaging and hard containers. Wherein the internal orifice is accessible with an external tubing that is independent of the structure of the package or container. Therefore, the tubing can get lost, damage, or misplaced. Furthermore, most beverage containers lack the various external adaptations for delivery of the final product. For example, a built-in tubing maybe an attachment to a straw like plastic or paper mount piece, or any dispensing apparatus. Additionally, the same built-in tubing may attach to a pressure cap, or a spray cap or a droplet cap for more precision dispensing.

Accordingly, some external tubing requires independent manufacturing, packaging, and additional material for storing the tubing portion separately. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of most flexible hard containers is relatively high while such flexible hard container do not provide interchangeable external attachments, with the initial purchase. Furthermore, presently when sterilizing or cleaning a flexible or hard container the process is a two-part process one for the container and the other for the dispensing arrangement. This requires additional time and cleaning material. Furthermore, both the container and tubing require additional material for keeping the container and the tubing clean, after sterilization. In some cases, the tubing maybe longer than the container requiring additional storage space. Presently, in the market the only type of disposable containers are plastic cups, Styrofoam cups, and paper cups or any combination of these products. These containers are limited and bulky, requiring storage space before utilization and after utilization as waste products.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing arrangement and is a packaging container.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in dispensing arrangement to a multipurpose packaging bag.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing with various dispensing arrangements within said container.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in sealable tubing/orifice within a flexible container.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in sealable tubing/orifice within hard/durable material container.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice to a flexible or hard container, wherein the built-in tubing/orifice is of any type or plastic, rubber, alloy, glass composite, ceramic, foam, paper composite or structural material, or in any combination.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing/orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing/orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination with a sealing flap/cover.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing/orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination of other materials requiring less storage space.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing/orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination of other materials within a re-sealable flap/cover.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination of other materials requiring less storage space, additionally the containers can be fasten to a fixed location or portable with fasteners to a moving entity like a person or a moving object, like a transportation vehicle.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations in a flexible or hard container wherein the tubing/orifice is of the same material or various other materials or a combination of other materials providing unlimited sizes and shapes of the flexible or hard beverage container.

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a built-in tubing/orifice with various attachable dispensing configurations within a beverage container that has the least amount of raw material, plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum, in relation to any of the single serving disposable containers being used in the present market.

Another advantage of the invention is to continue utilizing existing and future materials and technologies for the production of flexible and harden containers in accordance with the (FDA) and with present and future industry standards for production and manufacturing.

Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows and may be realized by means of the instructions and combinations particular point out in the appended claims.

According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objectives and advantages are attained by a built-in tubing within a flexible or hard container.

The flexible or hard container provides a beverage cavity for storing or dispensing through the tubing/orifice and for storing the dispensing mouthpiece, spraying cap, dropper cap, etc.

It is important to mention the dispensing devices (dispensing apparatus) and the containers (like beverage container), including the seals can be of chemicals, natural substances, mechanical, physical and or electrostatic attraction of plastics, including heat and pressure or any additional Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modalities that are approved for material coming in contact with human mouth and with any food products for human consumption.

Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly stated otherwise and qualified, terms such as “connected,” “attached,” and “fixed” should be construed broadly. For instance, these terms may indicate a permanent connection or a detachable one, or they may refer to a whole unit. They can signify a mechanical linkage, an electrical connection, direct coupling, or indirect interaction through an intermediary medium. Whether these terms imply an internal connection between two elements or an interactive relationship between them will depend on the specific context and the understanding of those skilled in the art.

Throughout this invention, unless explicitly stated otherwise and qualified, when the first feature is described as being “above” or “below” the second feature, this may entail direct physical contact between the two features. Alternatively, it may signify that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are linked through the involvement of additional features. Additionally, the description of the first feature being “above,” “over,” or “on top of” the second feature includes scenarios where the first feature is positioned directly above or diagonally above the second feature or simply means that the first feature is situated at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. Conversely, when the first feature is referred to as “below,” “under,” or “beneath” the second feature, it encompasses cases where the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature or simply implies that the first feature's horizontal height is less than that of the second feature.

In this embodiment's description, terms such as “up,” “down,” “right,” and “left” are used to describe orientations or positional relationships. These descriptions are based on the orientations or positions depicted in the drawings and are employed for ease of explanation and simplification of operation. They should not be construed as indications or implications that the device or element being discussed must possess a specific orientation, be constructed in a particular manner, or operate exclusively in a certain orientation. Furthermore, terms such as “first” and “second” are employed solely for the purpose of distinction in the description and do not carry any particular significance.

Referring toandof the drawing, a beverage packet of consumption packet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the beverage packet comprises of a beverage containercontaining solids, powders and liquids such as cookies, perishables, fruits and consumption of liquids together or independent with various dispensing attachments, or drinking apparatus.

The beverage containeris compact and has multipurpose utilizations. The beverage containeris preferably for consumption and storage of any type of food. Additionally, the beverage containeris ideal for transportation and for reducing waste requirements. It is important to mention the invention teaches a non-traditional straw including other non-traditional dispensing apparatus attachments, working together to create an all-purposed beverage container. Furthermore, the invention teaches non-traditional zip-lock plastic bags with various dispensing apparatus.

Presently, in the market the only type of disposable containers are plastic cups, styrofoam cups, and paper cups or any combination of these products. The invention teaches a built-in drinking apparatus of various dispensing apparatusand dispensing apparatus′, as illustrated in FIG. IA and. The bottle dispensing apparatus′ is illustrated inas an alternative for dispensing liquids. The container contents(cookies) within the container cavityare illustrated in FIG. IA, wherein the container contentsare housed by opening of the zip-lock/zipper apparatusto enclosed within the containerouter pouchproduced by the inner surface of the second container wall extension, superimposed on to the first container wall exterior. Therefore, containercontentsmaybe store or dispense from the containerindiscriminately.

Once the contentsare removed or consumed the dispensing attachmentcan also be used to consume liquids that are collected through the opening of the zip-lock apparatus, exposing the container cavity. This is an example of the multipurpose bag, working together with two or more dispensing apparatus, for example the zip-locker/zipperapparatus and straw or cap dispensing apparatusetc. Wherein, various dispensing apparatusare built-in within the containerfor more than one use and more than one type of material contents, utilization. For example, inthe cookies can be stored by opening the Zip-lock/zipper apparatus, then the cookies can be removed or consumed by pulling on the flapposition that exposes the inner surface of the second container wall extension. These processes can be reproducible multiple times because of the re-sealable materialwithin the inner portion of the inner surface of the second container wall extensionthat folds over the dispensing apparatusand the zip-lock apparatus. It is important to mention the re-sealable materialon the inner portion of the inner surface of the second container wall extension, secures onto the outer surface of the first container wall. The inner surface of the second container wall extensionis assisted to fold by the fold guide. Thereby creating a pouch for the opening and closing of the re-usable zip-locker apparatusand operational usage of the dispensing apparatus, to access the container cavityfor storing in the containerliquids, solids, or powders, etc. In other words, the first container wallalong with the inner surface of the second container wall extensionproduces the outer pouchthat houses all dispensing apparatusand the zip-lock/zipper. It is important to mention on the bottom of the zip-lock apparatusor on the top of the zip-lock apparatusa thin plastic cover with FDA approved adhesive tape, extends to tape over the zip-lock apparatusto creating a longer more durable seal onto the zip-lock apparatusfor the prevention of accidental openings of the containerouter cavity. Additionally, alternatively another thin plastic cover with FDA approved adhesive, is superimposed over around or under the orifice of the dispensing apparatus, wherein the tubingtranscends into the container cavityand attaches to the interior or exterior of the first container wall. (This teaching will become more apparent in the later embodiments). It is important to mention preferably the beverage container, at the bottom may have additional foldsor additional material that provides the containerto stand with any contentsthat are position within the container cavity.

Additionally, the inner surface of the second container wall extensionmay have punched holesin each side on top and on the bottom of the folding guidefor attaching fasteners to enable carrying more than one beverage container. As shown inand, a zip-lock/zipper apparatusfor accessing the container cavityis illustrated. It is important to mention the beverage containermay be purchased with food, liquids, within the containerwalls as the contentsor without food or liquids, etc. In other words, the containersare sold to the consumer, and it is up to the consumer to use them as they desire.

Additionally, the beverage containercan have unlimited other utilizations for storing, transporting and dispensing other things that are not food. In other words, the dispensing attachmentcan be a contributing factor of the user selecting these type of beverage containers. The beverage containerhas a permanent re-sealable materialon the inner surface of the second container wall extensionthat is attachable and detachable to the outer surface of the first container wall. Therefore, the beverage containerhas a build in outer pouchthat encloses onto the zip-lock/zipperand the dispensing attachmentwhen the inner surface of the second container wall extensionis folded toward the first container wall. It is important to mention that the first container walland the second container wallare dependent on each other to be collapsible on to each other, glued or sealed in any of the industry standards to create the desire container cavityand the outer pouchand to produce an ergonomic shape or self-standing supportof the container. Furthermore, the same containersouter pouchcan be re-produced with two separate plastic aluminum films superimposed on each other and glued or sealed in any of the industry standards, as it will be demonstrated later within the patent. It is important to mention the flexible beverage containeris an example for creating other durable multipurpose harder material containerwith an outer pouch. Created from other materials like fiberglass and composites not flexible and durable.

As shown inand, a ziplock/zipper apparatusfor accessing the container cavityis illustrated. It is important to mention the beverage containermay be purchased with food, liquids, container contents or without food or liquids, etc. In other words, the bags are sold to the consumer, and it is up to the consumer to use them as they desire. Additionally, the beverage containercan have unlimited other utilizations for storing, transporting and dispensing other things that are not food. In other words, the dispensing attachmentcan be a contributing factor of the user selecting the type of beverage container. The beverage containerhas a re-sealable materialin the inner portion of the second container wall extension, that is a part if the second container wall. The beverage containerhas a build in pouch that encloses the ziplockand the dispensing attachmentwhen the extended second container wallis folded toward the first container wall. Between the fist container walland the second container wall extensionthat is part of the second container wallproduce the inner pouch. It is important to mention that the fist container walland the second container wallare dependent on each other to be folded on to each-other, glued or sealed in any of the industry standards to create the desire size, container inner pouchand ergonomic shape or self-standing support. Furthermore, the same containers inner pouchcan be re-produced with two separate plastic aluminum films superimposed on each other and glued or sealed in any of the industry standards, as it will be demonstrated within the patent. It is important to mention the flexible beverage containeris an example for creating other durable multipurpose container bag with an inner pouchcreated from other materials like fiberglass and composites not flexible and durable.

andfurther demonstrate the versatility of the all-purpose beverage container.illustrates a solid container contents, wherein the user originally placed solid container contentsand later placed liquids within the container cavity, as illustrated in. In other words, no matter the dispensing apparatusor′, the useris provided interchangeable utilizations from liquids to solids or vice versa and furthermore the manufacturer process can be achieved with the less amount of raw materials, like plastics, glass, paper, and aluminum.

As shown in, the beverage containeris embodied with a straw like dispensing apparatusthat is empty, wherein the ziplock/zipper apparatus is open. Preferably,is a representation of the beverage containerouter pouchand opened exposing the inner surface of the second container wall extension. It is Illustrated, pulled away from the first container wall external surface. Therefore, the outer pouchis un-folded and exposing the sealing material, the ziplock/zipper apparatus, and the dispensing apparatus. The zip-lock/zipper apparatusis illustrated in the open state, allowing for the container contentsto be position within the container cavity, created by the ziplock/zipper apparatusopen function and by the outer surface area of the first container walland the inner surface of the second container wall extension.

Furthermore, the second container wall extensioncan be used as a splash guard for protecting the hand of the userfrom hot, cold, corrosive, color die, biohazard materials or toxic materials contents, when filling or dispensing from the container cavity, as the ziplock/zipper apparatusis opened. It is important to mention that the ziplock apparatuscan be closed once the container contentsare positioned through the open ziplock/zipper apparatus. Then the dispensing ziplock/zipper apparatuscan be permanently closed by placing the adhesive tapehoused within the beverage container inner pouchor provided as an individual accessory with cut-away properties to separate and reposition over the ziplock/zipper apparatus, at will.

The relation the ziplock/zipper apparatushas with the adhesive tapeand the adhesive cover′. In other words, the adhesive tapecomprises of the adhesive cover′. The adhesive tapecan be position in the outer pouchalong the inner surface of the second container wall extensionor at the bottom of the zip-lock/zipper apparatus, along the first container wall exterior, parallel and directly above or below the zip-lock/zipper apparatus. as demonstrated by the adhesive tape location″. Furthermore, the adhesive tapecan be position anywhere along the beverage containeras a cut-off individual adhesive tapeaccessory, to be placed directly over the bilateral halves of the zip-lock/zipper apparatusafter the beverage containercontainer contentshave been placed in the container cavityof the beverage container.

Furthermore, the adhesive tape location″ illustrates the placement of the adhesive tapeafter the adhesive cover′ has been piled off the adhesive tape. Additionally, and vice versa if the adhesive tapewith the adhesive cover′ are position along the first container wall exterior, as earlier mention, the tape would expand across both halves of the ziplock/zipper apparatusand would stop leaks within the location of the adhesive tape, across the entirety of the ziplock/zipper apparatus, as illustrated in. It is important to mention the folding guideand all the other functions are not interrupted. Additionally, the adhesive tapeand the adhesive cover′ can be provided as an independent accessory for any beverage container.

It is important to mention in the open outer pouchposition the sealing elements of the dispensing apparatusare shown, like the tubing seal, tubing rapperand the first wall orifice. It is important to mention that the sealer between the dispensing apparatusand the tubing rappercan be accomplished by any tubing sealerprocess or material that are the stander of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as it relates to sealing, adhesives, and or glues products in the utilization of food and beverages. Furthermore, it is important to mention the tubing rappermay seal on to the dispensing apparatuspre-selected surface from the inside of the first wall orificeor from the outside of the first wall orifice. Thereby, the tubing rappermay or may not be seen from the outside as illustrated in FIG.. The tubing rapperseals the outer surface of the dispensing apparatuswith the inner or outer surface of the first wall orifice. Additionally, the tubing rapperprovides flexibility for the straw dispensing apparatusto rotate left and right and surrounds the surface area of the first wall orificeas a patch for the sealing capabilities in a torquing cap dispensing apparatus′.

is an illustration of the front of the beverage containerwith the inner surface of the second container wall extension, exposing the outer pouchwith the zip-lock/zipper apparatusin the closed position with the adhesive tapeover the zip-lock/zipper apparatusillustrating the ability of the outer pouchto stay open or close, as previously mentioned.is an illustration of the inner surface of the second container wall extension, as a splash guard for protecting the hand of the userfrom hot, cold, corrosive, color dye, biohazard materials or toxic materials contents, when filling or dispensing from the container cavityand when the zip-lock/zipper apparatusis opened. It is important to mention that the zip-lock/zipper apparatuscan be closed once the container contentsare positioned through the opening of the zip-lock/zipper apparatus. Then the dispensing zip-lock/zipper apparatuscan be permanently closed by placing the adhesive tapethat is housed within the beverage container outer pouchor is provided as an individual accessory with cut-away properties to separate and reposition over the zip-lock/zipper apparatus, at will.

Furthermore,illustrates the adhesive tape″ illustrates the placement of the adhesive tapeafter the adhesive cover′ has been piled off the adhesive tape. Additionally, and vice versa if the adhesive tapewith the adhesive cover′ are position along the first container wall exterior, as earlier mention, the tape would expand across both halves of the zip-lock/zipper apparatusand would stop leaks within the location of the adhesive tape, across the entirety of the zip-lock/zipper apparatus, as illustrated in. It is important to mention the folding guideand all the other functions are not interrupted. Additionally, the adhesive tapeand the adhesive cover′ can be provided as an independent accessory for any beverage container.

illustrates the front of the beverage containerwith the second container wall extensionpulled and exposes the outer pouch. It is important to mention that the beverage containerillustrates the marketing potential for individual events and to personalize as an adornment, souvenir, with signaturesand authentication markings. In other words, the beverage containercan be a souvenir, memento, collectible, memorabilia and interchangeable. Furthermore, the front of the beverage containercan also be customized like the back of the beverage, as illustrated in. Additionally, the beverage containercan have NIL, NFTs capacity.

Referring to, the fastenersin relation to the punch holesfor every beverage container. It is important to mention the fastenersare made of plastic, cloth, or any combination for allowing to secure the beverage containerfor quick removal positioning throughout the userbody. Wherein, the fastenershave a limited pulling capacity and are unable to be used for violent activities like (shocking someone). Alternatively, the fastenerare able to overcome physical force or mechanical forces. It is important to mention that each beverage containermay have one or more punch holesand one or more fasteners. In an alternative embodiment the punch holesand the fastenershave stander tight down capacity.

, from left to right, illustrates step A to step D the system and principal idea of manufacturing the beverage containerin mass production via vertical machinery or horizontal machinery. Wherein, the plastic/aluminum film, or any other material, or layers or walls are produced from one continues plastic/aluminum filmrolled. It is important to mention in the process of producing the final beverage containerthe plastic/aluminum filmhas a transverse cut, has various sealed accessories and folding in various locations to produce the end result.illustrates step A, the inner surface of the plastic/aluminum filmexposing the plastic surfaceas one continuous piece with the transverse cutat a predetermine location, including the right sealing edgeand left sealing edges. It is important to mention that during these steps, the inner surface of the plastic surfaceis exposed as the plastic/aluminum film roleis unrolled into that manner. Every transverse cutis similar in length and size to the previous transverse cut. Every transverse cutdelivers a predesignated plastic/aluminum filmsize, wherein the process for producing plastic/aluminum filmbeverage containeris completed, with multiple folds, cuts and seals with various accessories.

During the step A to the step B, the inner surface of the plastic/aluminum filmis showed and the plastic surfacearea will come in contact with the contentsand will become the container cavity. In other words, the aluminum outer surfaceportion is not being displayed during the step A to the step B. During step B, the flapis sealed onto the edge of transverse cut. It is important to mention the transverse cutis produce onto the plastic/aluminum film roleand transverse cutprovides the predetermined plastic/aluminum filmsize for the production of a container. Foldproduces two inner plastic surfaces, one at the bottom of the foldthe other at the top of the fold. The top inner plastic surfaceand the bottom inner plastic surfaces. For all purposes both inner surfaces are plastic surfacesthat fold on to each other to produce the container cavity. In other words, foldproduces the first walland the second wall, respectively the inner plastic surfacein the first walland the second inner plastic surfacein the second wall. Before foldtakes place the distal edge of the plastic/aluminum filmare sealed with half of the zip-locker/zipperapparatus. Foldwill designate the location of the second zip-locker/zipperapparatus within the plastic surface, in a parallel position superimposed onto each have to create the zip-lock/zipperfunction. Additionally, the inner tubecan be sealed and positioned vertically, allowing for the foldnot to be impaired and when foldis produce the current top of the inner tubewill be the bottom portion of the inner tube, at the same time foldwill become the base of the container. The horizontal foldproduces the container cavityonce the foldis produced along with the right vertical sealand the left vertical seal.

During step C the outer aluminum surfaceis exposed at the first container wall. Fold′ along with right vertical seal, left vertical seal, and the horizontal placement of the zip-locker/zipper produces the container cavityand exposes the first container wall, the aluminum surfaceand units the zip-lock/zipper halves togetherand. Prior to the folding of foldthe tubingis sealed mid-vertical position or any other location within the inner plastic surfaceof the first container wall. The vertical position of the tubingmay be extended beyond the distal edge of the first container wall, wherein, the longer position of the tubingwill later become the folding of the mount piece, straw, or convert to the dispensing apparatus, as illustrated in step B. Furthermore, consideration is given to provide a space between the foldand the tubing(top end) to prevent the foldfrom blocking the tubingorifice, thereby the tubingorifice is not obstructed with the fold. Thereafter, the first container wallis sealed with half of the zip-lock/zipper apparatusposition parallel with the second half of the zip-lock/zipper apparatusas it was position in the inner surface of the second container wallat a predetermine location that allows both half s of the zip-lock/zipper apparatustop function as one unit at a preselected location allowing for directed position of either halfs. Furthermore, the adhesive tapeand the adhesive cover′ can be positioned along the inner surface of the second container wallor along the external surface of the first container wall. In this step the re-sealable materialis permanently attached to the inner surface of the second container wall extension. It is important to mention the re-sealable materialscan be of any shape and of any chemical or material allow by the FDA approved.

It is important to mention that during steps D, the aluminum surfaceof the plastic/aluminum filmare exposed, when all the plastic surfacesof the plastic/aluminum filmbeverage containerare folded, closed and sealed. For example, Step D illustrated the containerouter pouchclosed and housing the dispensing apparatusincluding the zip-lock/zipper apparatus. In other words, all the seals of the dispensing apparatusand all the functions of the zip-locker/zipper apparatusare covered and have direct contact with the plastic surfacewhile the aluminum surfaceis exposed to the environment. Therefore, the aluminum surfaceis the area that always comes in contact with the user and can have visual designs or instructions, etc. It is important to mention that flapalong is sealed at the edge of the transverse cutand positioned for ergonomic opening of the outer pouch. The punch holesare positioned at the edges to provide fastenerlocking support. It is important to mention that step D, illustrates, an air seal beverage containerfinal size and shape with an aluminum surface area exposure, all around the container, as all the previously mentioned seals, folds, cuts, and functions are working together.