Bag in box packaging having a locating panel for a tap
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-035/56
B67D-007/06
B65D-003/00
B65D-005/56
출원번호
US-0338504
(2011-12-28)
등록번호
US-8672184
(2014-03-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Edwards, Simon P.
출원인 / 주소
Scholle Corporation
대리인 / 주소
The Watson I.P. Group, PLC
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11
초록▼
A bag in box packaging comprising an outer box, an inner bag and a locating panel. The outer box has a bottom wall and a dispensing wall with an opening. The inner bag includes a spout with a tap. The locating panel includes is coupled to the inner bag, the spout or the tap, with a dispensing openin
A bag in box packaging comprising an outer box, an inner bag and a locating panel. The outer box has a bottom wall and a dispensing wall with an opening. The inner bag includes a spout with a tap. The locating panel includes is coupled to the inner bag, the spout or the tap, with a dispensing opening of the tap on one side of the locating panel and the bag on the other side of The inner bag is placed within the box so that the central region is positioned at an angle relative to each of the bottom and dispensing walls. The front surface of the upper region overlies an inner surface of the dispensing wall. The front surface of the lower region overlies an inner surface of the bottom wall.
대표청구항▼
1. A bag in box packaging comprising: an outer box having a plurality of walls defining an enclosure, and including a bottom wall and a dispensing wall with the bottom wall and the dispensing wall meeting at an edge, the dispensing wall having an opening toward the lower end thereof;an inner bag hav
1. A bag in box packaging comprising: an outer box having a plurality of walls defining an enclosure, and including a bottom wall and a dispensing wall with the bottom wall and the dispensing wall meeting at an edge, the dispensing wall having an opening toward the lower end thereof;an inner bag having a spout with a tap, the inner bag positioned within the outer box;a locating panel separate from and disconnected from the outer box, the locating panel having a front surface and a back surface, the locating panel including a central region having an upper edge and a lower edge opposite the upper edge, the central region being coupled to at least one of the inner bag, the spout and the tap, with a dispensing opening of the tap on the front surface of the locating panel and the bag on the back surface of the locating panel, an upper region extending above the central region from the upper edge with the front surface thereof slidably positionable along the dispensing wall and a lower region extending below the central region from the lower edge with the front surface thereof slidably positionable along on the dispensing wall,wherein the inner bag is placed within the outer box and with the locating panel slidably and rotatably orientatable from a stowed configuration to a dispensing configuration, in the stowed orientation, the central region of the locating panel is positioned at an oblique angle relative to each of the bottom wall and the dispensing wall, with the front surface of the upper region overlying an inner surface of the dispensing wall, and the front surface of the lower region overlying an inner surface of the bottom wall, such that the central region is oblique to both the upper region and the lower region, wherein the bottom wall, the dispensing wall and the locating panel define a tap region within the outer container within which the tap is positioned when in the stowed configuration, wherein the tap is accessible through the opening in the dispensing wall, andwherein directing of the locating panel from the stowed configuration to the dispensing configuration, the central region is rotated and translated relative to the dispensing wall while the front surface of the lower region of the locating panel slidably translates along the bottom wall toward the dispensing wall and while the front surface of the upper region of the locating panel simultaneously slidably translates along the dispensing wall away from the bottom wall until the central region of the locating panel substantially abuts the inner surface of the dispensing wall and the tap extends through the opening in the dispensing wall. 2. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein the outer box is substantially cuboid configuration with dispensing wall and the bottom wall being substantially perpendicular to each other. 3. The bag in box packaging of claim 2 wherein the dispensing wall includes a width and the width of the locating panel having a width which substantially matches the width of the locating panel. 4. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein the central region includes an opening through which the tap is extended, and the upper edge is one of a fold line and a score line, and the lower edge is one of a fold line and a score line. 5. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein the central region comprises a substantially rectangular configuration, with each of the upper region and the lower region comprising substantially rectangular configurations. 6. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein the dispensing wall includes a frangible cover over the opening therethrough. 7. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein the locating panel is rotatably and slidably movable relative to the outer box and retained in the desired oblique position without the use of an adhesive on the upper region and the lower region of the locating panel. 8. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein in the stowed orientation, the locating panel defines an included angle between the front surface of the locating panel and the bottom wall, with the included angle being between approximately 40° and 70°. 9. A method of assembling a bag in box package: providing an outer box having a plurality of walls defining an enclosure, and including a bottom wall and a dispensing wall with an opening toward the lower end thereof;providing an inner bag having a spout with a tap, the inner bag positioned within the outer box;providing a locating panel having a front surface and a back surface, the locating panel including a central region having an upper edge and a lower edge, an upper region extending above the central region from the upper edge and a lower region extending below the central region from the lower edge, the locating panel being a separate component from the outer box,coupling a portion of at least one of the inner bag, the spout and the tap to the central region of the locating panel so that the tap extends beyond the front surface, and the bag extends beyond the back surface;filling the inner bag with a flowable material;dropping the inner bag into the outer box after the step of coupling of the locating panel so that the lower region slidably abuts the bottom wall and so that the upper region slidably abuts the dispensing wall with the central region being oblique to both, and so that the tap is positioned in a tap region defined by the dispensing wall, the bottom wall and the locating panel, with a user having access to the tap through the opening, wherein the front surface of the lower region is slidably movable along the bottom wall, and the front surface of the upper region is slidably movable along the dispensing wall, and wherein the central region is slidably and rotatably movable relative to each of the dispensing wall and the bottom wall through the simultaneous slidable movement of the upper region along the dispensing wall and the lower region along the bottom wall;sealing the outer box to retain the inner bag therewithin. 10. The method of assembling the bag in box package of claim 9 further comprising the step of installing a frangible cover over the opening in the dispensing wall to preclude inadvertent extension of the tap therethrough. 11. The method of assembling the bag in box package of claim 9 further comprising the steps of: providing an opening through the central region of the locating panel; andextending the tap through the locating panel, prior to the step of coupling the locating panel. 12. A method of preparing the bag in box package of claim 1 for dispensing comprising the steps of: at least one of rotating and translating the locating panel relative to the dispensing wall, to place the central region of the locating panel toward abutment with the dispensing wall, and, to, in turn, extend the tap through the opening in the dispensing wall. 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the steps of: sliding the lower region of the locating panel along the bottom wall toward the dispensing wall;sliding the upper region of the locating panel along the dispensing wall away from the bottom wall, to, in turn, direct the tap toward the opening in the dispensing wall. 14. The method of claim 12 comprising the step of placing the front surface of the locating panel in substantial abutment with the dispensing wall. 15. The method of claim 12 wherein the opening of the dispensing wall further includes a frangible cover, the method further including the step of: removing the frangible cover from the opening in the dispensing wall. 16. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein directing of the locating panel from the stowed configuration to the dispensing configuration, as the central region is rotated relative to the dispensing wall, the upper region of the locating panel slidably translates along the dispensing wall away from the bottom wall until the central region and the dispensing wall are substantially coplanar. 17. The bag in box packaging of claim 1 wherein , the bottom wall and the dispensing wall are substantially fixed relative to each other upon full assembly of the outer box, with the bottom wall and the dispensing wall being adjacent walls of the outer box, thereby meeting at an edge.
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