Reclosable pouch having a clicking closure device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-033/16
A44B-001/04
B65D-075/58
B65D-033/25
출원번호
US-0039041
(2013-09-27)
등록번호
US-9126735
(2015-09-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Price, William D.
Dawkins, Richard R.
출원인 / 주소
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
인용정보
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3인용 특허 :
282
초록▼
A reclosable pouch includes an elongated closure mechanism, at a top portion of the pouch, capable of closing an opening of the pouch. The closure mechanism includes a male closure element having a base, a stem, and an engagement end, and a female closure element that has first and second spaced leg
A reclosable pouch includes an elongated closure mechanism, at a top portion of the pouch, capable of closing an opening of the pouch. The closure mechanism includes a male closure element having a base, a stem, and an engagement end, and a female closure element that has first and second spaced legs. The male closure element is constructed and arranged to engage the legs of the female closure element in order to close the opening of the pouch. The closure mechanism further includes a plurality of normal segments and a plurality of deformed segments, such that at least one of the male and female closure elements comprises an asymmetric deformation in each of the deformed segments. The asymmetric deformation creates at feast one of a clicking feel and a clicking sound when the male closure element engages the female closure element to close the opening of the pouch.
대표청구항▼
1. A reclosable pouch comprising: (A) a body portion having: (a) a top portion;(b) a bottom portion; and(c) a first bag wall and a second bag wall each extending from the bottom portion to the top portion, the first and second bag walls forming an opening at the top portion of the pouch; and(B) an e
1. A reclosable pouch comprising: (A) a body portion having: (a) a top portion;(b) a bottom portion; and(c) a first bag wall and a second bag wall each extending from the bottom portion to the top portion, the first and second bag walls forming an opening at the top portion of the pouch; and(B) an elongated closure mechanism disposed at the top portion of the pouch, the elongated closure mechanism including: (a) a first male closure element coupled to the first bag wall, the first male closure element having a base, a stem, and an engagement end, the engagement end having (i) a first side facing the bottom portion of the pouch and comprising a hooked portion and (ii) a second side facing the top portion of the pouch and comprising a non-hooked portion, the first male closure element defining a plurality of deformed segments intermittent normal segments along a length thereof, each of the deformed segments comprising an asymmetric deformation that is formed by deforming the first male closure element in each of the deformed segments by removing the hooked portion of the first side of the engagement end of the first male closure element in each of the deformed segments, wherein each of the deformed segments are of a first length;(b) a first female closure element coupled to the second bag wall and opposing the first male closure element on the first bag wall, the first female closure element having first and second spaced legs that are constructed and arranged to engage the first male closure element in order to close the opening of the pouch, wherein the asymmetric deformation creates at least one of a clicking feel and a clicking sound when the first female closure element engages the first male closure element to close the opening of the pouch;(c) a second male closure element coupled to one of the first bag wall and the second bag wall, the second male closure element defining a plurality of deformed segments, wherein each of the deformed segments is of a second length that is different than the first length; and(d) a second female closure element coupled to one of the first bag wall and the second bag wall, the second female closure element being configured to interlock with the second male closure element. 2. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein deformations of at least one of the plurality of deformed segments of the first male closure element and the plurality of deformed segments of the second male closure element are formed by a first toothed gripper wheel and a second smooth gripper wheel being deployed in an opposing manner to form a gap between the wheels. 3. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 2, wherein the first toothed gripper wheel and the second smooth gripper wheel are at approximately forty-five degree angles, and the gap between the wheels is constructed and arranged to receive at least the first male closure element to provide deformation therein. 4. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 3, wherein the gap is of a distance less than a width of the stem, so that the stem is deformed substantially only on a side of the stem acted upon by the first toothed gripper wheel. 5. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein closing of the opening of the pouch creates both the clicking feel and the clicking sound. 6. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein the pouch further includes a second elongated closure mechanism disposed at the top portion of the pouch, the second elongated closure mechanism being capable of closing the opening of the pouch. 7. The reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein the asymmetric deformation is formed by: (i) the hooked portion of the engagement end and the stem of the first male closure element being reshaped on the first side of the engagement end of the first male closure element;(ii) the base of the first male closure element being substantially unchanged; and(iii) the non-hooked portion of the engagement end and the stem of the first male closure element being substantially unchanged on the second side of the engagement end of the first male closure element, such that an effective seal of the elongated closure mechanism is maintained when the opening of the pouch is closed. 8. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second male closure element is sized and arranged to interlock in the second female closure element such that a second clicking sound is generated upon interlocking. 9. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 8, wherein the first male closure element generates the clicking sound at a first audible frequency, and the second male closure element generates the second clicking sound at a second audible frequency. 10. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 9, wherein the second audible frequency differs from the first audible frequency. 11. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, wherein a length of at least one of the deformed segments of the first male closure element and the second male closure element is less than 0.15 of an inch. 12. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 1, further comprising sealing surfaces located substantially on the stem of the first male closure element. 13. A reclosable pouch comprising: (a) a body portion having: (i) a top portion;(ii) a bottom portion; and(iii) a first bag wall and a second bag wall each extending from the bottom portion to the top portion, the first and second bag walls forming an opening at the top portion of the pouch;(b) a first male closure element, coupled to the first bag wall, having a proximal base adjacent to the first bag wall, a stem extending from the base, and a distal end, the distal end having (i) a first side facing the bottom portion of the pouch and comprising a hooked portion and (ii) a second side facing the opening of the pouch and comprising a non-hooked portion, the first male closure element defining a plurality of deformed segments intermittent normal segments along a length thereof, with transitions between the deformed segments and the normal segments, wherein the deformed segments are formed by removing the hooked portion of the first side of the distal end of the first male closure element in each of the deformed segments, and each of the deformed segments are of a first length;(c) a first female closure element, coupled to the second bag wall, having first and second spaced legs that define a channel, wherein the first male closure element interlocks in the channel of the first female closure element, such that the opening of the pouch is sealed and a first sound is generated upon interlocking of the first male closure element with the first female closure element;(d) a second male closure element coupled to one of the first bag wall and the second bag wall, the second male closure element having a proximal base adjacent to the one of the first bag wall and the second bag wall, a stem extending from the base, and a distal end, the distal end having (i) a first side facing the bottom portion of the pouch and comprising a first hooked portion and (ii) a second side facing the opening of the pouch and comprising a second hooked portion, wherein the second male closure element defines a plurality of deformed segments intermittent normal segments along a length thereof, with transitions between the deformed segments and the normal segments, wherein the deformed segments are formed by removing at least one of the first hooked portion and the second hooked portion of the distal end of the second male closure element in each of the deformed segments, and each of the deformed segments are of a second length that is different than the first length; and(e) a second female closure element coupled to one of the first bag wall and the second bag wall, the second female closure element having first and second spaced legs that define a channel, wherein the second male closure element interlocks in the channel of the second female closure element, such that a second sound is generated upon interlocking of the second male closure element with the second female closure element. 14. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 13, wherein the first male closure element generates the first sound at a first audible frequency, and the second male closure element generates the second sound at a second audible frequency. 15. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 14, wherein the second audible frequency differs from the first audible frequency. 16. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 13, wherein the second male closure element is disposed on the second bag wall, and the second female closure element is disposed on the first bag wall. 17. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 13, wherein the first and second male closure elements comprise asymmetric deformations in each of the deformed segments. 18. A reclosable pouch as recited in claim 17, wherein the asymmetric deformations are formed by: (i) the hooked portion of the distal end and the stem of the first male closure element being reshaped on the first side of the distal end of the first male closure element;(ii) the first hooked portion of the distal end and the stem of the second male closure element being reshaped on the first side of the distal end of the second male closure element;(iii) the base of each of the first and second male closure elements being substantially unchanged; and(iv) the non-hooked portion of the distal end and the stem of the first male closure element being substantially unchanged on the second side of the distal end of the first male closure element, and the second hooked portion of the distal end and the stem of the second male closure element being unchanged on the second side of the distal end of the second male closure element, such that an effective seal of the opening of the pouch is maintained.
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