Patent ID: 11945635
Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A process comprising:
providing a flexible container comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel, the gusseted side panels adjoining the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber, the panels forming
(i) a top portion comprising a neck and a fitment in the neck,
(ii) a body portion, and
(iii) a bottom portion;
the front panel comprising a front handle extending therefrom and a front tab adjacent the neck, the rear panel comprising a rear handle extending therefrom and a rear tab adjacent the neck, and the front handle and the rear handle are in opposing relation to each other, the front handle and the rear handle (i) extending over the first gusseted side panel and (ii) not extending over the fitment, the front tab and the rear tab are in opposing relation to each other, and a first integral heat seal adjoins the front tab to the rear tab forming a tab seal, the tab seal forming a common edge around an entire periphery of the front tab and the rear tab, and a second integral heat seal adjoins the front handle to the rear handle;
grasping the front handle and the rear handle; and
lifting the flexible container with the handles.