Patent ID: 11890819
Assignee: INSTANT SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 21:
22. A container assembly, comprising:
a first layer extending along a maximal length and a maximal width of the container assembly;
a separate second layer extending along the maximal length and the maximal width of the container assembly, the second layer being coupled to the first layer via a plurality of seals to define a first plurality of separable storage volumes and a second plurality of separable storage volumes, each storage volume of the first plurality of separable storage volumes and the second plurality of separable storage volumes being configured to contain a stored product, the first layer or the second layer defining a first plurality of openings, each of the first plurality of openings providing access into a storage volume of the first plurality of separable storage volumes, the first layer or the second layer defining a second plurality of openings, each of the second plurality of openings providing access into a storage volume of the second plurality of separable storage volumes; and
a center seam separating the first plurality of separable storage volumes from the second plurality of separable storage volumes, the first layer and the second layer configured to be folded along the center seam to move a position of the first plurality of openings relative to the second plurality of openings to facilitate a loading of the first plurality of separable storage volumes and the second plurality of storage volumes, wherein:
each storage volume of the first plurality of separable storage volumes is separated from an adjacent storage volume of the first plurality of separable storage volumes via a seal of the plurality of seals, the seal defines a frangible region and a stress concentration riser, the stress concentration riser is surrounded by the seal, the frangible region is configured to facilitate the separation of each storage volume from the adjacent storage volume.