Patent ID: 9296521
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A container assembly for holding a product comprising: a flexible pouch including a walled portion defining a peripheral bottom edge of the flexible pouch, and a pair of gussets, each of the pair of gussets disposed on opposite ends of the flexible pouch, the pair of gussets defining a contoured bottom surface suspended by the walled portion; and a rigid base configured to support the contoured bottom surface of the flexible pouch; wherein the rigid base has a top surface dimensioned the same as the contoured bottom surface so as to fittingly engage entirely the contoured bottom surface of the flexible pouch and a bottom surface which is generally planar, the top surface of the rigid base engaging the entirety of the contoured bottom surface of the flexible pouch so as to stabilize the flexible pouch in an upright position by supporting weight of the product acting on the pair of gussets that would otherwise be transferred to a peripheral portion of the flexible pouch.