Patent ID: 9682802
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A pouch comprising: a first wall having an upper end and a lower end; a second wall having an upper end and a lower end, the first and second walls cooperating to define at least a portion of a cavity; a lower gusset extending from each of the first and second walls and defining A lower end of the cavity, wherein the lower gusset is configured to permit the lower ends of the first and second walls to be spaced apart from each other to expand a lower end of the pouch when the cavity is at least partially filled; an upper gusset extending from the first wall and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; and a seal region at an upper end of the pouch that is configured to close the cavity when sealed, wherein at least a portion of the seal region is configured to be sealed to close the pouch in a sealed state, and when the pouch is in the sealed state: wherein unsealing the seal region permits the interior surface of the upper gusset to cooperate with the second wall to define an opening through which contents the cavity can be accessed when the seal region is unsealed; wherein the pouch is configured to stand on the lower ends of the first and second walls, and wherein the second wall is taller than the first wall such that a lower edge of the seal region is higher than the upper end of the first wall when the pouch stands on the lower ends of the first and second walls.