Patent ID: 6168312
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In a pliable container including at least first and second opposing side walls and an openable end defined, at least in part, by upper terminal edges of the side walls, a closure system for repetitively opening and sealingly closing the openable end of the pliable container comprising: a first band extending transversely across and being attached to the first side wall adjacent the openable end at a first level; a second band extending transversely across and being attached to the first side wall at a position spaced from the first band, said second band being arranged above the first level when the closure system assumes an open condition, wherein an interior of the pliable container can be accessed through the openable end, and nests with the first band substantially in the first level when the closure system assumes a closed condition, wherein the openable end of the pliable container is sealingly closed; anda spring member coupled to each of the first and second bands, with said spring member creating a biasing force acting between the first and second bands to at least retain the first and second bands nested when the closure system is in the closed condition.