Patent ID: 6752264
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pouch comprising:first and second flexible panels secured together along opposite sides of the panels, the first and second panels defining first and second chambers for containment of first and second components of which at least one is a fluid; a fitment secured to the first and second panels, the fitment including a bore having first and second portions, the first portion of the bore having a diameter, the second portion of the bore defining an open end, the fitment further including first and second passages extending between the first bore portion and the first and second chambers, respectively, such that a pathway is defined between the first and second chambers for passage of fluid therebetween; and a closure having a first portion adapted for engagement with the first bore portion, at least part of the first closure portion having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the first bore portion such that engagement between the first closure portion and the first bore portion closes the passages thereby preventing passage of fluid between the first and second chambers, the closure further including a second portion having an end to which the first closure portion is connected, the second closure portion adapted for engagement with the second bore portion to close the open end of the bore, the connection between the first and second closure portions being frangible such that a user can disengage the closure from the bore and separate the first and second closure portions from each other, the subsequent engagement of the second closure portion and the second bore portion without the first closure portion providing for fluid passage between the chambers via the pathway for mixture of the first and second components within the pouch.