Patent ID: 6923574
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A flexible pouch for containing a granular or viscous product, comprising at least one ply of flexible plastic material forming a container having opposed front and back walls with a predetermined width and a predetermined height, opposed closed side end walls and closed top and bottom walls peripherally bounding an interior region, a handle provided in said front and back walls spaced a predetermined distance from one of said top, bottom and side end walls for gripping and manipulating the container, the handle comprising a frame member of plastic material having formed thereon a plurality of raised ribs and defining a central opening, the frame member being disposed between the front and back walls, and the frame member having a width and height substantially less than the predetermined width and predetermined height, respectively, of the front and back walls to be disposed within a portion of said interior region and spaced by said interior region from at least two of said top, bottom and side walls of the container, the handle being located adjacent a selected one of the top, bottom and side end walls of the container, said handle being sized to be located away from at least two of said top, bottom, left side and right side end walls of the container for providing access to contents of the container, means for retaining the frame member in place between the front and back walls comprising one of a seal for sealing the front and back walls together along an outer periphery of the frame member and seals for sealing the front and back walls to the frame member, and the front and back walls having through openings coincident to the central opening of the frame member through which the hand of a user can extend for grasping one frame side of the frame member for lifting and manipulating the pouch with ease, recloseable means being provided at one of said side, end, top and bottom walls for selective access to the contents of the container.