Patent ID: 7364047
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for accommodating fluids, said receptacle consisting essentially of: a top section comprising a shoulder at a lower portion thereof and an opening at an upper portion thereof; a closure device configured to cover and seal the opening in the top section; an inflexible base section comprising an edge area forming a sealing edge having a width extending horizontally to the circumference of 0.25 mm to 5 mm; a flexible tubular body comprising a laminate material; wherein an upper edge of said tubular body surrounds and is sealed to said shoulder portion of said top section by a lap seam; and wherein a lower edge of said tubular body surrounds and is sealed to the edge area of the inflexible base section by another lap seam, wherein the lap seam at the base section is formed without longitudinal folds back around the edge area of the inflexible base section and does not extend past the edge area of the inflexible base section.