Patent Publication Number: US-2016229613-A1

Title: Package and method for manufacturing the same

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a package and a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a package which can be quickly and simply brought into a three-dimensional shape from a folded state to hold a drink cup or the like and is also not bulky in storage before use, and a method for manufacturing the same. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     When taking out a cup-filled drink such as coffee sold at a convenience store or the like, in order to prevent the cup from tilting or falling over to spill the contents, an assembling-type packaging carrier formed of cardboard, thin corrugated cardboard, or the like is placed in a packaging bag such as a plastic bag, and the cup is placed and held in a holding part of the packaging carrier for allowing take-out. 
     Such packaging carriers include “a cup holder” disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. This cup holder is made of paper and structured to be assembled with a sheet cut into a predetermined shape and brought into a three-dimensional shape. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Published Unexamined Patent Application No. 2005-320021 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     However, packages constituted by placing cup holders in packaging bags as described above have had the following problems. That is, in the case of packaging merchandise such as a cup-filled drink with the above-described package, a cup holder has been assembled after receipt of a customer&#39;s order and brought into a three-dimensional shape to be placed in a packaging bag. 
     However, it is difficult to quickly and smoothly place an assembled cup holder in a packaging bag, a packaging operation that is performed in parallel with an operation at the cash register such as checkout and thus takes a significant amount of time and effort, and particularly during busy hours, which therefore has often kept customers waiting a long time. 
     Further, there are also other methods such as a method of assembling a cup holder in advance to be brought into a three-dimensional shape and a method of having a cup holder brought into a three-dimensional shape ready in a manner such as to be housed in a packaging bag; however, thus-prepared articles are three-dimensional and bulky, and therefore have not been practical as measures for the above-described problems partly for the reason that a cramped store such as a convenience store is tight in space on the inside. 
     Object of the Present Invention 
     The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a package which can be quickly and simply brought into a three-dimensional shape from a folded state to hold a drink cup or the like and is also not bulky in storage before use, and a method for manufacturing the same. 
     Solution to Problem 
     Means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows. 
     (1) The present invention is a package including a bag main body folded flat, having a gusset portion at a bottom portion, having an opening portion at a side opposite to said gusset portion, and a holder sheet folded flat, provided in parallel with the gusset portion at a position close to the bottom portion and separated from the gusset portion in an interior of said bag main body, having a single or plurality of holding opening elements. 
     (2) The present invention can be arranged such that the bag main body and the holder sheet are formed of a plastic film, and arranged to be attached with the holder sheet, by thermally fusion-cut portions at both widthwise sides of the bag main body and thermally welded portions of both edge portions of a side opposite to a side where the holding opening element is provided and the bag main body, integrally with the bag main body. 
     In this case, the package can be easily manufactured by common equipment for manufacturing a plastic film-made packaging bag, specifically, equipment provided with a sheet bending unit, a heat sealing unit, etc. 
     (3) The present invention can be arranged such that the holder sheet is folded into two so as to have a fold line in a direction that is parallel with a direction of the gusset portion. 
     In this case, because both end portions of the holder sheet are fixed across the overall length of their top-to-bottom width by the thermally welded portions or the like, when the holding opening element is made to hold a drink cup or the like, a lower portion side at both ends of the holder sheet is tensioned by a tensile force produced as a result of an opening edge portion extending as wide as possible, so that each held drink cup is further stabilized. 
     (4) The present invention can arrange the holding opening element so as to be bordered into a required opening shape with a weak line that enables breaking-through. 
     In this case, a drink container can be simply held by an opening formed by breaking through the part of the holder sheet formed by the weak line of an operator&#39;s fingers, a drink cup, or the like. Also, the part formed by the weak line, even after being broken through, usually remains connected in part without being separated, so that the generation of scrap pieces can be prevented. 
     (5) The present invention can also be arranged to include a handle means directly formed in the bag main body or attached to the bag main body. 
     In this case, a packaged drink cup or the like becomes easy to carry, which is convenient for take-out. 
     In addition, as the handle means, besides handle openings provided in bag main bodies, other publicly known handles can be employed, such as ones for which rope-like or band-like handles are welded on bag main bodies or ones having pinch attaching portions in lower portions of handles and being attached by pinching upper edge portions of bags therebetween. 
     (6) The present invention is a method for manufacturing a package including a step of forming a holding opening element in a fold line side of a two-folded sheet to form a holder sheet, a step of forming a gusset portion in a fold line side of a two-folded sheet to form a bag main body, and sandwiching the sheet formed with the holding opening element in a position separated from the gusset portion of said two-folded opposite sheets, a step of thermally welding both edge portions of a side opposite to the holding opening element of the sheet to form a holder sheet and the opposite sheets to form a bag main body, and a step of cutting by thermal fusion the sheet to form a bag main body and the sheet to forma holder sheet having been thermally welded, at a required interval in a longitudinal direction of said sheets. 
     (7) The present invention is a method for manufacturing a package including a step of folding a sheet to forma bag main body into two, and forming a gusset portion at a bottom portion side, a step of sandwiching a two-folded sheet to form a holder sheet in a position separated from the gusset portion of said two-folded opposite sheets, a step of thermally welding both edge portions of a side opposite to a side provided with a fold line of the sheet to form a holder sheet and the opposite sheets to form a bag main body, a step of forming a holding opening element in the fold line side of the sheet to form a holder sheet through the opposite sheets to form a bag main body, and a step of cutting by thermal fusion the sheet to form a holder sheet formed with a holding opening element and the sheet to form a bag main body at a required interval in a longitudinal direction of said sheets. 
     (8) The present invention is a package including a bag main body folded flat, having an opening portion, and a holder sheet folded flat, provided close to a bottom portion in an interior of said bag main body in parallel with said bottom portion, and having a holding opening element. 
     (Action) 
     Actions of the package according to the present invention will be described. 
     The package is not bulky in a flat folded state, and can therefore be stored in large quantities in a narrow space by stacking or the like. 
     When packaging drink cups (cup-filled drinks), drink containers, or the like using the package, first, the bag main body is extended from a folded state. Accordingly, the gusset portion at the bottom portion extends, the holder sheet also automatically opens concurrently therewith, and the holding opening elements of the holder sheet are brought into a state in which these can be used as holding portions for the drink cups or the like. Thus only extending the bag main body allows quickly and simply bringing the package into a three-dimensional shape that facilitates a packaging operation. 
     Then, the drink cups or the like are placed in the holding opening elements to keep a bottom portion of each drink cup or the like on a bag bottom formed as a result of the gusset portion of the bag main body extending such that an outer peripheral portion of each drink cup or the like closely contacts the opening edge, so as to be held by the holder sheet in the bag main body. This allows carrying the package holding the drink cups or the like in a stable state of the drink cups or the like. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The present invention can provide a package which can be quickly and simply brought into a three-dimensional shape from a folded state to hold a drink cup or the like and is also not bulky in storage before use, and a method for manufacturing the same. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a sectional view taken along A-A in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing an inflated state of the package shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is an explanatory perspective view showing an inflated state of the package shown in  FIG. 1  housing and retaining drink cups. 
         FIG. 5  is an explanatory front view showing a state of the package shown in  FIG. 1  in which drink cups are housed and retained. 
         FIG. 6  is a sectional view taken along B-B in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is an explanatory view of a package manufacturing device for implementing a first method of a method for manufacturing a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is an explanatory view of a package manufacturing device for implementing a second method of a method for manufacturing a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective view of an inflated state of a package showing a fifth embodiment of a package according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 13  includes explanatory views showing other forms of a holding opening. 
         FIG. 14  includes explanatory views showing modifications of a package according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. 
       FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  will now be referred to. 
     A package P 1  is composed of a bag main body  1  and a holder sheet  2  which are both formed of a plastic film. Regarding the bag main body  1  and the holder sheet  2 , in order to facilitate an operation of making a drink cup or the like be held, the bag main body  1  is transparent while the holder sheet  2  is colored. Various color combinations can be used for these, such that both may be of the same color or transparent, or a shop logo mark may also be printed thereon. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the bag main body  1  shows a rectangular shape in a flat folded state. At a side of a bottom portion (bag bottom side: lower right side in  FIG. 1 ) of the bag main body  1 , a horizontal gusset portion  10  with a required width is formed by being tucked in. Also, the bag main body  1  is opened at a side opposite to the gusset portion  10 , and formed with an inlet  11 . At positions close to an edge portion of opposite sheets in the inlet  11  side, slot-shaped handle holes  12  and  12   a  are formed. 
     In an interior of the bag main body  1 , at a position close to the bottom portion (closer to the bottom portion than to the inlet  11  at the side opposite to the bottom portion) and slightly separated from the above-described gusset portion  10 , the holder sheet  2  is attached so that it is parallel with (or parallel to) the gusset portion  10 . The holder sheet  2  is folded into two (refer to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 ) using a side thereof close to the gusset portion  10  as a fold line  20  of a valley fold in a usage position (refer to  FIG. 3 ). 
     In addition,  FIG. 2  is a sectional view taken along A-A of  FIG. 1 , but for the sake of convenience, is a sectional view of a slightly more inflated state than the state in  FIG. 1 . 
     Also, in the fold line  20  side of the holder sheet  2 , at two sites with a slight interval therebetween, holding openings  21  and  21   a  being holding opening elements are formed. The holding openings  21  and  21   a  appear in semicircular shapes in the holder sheet  2  that is in a folded state (refer to  FIG. 1 ), and are brought into nearly circular through-openings (refer to  FIG. 3 ) when the holder sheet  2  is opened for use. 
     Moreover, the holder sheet  2  is attached so as to be integrated with the bag main body  1  by thermally fusion-cut portions  15  and  15   a  where both widthwise sides of the bag main body  1  are cut by thermal fusion and thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a  where both edge portions of a side opposite to the side where the holding openings  21  and  21   a  are provided in the holder sheet  2  and the opposite sheets of the bag main body  1  are thermally welded across their entire width. 
     (Action) 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 6  and mainly to  FIG. 4  to  FIG. 6 , actions of the package P 1  will be described. 
     The package P 1  is not bulky in a flat folded state as shown in  FIG. 1 , and can therefore be stored in large quantities in a narrow space by stacking or the like. 
     When packaging drink cups  3  using the package P 1 , first, the bag main body  1  is extended as shown in  FIG. 3  from a folded state. Accordingly, the gusset portion  10  at the bottom portion extends, the holder sheet  2  also automatically opens concurrently therewith, and the holding openings  21  and  21   a  of the holder sheet  2  are formed to bring about a state in which these can be used as holding portions for the drink cups  3 . Thus only extending the bag main body  1  allows quickly and simply bringing the package P 1  into a three-dimensional shape that facilitates a packaging operation. 
     Then, the drink cups  3  are placed in the holding openings  21  and  21   a  to keep a bottom portion of each drink cup  3  on a bag bottom formed as a result of the gusset portion  10  of the bag main body  1  extending such that each drink cup  3  is held by the holder sheet  2  in the bag main body  1 . This allows carrying the package P holding the drink cups  3  by inserting fingers into the handle holes  12  and  12   a  thereof. 
     In addition, the holding opening  21 ,  21   a  has a size set such that an opening edge portion closely contacts an outer surface of the drink cup  3  when the drink cup  3  is placed in such a manner as described above. Further, because both end portions of the holder sheet  2  are welded across the overall length of their top-to-bottom width by the thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a  as described above, a lower portion side at both ends of the holder sheet  2  is tensioned (refer to  FIG. 5 ) by a tensile force produced as a result of the opening edge portion of the holding opening  21 ,  21   a  extending as wide as possible, so that each held drink cup  3  is further stabilized. 
       FIG. 7  will now be referred to. 
     The structure for attaching a holder sheet is not limited to that in the above-described package P 1 , and may be constituted as in a package P 2 . In addition, parts identical or equivalent to those of the package P 1  are denoted by identical signs in  FIG. 7 , and overlapping descriptions regarding the structure will be omitted, and only different points will be described. 
     In the package P 2 , thermally welded portions  16   b  and  16   c  being thermally welded portions between both edge portions of a side of a holder sheet  2   a  opposite to the side where holding openings  21   b  and  21   c  are provided and the opposite sheets of the bag main body  1  are provided at positions similar to those of the above-described thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a.    
     Also, the holder sheet  2   a  is provided with the holding openings  21   b  and  21   c  in the inlet  11  side of the bag main body  1  conversely to the above-described holder sheet  2 , and a fold line  20   a  is structured to have a mountain fold in a usage position (refer to  FIG. 3 ). 
     (Action) 
     According to the package P 2 , the point of being not bulky in a flat folded state and being able to be stored in large quantities in a narrow space by stacking or the like, the point that merely extending the bag main body  1  allows quickly and simply bringing the package into a three-dimensional shape that facilitates a packaging operation, and the point that a lower portion side at both ends of the holder sheet  2   a  is tensioned by a tensile force produced as a result of an opening edge portion of the holding opening  21   b ,  21   c  extending as wide as possible, so that each held drink cup  3  is further stabilized are the same as those of the above-described package P 1 . 
     With the package P 2 , in addition to the above-described actions, because the fold line  20   a  of the holder sheet  2   a  has a mountain fold, the holding opening  21   b ,  21   c  is located at a side close to the inlet  11  when placing the drink cup  3  in the holding opening  21   b ,  21   c , so that the holding opening  21   b ,  21   c  opens wide at least once before having been lowered to the bottom portion side, and the holding opening  21   b ,  21   c  can therefore be easily checked, which allows more simply performing a holding operation. 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 8 , a schematic structure of a package manufacturing device for manufacturing the above-described package P 1  and a manufacturing method will be described. 
     The package manufacturing device  5  has a tube roll  50  set so as to allow unwinding. The tube (sign omitted) of the tube roll  50  is a plastic film-made tube to forma holder sheet  2 . 
     In a process subsequent to the tube roll  50 , a cutting blade  51  is set that cuts open the tube unwound from the tube roll  50 . The cutting blade  51  cuts open the tube at a fold line part of one side thereof (a side opposite to a side where the holding openings  21  and  21   a  are punched out). 
     In a process subsequent to the cutting blade  51 , a punching machine  52  is disposed that punches the tube cut open as described above at a fold line side of the other side thereof. The punching machine  52  has a half-moon-shaped cutting blade (sign omitted) that punches a fed cut-opened tube at two sites at a time in semicircular shapes to form holding openings  21  and  21   a.    
     In a process subsequent to the punching machine  52 , the package manufacturing device  5  has a sheet roll  53  set so as to allow unwinding. The sheet (sign omitted) of the sheet roll  53  is a plastic film-made sheet to form a bag main body  1 . 
     In a process subsequent to the sheet roll  53 , a half-folding machine  54  is disposed that folds the sheet unwound from the sheet roll  53  into two. 
     In a process subsequent to the half-folding machine  54 , a gusset portion forming machine  55  is disposed that tucks in the bent side of the sheet to the inside to form a gusset portion  10 . 
     In addition, in a part where the sheet is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , the above-described tube formed with the holding openings  21  and  21   a  by the punching machine  52  is sandwiched between the opposite sheets so that it is parallel with the gusset portion  10  at a required interval therefrom. 
     In a process subsequent to the gusset portion forming machine  55 , heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  are disposed that thermally weld both edge portions of a side opposite to the holding openings  21  and  21   a  of the tube sandwiched as described above and the two-folded opposite sheets are thermally welded with required lengths from their front and rear sides. 
     Also, next to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a , a handle hole punching machine  57  is disposed that forms by punching out handle holes  12  and  12   a  in the above-described opposite sheets. 
     In a process subsequent to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  and the handle hole punching machine  57 , a thermal fusion cutting machine  58  is disposed that cuts by thermal fusion the fed two-folded sheet and cut-open tube, at required intervals (a width of the package P 1 ) in a direction in which these are fed, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of feeding. 
     A method for manufacturing a package P 1  using the above-described package manufacturing device  5  is as follows. 
     (1) A tube that is unwound from the tube roll  50  to form a holder sheet  2  is cut open by the cutting blade  51 . In addition, the thus cut-open tube cannot be strictly said to be a tube, but for the sake of convenience, this will be continuously described as a tube. 
     (2) The tube is punched at a fold line side of the side opposite to a side where the tube was cut open in semicircular shapes by the punching machine  52  to form holding openings  21  and  21   a.    
     (3) In a step subsequent to the punching machine  52 , a sheet unwound from the sheet roll  53  is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , and the bent side of the sheet is tucked in to the inside by the gusset portion forming machine  55  to form a gusset portion  10 . 
     (4) Also, in a part where the sheet is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , the tube formed with the holding openings  21  and  21   a  by the punching machine  52  is sandwiched between the opposite sheets so that it is parallel with the gusset portion  10  at a required interval therefrom. 
     (5) In a process subsequent to the gusset portion forming machine  55 , both edge portions of a side opposite to the holding openings  21  and  21   a  of the sandwiched tube and the two-folded opposite sheets are thermally welded with required lengths from their front and rear sides by the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  to form thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a . Also, the handle holes  12  and  12   a  are formed by being punched out in opposite sheets by the handle hole punching machine  57 . 
     (6) In a process subsequent to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  and the handle hole punching machine  57 , the two-folded sheet and the cut-open tube are cut by thermal fusion using the thermal fusion cutting machine  58 , at required intervals (a width of the package P 1 ) in a direction in which these are fed, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of feeding to form thermally fusion-cut portions  15  and  15   a . The two-folded sheet (to serve as a bag main body  1 ) and the cut-open tube (to serve as a holder sheet  2 ) are thus integrated via the thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a  and the thermally fusion-cut portions  15  and  15   a  to form a package P 1 . 
     In addition, by slightly shifting a feeding position of the tube to form a holder sheet to the side where handle holes are formed and further by providing the side to form holding openings  21   b  and  21   c  in the tube as a side opposite to that by the above-described package manufacturing device  5  (a side close to the handle holes  12  and  12   a ), the package manufacturing device can also be provided as a device for manufacturing the above-described package P 2 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a schematic structure of a package manufacturing device for manufacturing a package P 3  to be described later and a manufacturing method will be described. 
     The package manufacturing device  5   a  has a tube roll  50  set so as to allow unwinding. The tube (sign omitted) of the tube roll  50  is a plastic film-made tube to form a holder sheet  2   b  (refer to  FIG. 10 ). 
     In a process subsequent to the tube roll  50 , a cutting blade  51  is set that cuts open the tube unwound from the tube roll  50 . The cutting blade  51  cuts open the tube at a fold line part of one side thereof (a side opposite to a side where weak lines  22  and  22   a  (refer to  FIG. 10 ) are punched out). 
     In a process subsequent to the cutting blade  51 , the package manufacturing device  5   a  has a sheet roll  53  set so as to allow unwinding. The sheet (sign omitted) of the sheet roll  53  is a plastic film-made sheet to form a bag main body  1 . 
     In a process subsequent to the sheet roll  53 , a half-folding machine  54  is disposed that folds the sheet unwound from the sheet roll  53  into two. 
     In a process subsequent to the half-folding machine  54 , a gusset portion forming machine  55  is disposed that tucks in the bent side of the sheet to the inside to forma gusset portion  10 . 
     In addition, in a part where the sheet is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , the above-described tube cut open at the fold line part of one side thereof is sandwiched between the opposite sheets so that it is parallel with the gusset portion  10  at a required interval therefrom. 
     In a process subsequent to the gusset portion forming machine  55 , heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  are disposed that thermally weld both edge portions of a side opposite to the weak lines  22  and  22   a  of the tube sandwiched as described above and the two-folded opposite sheets are thermally welded with required lengths from their front and rear sides. 
     Also, next to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a , a handle hole punching machine  57  is disposed that forms by punching out handle holes  12  and  12   a  in the above-described opposite sheets. 
     In a process subsequent to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  and the handle hole punching machine  57 , a weak line forming machine  59  is disposed that forms semicircular weak lines  22  and  22   a  and  100  and  100   a  (refer to  FIG. 10 ) formed by perforations in the cut-open tube and the opposite sheets sandwiching the same. The weak line forming machine  59  has a semicircular discontinuous cutting blade (sign omitted) to form weak lines  22  and  22   a  and  100  and  100   a  in the cut-open tube and the opposite sheets sandwiching the same. 
     In a process subsequent to the weak line forming machine  59 , a thermal fusion cutting machine  58  is disposed that cuts by thermal fusion the fed cut-open tube and two-folded opposite sheets sandwiching the same, at required intervals (a width of the package P 3 ) in a direction in which these are fed, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of feeding. 
     A method for manufacturing a package P 3  using the above-described package manufacturing device  5   a  is as follows. 
     (1) A tube that is unwound from the tube roll  50  to form a holder sheet  2   b  is cut open by the cutting blade  51 . In addition, the thus cut-open tube cannot be strictly said to be a tube, but for the sake of convenience, this will be continuously described as a tube. 
     (2) In a step subsequent to the cutting blade  51 , a sheet unwound from the sheet roll  53  is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , and the bent side of the sheet is tucked in to the inside by the gusset portion forming machine  55  to form a gusset portion  10 . 
     (3) Also, in a part where the sheet is folded into two by the half-folding machine  54 , the cut-open tube is sandwiched between the opposite sheets so that it is parallel with the gusset portion  10  at a required interval therefrom. 
     (4) In a process subsequent to the gusset portion forming machine  55 , both edge portions of a side of the sandwiched tube opposite to the side where the weak lines  22  and  22   a  are formed and the two-folded opposite sheets are thermally welded with required lengths from their front and rear sides by the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  to form thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a . Also, the handle holes  12  and  12   a  are formed by being punched out in opposite sheets by the handle hole punching machine  57 . 
     (5) In a process subsequent to the heat sealing machines  56  and  56   a  and the handle hole punching machine  57 , semicircular weak lines  22  and  22   a  and  100  and  100   a  formed by perforations by a weak line forming machine  59  are formed in the cut-open tube and the two-folded opposite sheets. In addition, the weak lines  22  and  22   a  and  100  and  100   a  are provided on both front and rear sides of the package P 3 , and are located at two sites each on the front and rear in a folded state, for a total of eight sites. 
     (6) In a process subsequent to the weak line forming machine  59 , the cut-open tube and the two-folded opposite sheets are cut by thermal fusion using the thermal fusion cutting machine  58 , at required intervals (a width of the package P 3 ) in a direction in which these are fed, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of feeding to form thermally fusion-cut portions  15  and  15   a . The cut-open tube (to serve as a holder sheet  2   b ) and the two-folded sheets (to serve as a bag main body  1 ) are thus integrated via the thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a  and the thermally fusion-cut portions  15  and  15   a  to form a package P 3 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the package P 3  manufactured by the method for manufacturing a package described with reference to  FIG. 9  described above will be described. In addition, parts identical or equivalent to those of the above-described package P 1  are denoted by identical signs in  FIG. 10 , and overlapping descriptions regarding the structure will be omitted, and only different points will be described. 
     In the fold line  20  side of the holder sheet  2   b  and the opposite sheets of the bag main body  1  sandwiching the holder sheet  2   b , at two sites of mutually overlapping positions, semicircular weak lines  22  and  22   a  and  100  and  100   a  formed by perforations are formed. The weak lines  22  and  22   a  in the holder sheet  2   b  are formed such that both ends reach the fold line  20 . The weak lines  100  and  100   a  in the bag main body  1  are formed for the sake of convenience in order to form the weak lines  22  and  22   a  in the holder sheet  2   b.    
     (Action) 
     The package P 3  is the same as the above-described package P 1  in the point of being not bulky in a flat folded state and being able to be stored in large quantities in a narrow space by stacking or the like, in the point that merely extending the bag main body  1  allows quickly and simply bringing the package into a three-dimensional shape that facilitates a packaging operation, and in the point that a lower portion side at both ends of the holder sheet  2   b  is tensioned by a tensile force produced as a result of an opening edge portion of the holding opening extending as wide as possible, so that each held drink cup  3  is further stabilized. 
     Also, the package P 3  can, by holding openings (not shown) formed by breaking through the part of the holder sheet  2   b  formed by the weak lines  22  and  22   a  with an operator&#39;s fingers or drink cups  3 , simply hold the drink cups  3 . Also, the part formed by the weak lines  22  and  22   a , even after being broken through, usually remains connected in part without being separated, so that the generation of scrap pieces can be prevented. 
     In addition, if the holder sheet is punched in order to form holding openings therein together with the opposite sheets of the bag main body sandwiching the holder sheet, a large amount of scrap pieces are produced in manufacturing, and the strength of the bag main body may possibly be compromised as a result of openings being formed in the punched part. In contrast thereto, the bag main body  1  of the package P 3  includes only the weak line  100  and  100   a , and is not formed with openings to weaken the strength, and therefore, the package P 3  can solve the problems. 
       FIG. 11  will now be referred to. 
     A holder sheet of a package may have a structure such as that of a package P 4 . In addition, parts identical or equivalent to those of the package P 1  are denoted by identical signs in  FIG. 11 , and overlapping descriptions regarding the structure will be omitted, and only different points will be described. 
     In the package P 4 , thermally welded portions  16   d  and  16   e  being thermally welded portions between both edge portions of a side of a holder sheet  2   c  opposite to the side where holding openings  21   d  and  21   e  are provided and the opposite sheets of the bag main body  1  are provided at positions similar to those of the above-described thermally welded portions  16  and  16   a.    
     Also, in the holder sheet  2   c , the part (part shown by imaginary lines) between the holding openings  21   d  and  21   e  is folded up so as to become inside out from the state of the holder sheet  2  of the package P 1 . That is, a constitution is provided in that the part between the holding openings  21   d  and  21   e  is bent to the inside along lines connecting the bottoms of arcs of the holding openings  21   d  and  21   e  used as fold lines  20   b , and is bent reversely using a middle portion as a fold line  20   c  to be folded. 
     According to the package P 4 , when the bag main body  1  is opened for use, because a part of the opening edge portions of the holding openings  21   d  and  21   e , that is, apart corresponding to the above-described part folded up inside out (part shown by dotted lines) is located at an upper side (a side close to the inlet  11 ) as compared to the holder sheet  2  of the package P 1 , cups  3  can be easily fitted to the holding openings  21   d  and  21   e  to be easily contained. 
       FIG. 12  will now be referred to. 
     A holder sheet of a package may have a structure such as that of a package P 5 . In addition, parts identical or equivalent to those of the package P 1  are denoted by identical signs in  FIG. 12 , and overlapping descriptions regarding the structure will be omitted, and only different points will be described. 
     In the package P 5 , a holder sheet  2   d  has a structure in which two holder sheets each having the same structure as that of the holder sheet  2  of the package P 1  are first stacked in a thickness direction, end edge portions at a contact side of these holder sheets are made continuous into a bellows shape, and further, end edge portions at a side opposite to the connection side are thermally welded to a bag main body  1   a  similarly to those in the package P 1 . Accordingly, the holder sheet  2   d  has an area approximately two times that of the holder sheet  2  of the package P 1  when extended, and holding openings  21   f ,  21   g ,  21   h , and  21   i  are formed at a total of four sites. 
     According to the package P 5 , when the bag main body  1   a  is opened for use, the bag main body  1   a  is widely extended, and the holder sheet  2   d  is also accordingly extended, so that the four holding openings  21   f ,  21   g ,  21   h , and  21   i  are formed. The package P 5  allows carrying four cups  3  contained therein, which is efficient and convenient. 
       FIG. 13  will now be referred to. 
     The holding openings to be provided in each holder sheet (for the sake of convenience, denoted by sign  2   a ) are not limited to simple circular openings as described above, and may be in, for example, oval shapes that are longer in the extending direction of the holder sheet. In this case, because the holding openings have a slight clearance at their opening edges and the opening edges are therefore not tensioned even when cups  3  are contained, there is an advantage of easily being contained. 
     The holding opening  21   j  shown in  FIG. 13( a )  is compatible with cups of two sizes. The holding opening  21   j  is composed of a hole  25  with a small diameter and weak lines  26  formed by perforations that form large-diameter arcs concentric with the hole  25 . 
     And, for containing a cup with a small diameter, the hole  25  is used as it is as a holding opening. On the other hand, for containing a cup with a large diameter, a holding hole with a large diameter (not shown, sign omitted) is formed by tearing off along the weak line  26  of perforation, and the hole is used as a holding opening. 
     Also, the holding opening  21   k  shown in  FIG. 13( b )  is compatible with cups of various sizes. The holding opening  21   k  is composed of a hole  27  with a small diameter and weak lines  28  formed by perforations provided with a required length radially from a hole edge of the hole  27  and at a plurality of sites at required intervals circumferentially. 
     Moreover, for containing a cup with a small diameter, the hole  27  is used as it is as a holding opening. On the other hand, for containing a bigger cup, the respective weak lines  28  are torn apart up to points that correspond to the cup size by containing a cup  3  in a manner of pushing and breaking through along the respective weak lines  28  with a cup bottom thereof or in such a manner as making cuts in the respective weak lines  28 , and it is therefore possible to contain cups with different sizes up to the maximum diameter by the respective weak lines  28 . 
     In addition, in the holder sheet  2   a  shown in  FIG. 13 , the holding openings  21   j  and  21   k  are provided in the inlet  11  side of the holder sheet  2   a  similarly to the above-described packaging bag P 2  (refer to  FIG. 7 ). This provides an advantage that, in such a case of, for example, tearing off the hole edge along the weak lines  26  or making cuts in the weak lines  28 , the operation is facilitated for being close to the inlet  11 . Also, a holding opening provided with such weak lines may also be provided on a side distant from (a side opposite to) the inlet  11  as in the holder sheet  2  of the packaging bag P 1  (refer to  FIG. 1 ). 
       FIG. 14  will now be referred to. In  FIG. 14 , a modification of a package according to the present invention is shown. In addition, parts identical or equivalent to those of the package P 1  are denoted by identical signs in  FIG. 14 , and overlapping descriptions regarding the structure will be omitted, and only different points will be described. 
     The package P 6  shown in  FIG. 14 ( a )  has a structure in which both sheets of a bag main body  1   b  are welded at a thermal welding line  13  provided under the handle holes  12  and  12   a.    
     According to this, even when the bag main body  1   b  is extended for use, there is provided a closed state near the handles  12  and  12   a , so that when, for example, a vertically long cup is contained, the cup is stabilized, which is therefore convenient. 
     The package P 7  shown in  FIG. 14 ( b )  has a structure in which a rail fastener  14  is provided under the handle holes  12  and  12   a  of a bag main body  1   c.    
     According to this, because an upper part of the bag main body  1   c  can be closed with the rail fastener  14  according to necessity after containing a cup, it is possible to carry the cup in a sanitary manner. 
     The package P 8  shown in  FIG. 14 ( c )  has a structure of having cut-away portions  17  and  17   a  in which opposite corner portions in an upper portion of a bag main body  1   d  are cut away at an angle of 45°. 
     According to this, when the bag main body  1   d  is extended to place a cup in an interior thereof, the corner portions do not become an obstruction as in the package P 1 , and there is an advantage in that the containing operation is easy to perform. 
     The package P 9  shown in  FIG. 14( d )  has a holder sheet  2   e  that is made long in its top-to-bottom direction (approximately two times as long as the holder sheet  2  of the package P 1 ), and a thermally welded portion  16   f  is provided at a middle portion thereof. Due to this structure, on an inner surface side of the bag main body  1   e , at two sites of both sheet sides in an upper portion side of the holder sheet  2   e , pockets  18  having a thermally welded portion  16   f  as their bottom are formed. 
     According to this, the pockets  18  can be used as portions to contain straws, chopsticks, or napkins, which is therefore convenient. 
     The terms and expressions used in the present specification are merely descriptive and not restrictive by any means, and there is no intention of excluding any terms and expressions equivalent to the features described in the present specification and portions thereof. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
     
         
         P 1  package;  1  bag main body;  10  gusset portion;  11  inlet;  12 ,  12   a  handle hole;  15 ,  15   a  thermally fusion-cut portion;  16 ,  16   a  thermal weld;  2  holder sheet;  20  fold line;  21 ,  21   a  holding opening; 
         P 2  package;  2   a  holder sheet;  20   a  fold line;  21   b ,  21   c  holding opening;  16   b ,  16   c  thermally welded portion; 
         P 3  package;  2   b  holder sheet;  22 ,  22   a  weak line;  100 ,  100   a  weak line; 
           5  package manufacturing device; 
           50  tube roll;  51  cutting blade;  52  punching machine;  53  sheet roll;  54  half-folding machine;  55  gusset portion forming machine;  56 ,  56   a  heat sealing machine;  57  handle hole punch; 
           58  thermal fusion cutting machine; 
           5   a  package manufacturing device; 
           50  tube roll;  51  cutting blade;  53  sheet roll;  54  half-folding machine;  55  gusset portion forming machine;  56 ,  56   a  heat sealing machine;  57  handle hole punching machine;  58  thermal fusion cutting machine;  59  weak line forming machine; 
         P 4  package;  2   c  holder sheet;  21   d ,  21   e  holding opening;  16   d,    
           16   e  thermally welded portion;  20   b  fold line;  20   c  fold line; 
         P 5  package;  2   d  holder sheet;  1   a  bag main body;  21   f ,  21   g ,  21   h ,  21   i  holding opening;  25  hole;  26  weak line;  21   k  holding opening;  27  hole;  28  weak line; 
         P 6  package;  1   b  package main body;  13  thermal welding line; 
         P 7  package;  1   c  package main body;  14  rail fastener; 
         P 8  package;  1   d  package main body;  17 ,  17   a  cut-away portion; 
         P 9  package;  2   e  holder sheet;  16   f  thermally welded portion;  1   e  main body;  18  pocket;