Patent ID: 8231029

Claim:
A flexible container having flexible top and bottom handle structures for facilitating dispensing of a flowable substance stored therein, the container comprising: a plurality of flexible panels enclosing an interior of the container and forming a top segment, an opposite bottom segment, a front side segment, a rear side segment, and a pair of side segments bounding the interior; a rigid fitment providing an access opening through either the top segment or a front side segment; a flexible bottom handle structure surrounding a handle opening and defined by at least one of the flexible panels, the bottom handle structure being positioned along a center portion of the bottom segment between the front side and rear side segments, the bottom handle structure having a folded portion at the opening to provide a smooth gripping surface; and a flexible top handle structure surrounding a handle opening with two pairs of spaced legs and defined by at least one of the flexible panels, the top handle structure being positioned adjacent the fitment with one of the two pairs of legs on one side of the fitment and the other of the two pairs of legs on the other side of the fitment, the top handle structure having a folded portion at the opening to provide a smooth gripping surface.