Patent ID: 7794149

Claim:
A container comprising: a fitment; and a plurality of panels of plastic film, each of the panels having a pair of opposing longitudinal edges, each longitudinal edge of each panel being joined to a longitudinal edge of an adjacent panel to form an outwardly extending seam, the panels collectively forming a tube-like structure, a first end of the tube-like structure being sealed to the fitment, and an opposing second end of the tube-like structure being closed by seams joining adjacent panels to define a base for supporting the container in a free-standing upright position on a flat surface, a first portion of each of the panels adjacent the second end of the tube-like structure being expanded such that the first portion of each of the panels is not flat when the container stands in the upright position, and a second portion of each of the panels between the first end and the second end being left substantially unexpanded such that the second portion of each of the panels is substantially flat when the container stands in the upright position.