Flexible Containers with Intermediate Bottom Members

摘要

Flexible containers having with structural support frames having particular base constructions with intermediate bottom members.

主权项

1. A hand-held disposable stand-up flexible container, configured for retail sale, wherein the container comprises:
a multiple dose product volume that directly contains a fluent product, wherein about all of the product volume is made from one or more films; a structural support frame that supports the product volume, wherein a base of the frame includes a plurality of expanded structural support volumes, including:
an expanded front bottom structural support volume made from one or more films, wherein the front bottom structural support volume includes a front bottom portion and a front central portion that are substantially cylindrical with an overall lateral orientation, wherein the front bottom structural support volume is disposed in a bottom front part of the container, and wherein the front bottom structural support volume contacts a horizontal support surface when the container is standing up;an expanded back bottom structural support volume made from one or more films, wherein the back bottom structural support volume includes a back bottom portion and a back central portion that are substantially cylindrical with an overall lateral orientation, wherein the back bottom structural support volume is disposed in a bottom back part of the container, wherein the back bottom structural support volume contacts a horizontal support surface when the container is standing up, and wherein the back bottom structural support volume is offset from the front bottom structural support volume; andan expanded intermediate bottom structural support volume made from one or more films, wherein the intermediate bottom structural support volume includes an intermediate bottom portion that is substantially cylindrical with an overall lateral orientation, wherein the intermediate bottom structural support volume is disposed in a bottom central part of the container between the front bottom structural support volume and the back bottom structural support volume, wherein intermediate bottom structural support volume is raised off of a horizontal support surface when the container is standing up.