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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Steven Michael Healy, Topeka, KS (US);
Kendall William Petrie, Berryton, KS (US);
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A bag suitable for relatively small amounts of products has a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall and rear wall attached through a pair of gusset sidewalls. The bottom of the bag is sealed to provide a base that will support the bag. The top of the bag has a lateral seal which at each end is a seal of the front wall and rear wall to a portion of the gusset sidewall. An end portion of the top lateral seal is removable through a weakened area to open the bag. When opened the upper part of the gusset sidewall is folded outward to form a spout. After product is dispensed form the bag, the gusset sidewall is pushed inward to substantially seal the bag. For subsequent dispensings, the gusset sidewall is pulled outward to open the bag and form the spout and then pushed inward to substantially close the bag.