公开(公告)号：US20170081074A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15310820

申请日：2015-05-15

Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY ,  GENERAL MILLS, INC.

Inventor： Rolland LORBACH ,  Sandra K. HAND ,  Stuart Michael RUAN JONES ,  Sheryl S. BRUNKEN ,  Anthony D. GAYLOR ,  Thomas MILLER ,  Philip Russell FAWCUS ,  Steven Jonathan CLARKE ,  Adrian MORDUE ,  Donald Scott PEEBLES ,  Scott FEDOR ,  David Richard STONEHOUSE

IPC: B65D6/34 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B31/00 ,  B65B43/08 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65D81/20 ,  B65D25/28 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65B51/22 ,  B65D6/00 ,  B65D81/34 ,  B65D47/06 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65D47/32

CPC classification number: B65D11/22 ,  B31B2105/00 ,  B31B2110/35 ,  B31B2120/10 ,  B31B2120/502 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B7/2842 ,  B65B31/00 ,  B65B43/08 ,  B65B51/225 ,  B65B65/003 ,  B65B2220/20 ,  B65B2230/02 ,  B65D11/10 ,  B65D25/28 ,  B65D37/00 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65D47/06 ,  B65D47/32 ,  B65D75/008 ,  B65D81/20 ,  B65D81/3446 ,  B65D2525/283

Abstract: A self-supporting flexible film container is disclosed that includes a container base and a flexible film attached to the container base that forms a container wall and defines a packing region within the container. The container wall has at least one support column, such as a tubular support column, integrally formed therein. A method of conforming the container includes providing a web of flexible film, forming tubular support columns in the web of flexible film and forming a container from the web of flexible film containing the support columns. The support columns can be formed by ploughing and forming the web of flexible film.