U.S. patent application number 13/328304 was filed with the patent office on 2012-04-12 for holder for flexible pouch container.
This patent application is currently assigned to SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Invention is credited to Minoru FUTORI.
Application Number | 20120085782 13/328304 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43386216 |
Filed Date | 2012-04-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120085782 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
FUTORI; Minoru |
April 12, 2012 |
HOLDER FOR FLEXIBLE POUCH CONTAINER
Abstract
A flexible pouch container holder for a flexible pouch container
includes a deformable flexible sheet and has an opening in an upper
portion of the flexible pouch container, a liquid contained inside
the flexible pouch container being discharged through the opening,
wherein the holder includes a bottom support portion which supports
a bottom of the flexible pouch container; and a peripheral support
portion which is higher in rigidity than the flexible pouch
container, has elasticity, is open at the top of the peripheral
support portion and continuous with the bottom support portion, and
surrounds a portion of the flexible pouch container which is
positioned below the opening when the bottom of the flexible pouch
container is placed on the bottom support portion.
Inventors: |
FUTORI; Minoru; (Tokyo,
JP) |
Assignee: |
SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Tokyo
JP
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Family ID: |
43386216 |
Appl. No.: |
13/328304 |
Filed: |
December 16, 2011 |
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Application
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PCT/JP2009/071403 |
Dec 24, 2009 |
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13328304 |
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Current U.S.
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222/105 |
Current CPC
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A47G 23/0258 20130101;
B65D 75/5822 20130101; B65D 75/525 20130101; B65D 75/008
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
222/105 |
International
Class: |
B65D 35/56 20060101
B65D035/56 |
Foreign Application Data
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Application Number |
Jun 26, 2009 |
JP |
2009-152078 |
Claims
1. A flexible pouch container holder in which the holder is made of
resin and used for a flexible pouch container, which is made of a
deformable flexible sheet and has an opening in an upper portion of
said flexible pouch container, a liquid contained inside said
flexible pouch container being discharged through said opening,
said holder comprising: a bottom support portion which supports a
bottom of said flexible pouch container; and a peripheral support
portion which is higher in rigidity than said flexible pouch
container, has elasticity, is open at a top of said peripheral
support portion, gradually decreases an inner diameter thereof in
an upward direction, is continuous with said bottom support
portion, surrounds a portion of said flexible pouch container which
is positioned below said opening when a bottom of said flexible
pouch container is placed on said bottom support portion, and has
two or more clearances which extend from a top end to a bottom end
of said peripheral support portion.
2. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 1,
wherein said bottom support portion and said peripheral support
portion are made of polypropylene.
3. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 1,
wherein a through-hole is formed in an upper part of said
peripheral support portion.
4. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 1,
wherein said flexible pouch container holder is composed of a pair
of parts which can be connected and disconnected to and from each
other.
5. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 4,
wherein an engaging projection is formed on one of mutually opposed
surfaces of said pair of parts, and wherein an engaging recess in
which said engaging projection is engaged is formed on the other of
said mutually opposed surfaces of said pair of parts.
6. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 5,
wherein said engaging projection and said engaging recess are
formed on portions of said bottom support portions which are
opposed to each other, respectively, wherein an engaging hole which
is communicatively connected to said engaging recess is formed on a
lower surface of said bottom support portion, and wherein an
engaging claw, which engages in said engaging hole, is formed on a
lower surface of said engaging projection.
7. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 5,
wherein said pair of parts each comprise said engaging projection
and said engaging recess and are mutually identical in shape.
8. The flexible pouch container holder according to claim 6,
wherein said pair of parts each comprise said engaging projection
and said engaging recess and are mutually identical in shape.
Description
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This is a continuation of International Application No.
PCT/JP2009/071403, with an international filing date of Dec. 24,
2009, which is herein incorporated by reference in its
entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a holder for a flexible
pouch container.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] A flexible pouch container which is made of a deformable
flexible sheet and in which a liquid such as a beverage or a liquid
detergent can be filled is disclosed in Japanese Patent No.
3,268,537. This flexible pouch container is a so-called stand-pack
type, which stands by itself upon the bottom thereof being placed
on a flat plate, or the like, and an opening through which the
liquid inside the container is discharged is formed at the top of
the container.
[0004] Manually pressing a lower part of the flexible pouch
container causes the liquid pressure of the liquid to increase,
thus causing the liquid to be discharged from the top opening.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0005] When an excessive force is exerted on the flexible pouch
container, more than a desired amount of liquid flows out of the
opening; however, it is not easy to exert an appropriate pressing
force on the flexible pouch container. In the case where a lower
part of the flexible pouch container is pressed particularly with a
large amount of liquid filled in the flexible pouch container, even
when the pressing force exerted on the flexible pouch container
becomes slightly greater than an appropriate pressing force, more
than a desired amount of liquid flows out of the opening.
[0006] In addition, when the flexible pouch container filled with a
beverage is stored in a side pocket of a refrigerator, it is
sometimes the case that the beverage leaks from the opening when a
hard object that is stored in the refrigerator next to the flexible
pouch container presses the flexible pouch container.
[0007] The present invention provides a holder which is simple in
structure, used for a flexible pouch container, which makes it
possible to exert an appropriate pressing force on the flexible
pouch container and also makes it possible to prevent the liquid
inside the container from leaking from the opening of the container
even when an unintentional external force is exerted on the
holder.
Solution to Problem
[0008] A holder for a flexible pouch container according to the
present invention is characterized in that the holder is made of
resin and used for a flexible pouch container, which is made of a
deformable flexible sheet and has an opening in an upper portion of
the flexible pouch container, a liquid contained inside the
flexible pouch container being discharged through the opening, the
holder including a bottom support portion which supports a bottom
of the flexible pouch container; and a peripheral support portion
which is higher in rigidity than the flexible pouch container, has
elasticity, is open at a top of the peripheral support portion and
continuous with the bottom support portion, and surrounds a portion
of the flexible pouch container which is positioned below the
opening when the bottom of the flexible pouch container is placed
on the bottom support portion.
[0009] The bottom support portion and the peripheral support
portion can be made of, e.g., polypropylene.
[0010] A through-hole can be formed in an upper part of the
peripheral support portion.
[0011] The flexible pouch container holder can be composed of a
pair of parts which can be connected and disconnected to and from
each other.
[0012] It is possible for an engaging projection to be formed on
one of mutually opposed surfaces of the pair of parts and for an
engaging recess in which the engaging projection is engaged to be
formed on the other of the mutually opposed surfaces of the pair of
parts.
[0013] In this case, it is possible for the engaging projection and
the engaging recess are formed on portions of the bottom support
portions which are opposed to each other, respectively, wherein an
engaging hole which is communicatively connected to the engaging
recess is formed on a lower surface of the bottom support portion,
and an engaging claw, which engages in the engaging hole, is formed
on a lower surface of the engaging projection.
[0014] It is possible for the pair of parts to each include the
engaging projection and the engaging recess and to be mutually
identical in shape.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0015] According to the present invention, upon the peripheral
support portion of the holder, which surrounds a portion of the
flexible pouch container which is positioned below the opening
thereof, being pressed, part of this pressing force is absorbed by
the peripheral support portion while the remaining pressing force
extends to a side of the flexible pouch container, and accordingly,
the possibility of an excessive pressing force being exerted on the
flexible pouch container is small. Therefore, even in the case
where the flexible pouch container is filled with a large amount of
liquid, a desired amount of liquid can be discharged from the
opening.
[0016] In addition, if, for example, the flexible pouch container
filled with a beverage is stored in a side pocket of a refrigerator
and even if a hard object stored adjacent to the flexible pouch
container in the refrigerator abuts against and presses the
flexible pouch container, the possibility of the beverage leaking
from the opening is small because the abutting force is absorbed by
the peripheral support portion of the holder.
[0017] According to the structure claimed in claim 2, the holder
can be manufactured at a low cost.
[0018] According to the structure claimed in claim 3, the liquid
can be discharged from the opening of the flexible pouch container
by directly pressing the flexible pouch container through the
through-hole of the holder. Moreover, when an upper part of the
flexible pouch container is pressed, it is generally the case that
a desired amount of liquid is discharged from the opening even if
the pressing force exerted on the flexible pouch container is
somewhat strong, so that the possibility of more than a desired
amount of liquid being discharged from the opening is small.
[0019] According to the structure claimed in claim 4, the holder
can be easily attached to the flexible pouch container even in the
case where the distance between the upper ends of the pair of
parts, when the pair of parts are put together, is smaller than the
maximum width of the flexible pouch container.
[0020] According to the structure claimed in claim 5, the pair of
parts can be easily put together.
[0021] According to the structure claimed in claim 6, the engaging
projection can be effectively prevented from coming out of the
engaging recess.
[0022] According to the structure claimed in claim 7, the bonding
strength between the pair of parts can be enhanced.
[0023] Moreover, the pair of parts can be of the same type since
the pair of parts are mutually identical in shape. Accordingly, is
possible to reduce the production cost of the holder.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0024] FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of a flexible pouch container to
which an embodiment of a holder according to the present invention
is to be attached, and FIG. 1 (b) is a bottom view of the flexible
pouch container;
[0025] FIG. 2 is a side view of a pair of parts of the holder and
the flexible pouch container in a mutually separated state;
[0026] FIG. 3 is a front view of one part;
[0027] FIG. 4 is a plan view of one part;
[0028] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the holder that is completed by
putting the pair of parts together;
[0029] FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the same holder;
[0030] FIG. 7 is a side view of the flexible pouch container and
the holder with the holder attached to the flexible pouch
container;
[0031] FIG. 8 is a front view of the flexible pouch container and
the holder when the holder attached to the flexible pouch container
is deformed by pressing the holder by hand;
[0032] FIG. 9 is a side view of the same flexible pouch container
and holder when the holder is pressed by hand, wherein the hand is
omitted;
[0033] FIG. 10 is a front view of the flexible pouch container and
the holder when an upper part of the flexible pouch container is
directly pressed by a finger/thumb through a through-hole of the
holder;
[0034] FIG. 11 is a front view similar to that of FIG. 3, showing a
modified embodiment of a part;
[0035] FIG. 12 is a plan view of the part;
[0036] FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the part;
[0037] FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the holder; and
[0038] FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line XV-XV shown
in FIG. 14.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0039] An embodiment of the present invention will be hereinafter
discussed with reference to FIGS. 1 through 10.
[0040] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a flexible pouch container 20 that is an
object to be attached to a holder 10 of the present invention. The
flexible pouch container 20 is made of an elastic (deformable)
flexible sheet which is made by laminating a polyester film or the
like onto the outer surface of a plastic film having a
thermobondability such as polyethylene or polypropylene, and an
internal space 21 of the flexible pouch container 20 is filled with
a liquid A (e.g., a beverage such as juice, a liquid seasoning, or
a liquid detergent such as shampoo). As shown in the drawings, a
circumferential mounting portion 23 extends downward from the outer
edge of a bottom face portion 22 of the flexible pouch container
20. The circumferential mounting portion 23 is short in length
(vertical length), thus being higher in rigidity than a portion of
the flexible pouch container 20 from above the circumferential
mounting port ion 23. Accordingly, the flexible pouch container 20
stands by itself upon the bottom surface of the circumferential
mounting portion 23 being placed on a level surface. Hence, the
present embodiment of the flexible pouch container 20 is a
so-called stand-pack type.
[0041] In addition, the flexible pouch container 20 is provided, on
a side thereof in the vicinity of the upper end of the flexible
pouch container 20, with a discharge projection 24 which projects
laterally from the body of the flexible pouch container 20, and the
internal space of the discharge projection 24 is communicatively
connected with the internal space 21 of the body of the flexible
pouch container 20. Although the end of the discharge projection 24
is closed, perforations 25 are formed in a middle part of the
discharge projection 24 as shown in FIG. 1, and accordingly,
tearing off the middle part of the discharge projection 24 along
the perforations 25 causes the torn-off surface of the discharge
projection 24 to become an opening 26 (see FIGS. 8 and 10). The
discharge projection 24 of the present embodiment closes the
opening 26 by its own elastic force (restoring force which returns
the shape of the discharge projection 24 to its initial shape) when
no external force is applied to the discharge projection 24. Note
that it is possible to put a cap (not shown in the drawings) on the
opening 26 in a removable manner or to form a snap fastener at the
opening 26.
[0042] As shown in the drawings, since the flexible pouch container
20 is viewed from a side thereof with the internal space 21 filled
with the liquid A to the maximum, the shape of a portion of the
flexible pouch container 20 which ranges from the bottom end to an
intermediate portion (portion positioned slightly below the upper
end) of the flexible pouch container 20 in the vertical direction
is uniform (the width of the same portion in the forward/rearward
direction is constant); however, the portion from the intermediate
portion above is in the shape of a substantially isosceles triangle
(the width of which decreases in the upward direction).
[0043] The holder 10 of the present embodiment is configured of a
pair of parts 11 which are mutually identical in shape (have a
symmetrical shape).
[0044] The pair of parts 11 are integrally molded parts made of
polypropylene which are each provided with a bottom support portion
12 in the shape of a semicircular flat plate and a peripheral
support portion 13 which extends upward while curving from an outer
edge of the bottom support portion 12. The bottom support portion
12 and the peripheral support portion 13 are elastically
deformable. In addition, the bottom support portion 12 is greater
in thickness than the peripheral support portion 13, so that the
bottom support portion 12 is greater in rigidity than the
peripheral support portion 13 while the peripheral support portion
13 is greater in rigidity than the flexible pouch container 20
(including the circumferential mounting portion 23). A pair of
semispherical projections 14 project from the bottom of the bottom
support portion 12. The pair of parts 11 are provided, on lower
halves of mutually opposed surfaces of the bottom support portions
12, with engaging projections 15, respectively, each of which is
rectangular in plan view and trapezoidal in cross section. The
thickness of the engaging projections 15 is approximately a half of
the thickness of the bottom support portion 12, and the engaging
projections 15 are parallel to the bottom support portion 12. In
addition, the bottom support portion 12 is provided on a lower
surface thereof with an engaging recess 16 which is recessed
adjacent to the engaging projection 15 and has the same shape as
the engaging projection 15. Additionally, a through-hole 17 having
a circular shape in a front view is formed through an upper part of
the peripheral support portion 13.
[0045] To attach the holder 10 (the pair of parts 11) to the
flexible pouch container 20, the engaging projection 15 and the
engaging recess 16 of one of the parts 11 are made to face the
engaging recess 16 and the engaging projection 15 of the other part
11, respectively, as shown in FIG. 2, and then the parts 11 are
brought close to each other so that the clearance between the
mutually opposed surfaces of the bottom support portions 12 becomes
smaller than the width of a lower part (the circumferential
mounting portion 23) of the flexible pouch container 20 in the
forward/rearward direction. Subsequently, the lower part of the
flexible pouch container 20 is inserted in between the pair of
peripheral support portions 13 from above through the clearance
that is formed between the upper ends of the pair of peripheral
support portions 13 (at this time the distance between the upper
ends of the pair of peripheral support portions 13 in the
forward/rearward direction is greater than the width of the lower
part of the flexible pouch container 20 in the forward/rearward
direction) to place the circumferential mounting portion 23 on the
upper surfaces of the pair of bottom support portions 12.
Subsequently, the pair of parts 11 are coupled to each other
(integrated) by moving the pair of parts 11 linearly in directions
to approach each other to make mutually opposed surfaces of the
bottom support portions 12 come in contact with each other and to
make each engaging projection 15 fit into the associated engaging
recess 16. Thereupon, the circumferential mounting portion 23 of
the flexible pouch container 20 is placed on the upper surfaces of
the bottom support portions 12, and the periphery of a lower half
of the flexible pouch container 20 is surrounded by the pair of
peripheral support portions 13.
[0046] As shown in FIG. 3, since the engaging projection 15 and the
engaging recess 16 of each part 11 are in the shape of a trapezoid
in front shape (cross sectional shape) in which the upper end is
wider than the lower end, each engaging projection 15 which is
engaged in the associated engaging recess 16 does not come out
therefrom downwardly; in addition, since the top of each engaging
recess 16 is closed, each engaging projection 15 which is engaged
in the associated engaging recess 16 does not come out therefrom
upwardly either. Additionally, the upper surfaces of the bottom
support portions 12 of the pair of parts 11 are continuous with
each other, whereas clearances 18 are formed between side ends of
the pair of peripheral support portions 13, so that both the left
and right sides of the flexible pouch container 20 project sideways
from the holder 10 through the left and right clearances 18,
respectively.
[0047] The holder 10 in a completed state, to which the flexible
pouch container 20 has been attached in the aforementioned manner,
can be placed on a horizontal plate in an upright position by
placing the four semispherical projections 14 on the horizontal
plate.
[0048] In addition, the width in the forward/rearward direction of
a lower half of the flexible pouch container 20 (a portion thereof
which is greater in width than the upper part of the flexible pouch
container 20 as viewed from a side thereof) in a state before being
inserted in between the pair of peripheral support portions 13 is
broader than the width in the forward/rearward direction of the
upper end opening of the holder 10 which has been assembled, and
accordingly, the upper ends of the pair of parts 11 slightly press
(dent) the corresponding portions of the flexible pouch container
20 on both the front and rear sides thereof. This causes a contact
pressure to be exerted on the upper ends of the parts 11 from the
aforementioned corresponding portions of the flexible pouch
container 20 via the liquid pressure of the liquid A inside the
flexible pouch container 20, and accordingly, if one holds and
lifts an upper part of the flexible pouch container 20, the holder
10 also moves upward with the flexible pouch container 20.
[0049] If each engaging projection 15 is disengaged from the
associated engaging recess 16 by linearly moving the pair of parts
11 in directions away from each other, the parts 11 can be
separated from each other to be removed from the flexible pouch
container 20.
[0050] For instance, if the liquid A is a beverage that completely
fills the internal space 21, and if one desires to pour a desired
amount of the beverage A into a glass, not shown in the drawings,
from the opening 26 of the flexible pouch container 20, he or she
holds part of the pair of peripheral support portions 13 below the
through-holes 17 by one hand as shown in FIG. 8 and presses the
aforementioned part of the pair of peripheral support portions 13
in directions to approach each other. Thereupon, the peripheral
support portions 13 are partly dented as shown in FIG. 9, which
causes the manual pressing force to be partly absorbed by the
peripheral support portions 13 and causes the remaining pressing
force to extend to a lower half of the flexible pouch container 20
from the dented portions of the peripheral support portions 13.
Therefore, even if the pressing force applied to the peripheral
support portions 13 is somewhat large, no excessive pressing force
extends to the flexible pouch container 20, which makes it possible
to pour a desired amount of the beverage A into a glass from the
opening 26.
[0051] In addition, with a finger/thumb inserted into the
through-hole 17 of a peripheral support portion 13, an upper part
of the flexible pouch container 20 can be directly pressed by the
finger/thumb. Pressing the flexible pouch container 20 in this
manner causes part of the beverage A which faces the through-hole
17 in the flexible pouch container 20 to increase, so that the
beverage A can be poured into a glass from the opening 26. Since
the upper ends of the pair of parts 11 have dented both the front
and rear sides of the flexible pouch container 20 as described
above, the width of a portion of the flexible pouch container 20 in
the forward/rearward direction which is positioned immediately
below the dented portion that faces the through-holes 17 is smaller
than the width of a lower part of the flexible pouch container 20
(which corresponds to the pressed portion in FIGS. 8 and 9) in the
forward/rearward direction. When a portion of the flexible pouch
container 20 which is smaller in width in the forward/rearward
direction than the lower part of the flexible pouch container 20 is
pressed in such a manner, a desired amount of the beverage A is
discharged from the opening 26 even if the pressing force is
somewhat great, so that also in this manner a desired amount of the
beverage A can be poured into a glass.
[0052] In addition, when the flexible pouch container 20 with the
holder 10 is stored in a side pocket of a refrigerator so that each
semispherical projection 14 is placed on the bottom plate of the
side pocket, even if another object, which is hard, (e.g., a PET
bottle or a glass bottle) stored next to the flexible pouch
container 20 with the holder 10 in the refrigerator abuts against
the holder 10 (the peripheral support portions 13), this abutting
force is absorbed by the peripheral support portions 13, so that
the possibility of the beverage A in the flexible pouch container
20 leaking from the opening 26 is small.
[0053] As described above, if the present embodiment of the holder
10 is attached to the flexible pouch container 20, such effects are
obtained.
[0054] In addition, since the present embodiment of the holder 10
is made of polypropylene, the holder 10 can be produced at a low
cost.
[0055] Additionally, since the present embodiment of the holder 10
is configured of the pair of parts 11 that are mutually identical
in shape (symmetrical shape), the pair of parts 11 can be of one
type. Therefore, the production cost can be reduced as compared
with the case where the holder 10 is composed of two types of parts
having different shapes.
[0056] Although the present invention has been described based on
the above illustrated embodiment, it is possible to make various
modifications to the above illustrated embodiment.
[0057] For instance, the present invention can be embodied as a
modified embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 through 15 (elements thereof
which are identical to those of the above illustrated embodiment
are designated by the same reference numerals).
[0058] The basic structure of this holder 30 (including the
material thereof) is to the same as that of the holder 10,
configured of a pair of parts 31 which are mutually identical in
shape (symmetrical shape). The pair of parts 31 are each provided
with a bottom support portion 12 and a peripheral support portion
13.
[0059] The bottom support portion 12 is provided on a lower surface
thereof with a pair of linear projections 32 that are members which
come into contact with a horizontal plate when the holder 30 is
placed thereon.
[0060] The pair of parts 31 are provided on mutually opposed
surfaces of the bottom support portions 12 with engaging
projections 33, respectively, which are thinner than the bottom
support portions 12 and each of which is trapezoidal in plan view,
and the pair of parts 31 are provided, on lower surfaces of the
engaging projections 33 in the vicinity of the ends thereof, with
engaging claws 34, each of which is rectangular in plan view. As
shown in FIG. 15, each engaging claw 34 is triangular in cross
section, and the amount of projection of each engaging claw 34
gradually increases downwardly in a direction toward the bottom
support portion 12 from the end of the engaging claw 34. On the
other hand, the pair of parts 31 are provided on mutually opposed
surfaces of the bottom support portions 12 with engaging recesses
35 that are adjacent to the engaging projections 33 and have the
same shape as the engaging projections 33, respectively. In
addition, engaging holes 36 which have the same shape in plan view
as the engaging claws 34 and are communicatively connected to the
engaging recesses 35 are formed in portions of lower surfaces of
the bottom support portions 12 which are positioned immediately
below the engaging recesses 35, respectively.
[0061] Additionally, each bottom support portion 12 is provided, on
a lower surface thereof on one lateral side of one linear
projection 32, with a bottom lug 37, an end of which projects from
the aforementioned opposed surface of the bottom support portion
12. The amount of projection of the bottom lugs 37 in the downward
direction is smaller than that of the linear projections 32.
[0062] Similar to the parts 11 of the holder 10, the pair of parts
31 are coupled to each other (integrated) by making mutually
opposed surfaces of the bottom support portions 12 come in contact
with each other upon facing the engaging projections 33 and the
engaging recesses 35 towards each other. Once the engaging
projections 33 are fitted into the opposed engaging recesses 35,
the engaging claws 34 are engaged in the engaging holes 36,
respectively, and accordingly, the parts 31 do not separate from
each other unless the engaging claws 34 are intentionally
disengaged from the engaging holes 36. Additionally, once the parts
31 are connected to each other, the end of the bottom lug 37 of
each part 31 comes in contact with a lower surface of the bottom
support portion 12 of the other part 31 to thereby increase the
frictional resistance between the pair of parts 31, which makes it
more difficult for the parts 31 to separate from each other.
[0063] In addition, the material of the holders 10 and 30 is not
limited to the above described material and can be molded of a
resin material other than polypropylene as long as the peripheral
support portions 13 are greater in rigidity than the flexible pouch
container 20.
[0064] Additionally, the holders 10 and 30 can each be formed as an
integral object consisting of a single member or be configured from
three or more parts. Additionally, in either case where the holders
10 and 30 are formed as an integral object or configured from a
plurality of parts, the peripheral support portions 13 can be
shaped like a ring in plan view.
[0065] Additionally, in the case where a lower half of the flexible
pouch container 20 is smaller in width in the forward/rearward
direction than the upper end opening of the assembled holder 10 or
30, the flexible pouch container 20 can be inserted into the inside
of the holder 10 or 30 after assembling of the holder 10 or 30.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0066] The holder according to the present invention is usable as a
holder for a flexible pouch container and capable of exerting an
appropriate pressing force on the flexible pouch container, and can
prevent the liquid inside the container from leaking from the
opening of the container even if an unintentional external force is
exerted on the holder.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0067] 10 Holder [0068] 11 Part [0069] 12 Bottom support portion
[0070] 13 Peripheral support portion [0071] 14 Semispherical
projection [0072] 15 Engaging projection [0073] 16 Engaging recess
[0074] 17 Through-hole [0075] 18 Clearance [0076] 20 Flexible pouch
container [0077] 21 Internal space [0078] 22 Bottom face portion
[0079] 23 Circumferential mounting portion [0080] 24 Discharge
projection [0081] 25 Perforations [0082] 26 Opening [0083] 30
Holder [0084] 31 Part [0085] 32 Linear projection [0086] 33
Engaging projection [0087] 34 Engaging claw [0088] 35 Engaging
recess [0089] 36 Engaging hole [0090] 37 Bottom lug [0091] A
Liquid
CITATION LIST
Patent Literature
[0091] [0092] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent
Publication No. 3,268,537
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