MERCHANDISING CONTAINER

CONTENANT-PRESENTOIR

English Abstract

ABSTRACT
A merchandising container for goods such as fruits and produce
comprises a net bag positioned between and supported by a pair of wide
flexible bands which are joined together at their upper and lower ends.
This arrangement provides a container of greatly enhanced strength while
still providing ventilation and good visibility of the produce.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A container comprising:
a mesh bag having opposite ends;
first and second bands of flexible material having opposite
ends;
said bands being positioned on opposite sides of said bag,
with said opposite ends of said bands covering and being joined
to respective said opposite ends of said bag, and with said bag
and said bands being free of any connection between said opposite
ends; and
one said joined end of said bag and bands having formed
therethrough at least one carrying opening.
2. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein outwardly
facing surfaces of said bands include areas for the receipt of
indicia.
3. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said opposite
ends of said bag and said bands are joined by mutual thermowelding.
4. A container as claimed in claim 1, comprising plural
said carrying openings.
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Description

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The present invention relates to an improved container or
packing, specially designed for fruits and diverse garden products.
It is already well known that packages for containing
such products, for instance bag-like packages consisting of a
tubular net with clamped ends, are not very resistant, so that such
nets can only contain a relatively small quantity of such products.
Manufacturing of the conventional packaging bags having a
handle is quite expensive, as the handle has to be added during the
manufacturing process.
Since normal bags having a handle are not very flexible,
they do not properly fit into common transport receptacles such as
boxes, cases, etc. sesides containers, such as traditional bags
do not provide a useful surface for printing so that it is necessary
to provide such containers with a label or the like with the con-
sequent disadvantages of tearing, deterioration, difficulty of
identification, etc.
The improved container disclosed herein provides a
satisfactory solution to all these problems.
~ he invention provides a container comprising: a mesh bag
having opposite ends; first and second bands of flexible material
having opposite ends; said bands being positioned on opposite sides
of said bag, with said opposite ends of said bands covering and
being joined to respective said opposite ends of said bag, and with
said bag and said bands being free of any connection between said
opposite ends; and one said joined end of said bag and bands having
formed therethrough at least one carrying opening.
Features and advantages of the present invention will be
more fully appreciated by reference of the following detaile~

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description of a presently preferred embodiment when taken in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container,
Figure 2 illustrates the proper container in a vertical
section.
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The improved container consists of a bag net, designated 1 of a
suitable material, specially a thermoweldable plastics material. The bag
net has on two lateral opposed zones laminar bands ~ and 3 of a flexible
material, superposed around and joined to the bag 1 at their extremities,
by the lines of plastic thermowelding 4 and 5. The bands 2 and 3 remain
separated from the bag or loose in their remaining zones. On the upper
zone between the bands and the bag, after being filled up with the
corresponding product 6,there are provided by extrustion openings 7,
defining a handle for manual transportation.
It is most interesting to state that this bag or container is being
formed in proportion of being filled up with the goods, with the consequent
considerable industrial economy with respect to the already known containers.
The described bag is extremely flexible and mouldable to any shape
for transportation, being at the same time very strong due to the bands 2
and 3, since it can carry a higher load than conventional existing containers
actually on the market.
The bands 2 and 3, are also specially suited to receive any type
of literature or graphics, as will be appreciated from figure 1, to facilitate
commercialisation of the packaged product.
The union between the bands 2 and 3 and to the bag net 1 can also
be made by other processes, differing from the stated thermowelding, such
as adhesion, etc.
It should also be stated that the openings 7 for holding the bag
and acting as handle can be replaced by a single opening with the same
purpose.
The described container, besides the described advantages of greater
strength, higher adaptability to useful spaces for transportation, cheaper
manufacturing, bigger capacity etc. permits a total ventilation of fruits

or the like, favouring preservation and visual display of the produce.
Although a particular preferred embodiment of the present invention
has been disclosed in detail for illustrative purposes, it will be recognized
that variations or modifications of the disclosed bag, including the
configuration and size and most suitable materials and medi~lmsl lie within the
scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claim.