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EP0934210A1 - Bag produced from a thin pleated sheet provided with self-closing means - Google Patents

Bag produced from a thin pleated sheet provided with self-closing means

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EP0934210A1
EP0934210A1 EP97934592A EP97934592A EP0934210A1 EP 0934210 A1 EP0934210 A1 EP 0934210A1 EP 97934592 A EP97934592 A EP 97934592A EP 97934592 A EP97934592 A EP 97934592A EP 0934210 A1 EP0934210 A1 EP 0934210A1
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folding
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Akiva Buchberg
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/24—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D65/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/02—Wrappers or flexible covers
    • B65D65/10—Wrappers or flexible covers rectangular
    • B65D65/12—Wrappers or flexible covers rectangular formed with crease lines to facilitate folding

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  • FIGURE 1 REPRESENTS A FOLDED PLEATED SHEET
  • FIGURE 2 REPRESENTS AN EXPLODED VIEW OF THE SACHET FROM WHICH THE FOLDES OF THE BOTTOM ARE DEPLOYED WITH ITS SELF-CLOSING ACCORDING TO
  • FIGURE 3 REPRESENTS AN EXPLODED VIEW OF THE BAG IN FIG. 2 WITH ITS SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE IN THE CLOSED POSITION; THE FOLDINGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPRESENTED IN THIS FIGURE TO MAKE IT MORE READABLE.
  • FIGURE 4 REPRESENTS A CURRENT LENGTH OF THE CLOSURE

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
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Abstract

PCT No. PCT/FR97/01339 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 1, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 1, 1999 PCT Filed Jul. 18, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/15464 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 1998The bag is made from a pleated sheet comprising asymmetrical pleats and it comprises a closure consisting of two flaps (26, 27) fixed to each other at their ends which are urged to apply against each other when the pleats of the bag are unfolded forcing the flaps (26, 27) to adopt a concave shape which maintains one against the other without any other linking means.

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SACHET RÉALISÉ λ PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE MINCE PLISSÉE MUNI D'UNEBAG REALIZED λ FROM A PLEATED THIN SHEET PROVIDED WITH A
FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE,SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE,
L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN SACHET RÉALISÉ λ PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE MINCETHE INVENTION RELATES TO A SACHET MADE FROM A THIN SHEET
PLISSÉE MUNI D'UNE FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE.PLEATED WITH A SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE.
LE BREVET EUROPÉEN EP-0-631.560 DÉCRIT UN EMBALLAGE DESTINÉ À CONTENIR DES PRODUITS EN VRAC, RÉALISÉ À PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE MINCE COMPORTANT DES PLIS DISSYMÉTRIQUES FIXÉS λ LEURS EXTRÉMITÉS, LA PARTIE PLISSÉE ÉTANT REPLIÉE SUR ELLE-MÊME PERPENDICULAIREMENT λ LA DIRECTION DES PLIS POUR FORMER UN FOND SIMPLE OU UN FOND À SOUFFLET EN LAISSANT SUBSISTER UNE OUVERTURE DONT LES BORDS SONT ALIGNÉS OU DÉCALÉSj LA PARTIE PLISSÉE EST PROLONGÉE DE CHAQUE CÔTÉ PAR UNE ZONE NON PLISSÉE FORMANT DEUX PAROIS QUI PEUVENT ÊTRE FIXÉES ENTRE ELLES. CE BREVETTHE EUROPEAN PATENT EP-0-631.560 DESCRIBES A PACKAGE INTENDED TO CONTAIN BULK PRODUCTS, MADE FROM A THIN SHEET COMPRISING DISSYMMETRIC FOLD FIXED AT THEIR ENDS, THE PLEATED PART BEING FOLDED ON ELLE-MILLE. Folds to form a simple bottom or a bellows bottom leaving an opening whose edges are aligned or offset. THIS PATENT
DÉCRIT PLUSIEURS MODES DE FERMETURE DES EMBALLAGES AINSI OBTENUS:DESCRIBES SEVERAL WAYS OF CLOSING THE PACKAGES OBTAINED:
UN PREMIER MODE DE FERMETURE CONCERNE UN SACHET, COMPORTANT DE CHAQUEA FIRST CLOSING MODE CONCERNS A BAG, INCLUDING EACH
CÔTÉ UNE SOUDURE DES ZONES SANS PLIS, ET DONT UN DES BORDS ESTSIDE WELDING OF ZONES WITHOUT WRINKLES, OF WHICH ONE OF THE EDGES IS
SUFFISAMMENT DÉCALÉ POUR QU'IL PUISSE ENSUITE SERVIR DE RABAT LORSQUE LE SACHET EST PLEIN.SUFFICIENTLY OFFSET SO IT CAN THEN SERVE AS FLAP WHEN THE BAG IS FULL.
UN DEUXIÈME MODE DE FERMETURE CONSISTE À PROLONGER LATÉRALEMENTA SECOND CLOSING MODE CONSISTS OF LATERALLY EXTENDING
UNE ZONE PLISSÉE PAR UNE ZONE NON PLISSÉE D'UNE LONGUEUR SUFFISANTEA PLEATED ZONE BY A NON-PLEATED ZONE OF A SUFFICIENT LENGTH
POUR RÉALISER UN RÉCEPTACLE LORSQUE LE FOND EST FORMÉ ET LES PAROISTO MAKE A CONTAINER WHEN THE BOTTOM IS FORMED AND THE WALLS
QUI LE CONSTITUENT SONT FIXÉES Λ LEUR EXTRÉMITÉ, TANDIS QUE LA PARTIE NON PLISSÉE LIMITANT L'AUTRE EXTRÉMITÉ DU PLISSAGE RESTE LIBREJ LAWHICH CONSTITUTE IT ARE FIXED AT THEIR END, WHILE THE NON-PLEATED PART LIMITING THE OTHER END OF THE PLEATING REMAINS FREE
FERMETURE EST ALORS OBTENUE PAR DÉPLOIEMENT DE LA PARTIE PLISSÉE SURCLOSING IS THEN OBTAINED BY DEPLOYMENT OF THE PLEATED PART ON
LA PARTIE NON PLISSÉE.THE NON-PLEATED PART.
LE PREMIER ODE DE FERMETURE DÉCRIT CI-DESSUS, S'APPLIQUE À UN SACHETTHE FIRST CLOSING ODE DESCRIBED ABOVE, APPLIES TO A BAG
FACILEMENT IDENTIFIABLE PAR L'UTILISATEUR, MAIS NÉCESSITE L'EMPLOI D'UN MOYEN DE VERROUILLAGE PARCE QUE LE RABAT NE TIENT PAS EN PLACEEASILY IDENTIFIABLE BY THE USER, BUT REQUIRES THE USE OF A LOCKING MEANS BECAUSE THE FLAP DOES NOT HOLD IN PLACE
TOUT SEUL.ALONE.
LE DEUXIÈME MODE DE FERMETURE EST AUTOVERROU ILLANT MAIS SATHE SECOND CLOSING MODE IS SELF-LOCKING BUT ITS
MANIPULATION NÉCESSITE UN TOUR DE MAIN QU'IL EST NÉCESSAIRE D'APPRENDREHANDLING REQUIRES A HAND TURN THAT IS NECESSARY TO LEARN
AUX UTILISATEURS. LA PRÉSENTE INVENTION A POUR BUT DE PROPOSER UNE FERMETURETO USERS. THE PRESENT INVENTION IS INTENDED TO PROPOSE A CLOSURE
AUTOVERROUILLANTE POUR UN SACHET RÉALISÉ Λ PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE PLISSÉESELF-LOCKING FOR A BAG REALIZED FROM A PLEATED SHEET
DE MÊME NATURE QUE CELUI DÉCRIT DANS LE BREVET EUROPÉEN EP-Q-631.560OF THE SAME NATURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE EUROPEAN PATENT EP-Q-631.560
DIT CIAPRÈS "BREVET CITÉ". SUR LES DESSINS ANNEXÉS: LA FIGURE 1 REPRÉSENTE UNE FEUILLE PLISSÉE REPLIÉESAID BELOW "CITED PATENT". IN THE ANNEXED DRAWINGS: FIGURE 1 REPRESENTS A FOLDED PLEATED SHEET
PERPENDICULAIREMENT À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS EN VUE D'OBTENIR LA 5 FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE SUIVANT L'INVENTION, MAIS NON ENCORE FIXÉE SUIVANT LES ZONES SANS PLIS LATÉRALES POUR BIEN MONTRER COMMENT LES PLIS FORMANT LA FERMETURE SE PLACENT LES UNS PAR RAPPORT AUX AUTRES.PERPENDICULARLY TO THE FOLDING DIRECTOR WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING 5 SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, BUT NOT YET FIXED ACCORDING TO THE ZONES WITHOUT LATERAL FOLDINGS TO SHOW WELL HOW THE FOLDES FORMING THE CLOSURE ARE PLACED IN RELATION TO THE OTHERS.
LA FIGURE 2 REPRÉSENTE UNE VUE PERSPECTIVE ÉCLATÉE DU SACHET DONT ON A DÉPLOYÉ LES PLIS DU FOND MUNI DE SA FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE SELONFIGURE 2 REPRESENTS AN EXPLODED VIEW OF THE SACHET FROM WHICH THE FOLDES OF THE BOTTOM ARE DEPLOYED WITH ITS SELF-CLOSING ACCORDING TO
10 L'INVENTION EN POSITION OUVERTE POUR PERMETTRE LE REMPLISSAGE.10 THE INVENTION IN THE OPEN POSITION TO ALLOW FILLING.
LA FIGURE 3 REPRÉSENTE UNE VUE PERSPECTIVE ÉCLATÉE DU SACHET DE LA FIG.2 AVEC SA FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE EN POSITION FERMÉE; ON N'A PAS REPRÉSENTÉ LES PLIS SUR CETTE FIGURE POUR LA RENDRE PLUS LISIBLE.FIGURE 3 REPRESENTS AN EXPLODED VIEW OF THE BAG IN FIG. 2 WITH ITS SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE IN THE CLOSED POSITION; THE FOLDINGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPRESENTED IN THIS FIGURE TO MAKE IT MORE READABLE.
LA FIGURE 4 REPRÉSENTE UNE LONGUEUR COURANTE DE LA FERMETUREFIGURE 4 REPRESENTS A CURRENT LENGTH OF THE CLOSURE
15 AUTOREFERMABLE SELON L'INVENTION SUIVANT UNE VARIANTE DE L'INVENTION.SELF-CLOSABLE ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION FOLLOWING A VARIANT OF THE INVENTION.
L'INVENTION CONSISTE, À PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE PLISSÉE 1 (FIG.l) COMPORTANT DES PLIS DISSYMÉTRIQUES 2 FIXÉS À LEURS EXTRÉMITÉS 3 ET 13, À FORMER UN FOND 4 SIMPLE OU À SOUFFLET EN PLIANT LA FEUILLE 1 PERPENDICULAIREMENT AUX PLIS DISSYMÉTRIQUES 2 POUR FORMER LE FONDTHE INVENTION CONSISTS, FROM A PLEATED SHEET 1 (FIG.l) COMPRISING DISSYMMETRIC FOLDES 2 ATTACHED TO THEIR ENDS 3 AND 13, TO FORM A SINGLE BELLOWS OR BELLOWS BY FOLDING SHEET 1 PERPENDICULAR TO DISSYMMETRIC FOLDS 2 TO FORM THE BACKGROUND
20 1; COMME CELA EST DÉCRIT DANS LE BREVET CITÉ, DE MANIÈRE QUE LES BORDS SANS PLIS 5 DE LA FEUILLE PLISSÉE 1 FORMANT CHAQUE FACE 6 ET 7, SE RECOUVRENT,' ON REPLIE VERS L'INTÉRIEUR L'UN DES BORDS DE LA FEUILLE PLISSÉE 1, CORRESPONDANT À L'EXTRÉMITÉ 13 DES PLIS 2, PERPENDICULAIREMENT AU SENS DES PLIS 2; ON FORME AINSI UN PREMIER RABAT20 1; AS THIS IS DESCRIBED IN THE CITED PATENT, SO THAT THE EDGES WITHOUT PLEATS 5 OF THE PLEATED SHEET 1 FORMING EACH SIDE 6 AND 7, OVERLAP, 'ONE FOLDED INSIDE ONE OF THE EDGES OF THE PLEATED SHEET 1, CORRESPONDING TO THE END 13 OF FOLD 2, PERPENDICULARLY WITH THE MEANING OF FOLD 2; WE FORM A FIRST FLAP
25 8 DONT ON FIXE LES BORDS SANS PLIS 9 SUR CEUX 10 DE LA FACE 6 À LAQUELLE IL APPARTIENT; DE PRÉFÉRENCE LES PLIS 2 SONT FIXÉS, AU MOINS SUR UNE FACE À HAUTEUR DU PLIAGE 11 DU PREMIER RABAT 8 EN FAISANT ADHÉRER L'UNE CONTRE L'AUTRE LES PAROIS QUI SE FONT FACE DANS LE CREUX DE CHAQUE PLI DE MANIÈRE À EMPÊCHER CE PREMIER RABAT 8, DONT LES PLIS 12 SONT25 8 OF WHICH THE EDGES ARE FIXED WITHOUT WRINKLES 9 ON THOSE 10 OF THE FACE 6 TO WHICH IT BELONGS; PREFERABLY THE FOLDS 2 ARE FIXED AT LEAST ON ONE SIDE OF THE FOLDING HEIGHT 11 OF THE FIRST FLAP 8 BY ADHERING AGAINST THE OTHER THE WALLS THAT ARE FACING IN THE HOLLOW OF EACH FOLD TO PREVENT THIS FIRST FLAP 8, OF WHICH FOLDES 12 ARE
30 FIXÉS AU MOINS AUX DEUX EXTRÉMITÉS 11 ET 13, DE SE DÉPLIER EN COURS D'UTILISATION; ON FIXE LES BORDS SANS PLIS 5 DES DEUX FACES 6 ET 7 DU SACHET, DEPUIS LE FOND 4 JUSQU'À LA HAUTEUR 14 DE L'EXTRÉMITÉ 13 DU PREMIER RABAT 8; ON FORME UN DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 EN REPLIANT L'AUTRE FACE 7 VERS L'EXTÉRIEUR, PERPENDICULAIREMENT AU SENS DES PLIS 2 DE30 ATTACHED AT LEAST TO BOTH END 11 AND 13, TO FOLD OUT DURING USE; THE FOLDED EDGES 5 ARE FIXED FROM BOTH SIDES 6 AND 7 OF THE BAG, FROM THE BOTTOM 4 TO THE HEIGHT 14 OF THE END 13 OF THE FIRST FLAP 8; A SECOND FLAP 15 IS FORMED BY FOLDING THE OTHER SIDE 7 OUTSIDE, PERPENDICULARLY WITH THE FOLDING 2 OF
35 MANIÈRE QUE LE PLIAGE 16 RÉALISÉ SE SITUE À HAUTEUR 14 DE L'EXTRÉMITÉ 13 DE LA FIXATION DES BORDS SANS PLIS 5 DU SACHET; LES BORDS 17 DE CE DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 NE SONT PAS FIXÉS SUR LES BORDS SANS PLIS 5 DE LA FACE 7 DU SACHET SUR LAQUELLE IL EST RABATTU; ON REPLIE ENSUITE LE DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 SUR LUI-MÊME, PERPENDICULAIREMENT AU SENS DES35 IN A WAY THAT THE FOLDING 16 CARRIED OUT IS SITUATED AT HEIGHT 14 OF THE END 13 OF THE FIXING OF THE EDGES WITHOUT WRINKLES 5 OF THE BAG; THE EDGES 17 OF THIS SECOND FLAP 15 ARE NOT FIXED ON THE UNFOLDED EDGES 5 OF FACE 7 OF THE BAG ON WHICH IT IS FALLED; THEN FOLD THE SECOND FLAP 15 ON ITSELF, PERPENDICULARLY WITH THE MEANING OF
L\Q PLIS 2 POUR FORMER UN TROISIÈME RABAT 18 DE MANIÈRE QUE CE DERNIER RECOUVRE TOUT OU PARTIE DU PREMIER RABAT 8; ON FIXE LES BORDS SANS PLIS 19 DE CE TROISIÈME RABAT 18 D'UNE PART SUR LES BORDS SANS PLIS 17 DU DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 ET ENSUITE SUR LES BORDS SANS PLIS 9 DU PREMIER RABAT 8; LES PLIS 20 DU TROISIÈME RABAT 18 SONT FIXÉS, EN FAISANT ADHÉRER ENTRE ELLES LES PAROIS QUI SONT EN CONTACT ENTRE ELLES POUR FORMER LE CREUX DES PLIS, AU DROIT DU PLIAGE 21 SITUÉ ENTRE LE DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 ET LE TROISIÈME RABAT 18 DE MANIÈRE QUE LES PLIS 20 QUI CONSTITUENT LE TROISIÈME RABAT 18 NE PUISSENT PAS SE DÉPLOYER EN COURS D'UTILISATION. L'EXTRÉMITÉ 3 DU TROISIÈME RABAT 18 ET LE PLIAGE 11 ENTRE LE PREMIER RABAT 8 ET LA FACE 6 DONT IL EST ISSU FORMENT LES LÈVRES D'UN SACHET AUTOREFERMABLE.L \ Q PLIS 2 TO FORM A THIRD FLAP 18 IN A WAY THAT THIS LAST COVER ALL OR PART OF THE FIRST FLAP 8; THE FIXED EDGES 19 OF THIS THIRD FLAP 18 ARE FIXED ON THE ONE HAND ON THE FOLDOUT EDGES 17 OF THE SECOND FLAP 15 AND THEN ON THE FOLDED EDGES 9 OF THE FIRST FLAP 8; THE FOLDES 20 OF THE THIRD FLAP 18 ARE FIXED, GIVING BETWEEN THE WALLS THAT ARE IN CONTACT BETWEEN THEM TO FORM THE HOLLOW FOLD, AT THE RIGHT OF THE FOLDING 21 SITUATED BETWEEN THE SECOND FLAP 15 AND THE THIRD FLAP 18 PLIES 20 WHICH CONSTITUTE THE THIRD FLAP 18 CANNOT DEPLOY DURING USE. THE END 3 OF THE THIRD FLAP 18 AND THE FOLDING 11 BETWEEN THE FIRST FLAP 8 AND THE FACE 6 FROM WHICH THE LIPS OF A SELF-CLOSING BAG ARE FORMED.
LA MISE EN OEUVRE D'UN TEL SACHET CONSISTE DANS UN PREMIER TEMPS À ÉCARTER LES PLIS 28 EN TIRANT SUR LES COINS 22 (FIG.2) SITUÉS À LA BASE 23 DU SACHET ET À ÉCARTER LES LÈVRES 24 DU SACHET QUI SE MAINTIENNENT OUVERTES; ON PEUT ALORS REMPLIR LE SACHET AVEC DES PRODUITS EN VRAC QUI SONT ENTIÈREMENT CONTENUS Λ L'INTÉRIEUR DU SACHET POUR PERMETTRE SA REFERMETURE; UNE FOIS QUE LE SACHET EST REMPLI IL SUFFIT DE TIRER SUR LES BORDS 25, DU PREMIER RABAT 26 ET TROISIÈME RABAT 27, QUI SONT SOUDÉS ENTRE EUX; LE TROISIÈME RABAT 27 (FIG.3) S'APPLIQUE ALORS À PLAT SUR LE PREMIER RABAT 26 ET S'Y MAINTIENT APPLIQUÉ EN PRENANT ÉVENTUELLEMNT, AU MOMENT OÙ ON LACHE LES BORDS 25, UNE FORME CONCAVE LIÉE AU FAIT QUE LE DÉPLOIEMENT DES PLIS 28 (FIG.2) DONNE À LA BASE 23 DU SACHET UNE PLUS GRANDE LARGEUR QUE CELLE DE SON SOMMET AU NIVEAU DU PLIAGE 29 SITUÉ ENTRE LE DEUXIÈME RABAT 30 ET LE TROISIÈME RABAT 27 QUI EST LA MÊME QUE CELLE DU PLIAGE 31 SITUÉ ENTRE LE PREMIER RABAT 26 ET LA FACE 32 DONT IL EST ISSU; SI BIEN QUE LE DÉPLOIEMENT SE FAISANT SENSIBLEMENT EN FORME 'V ÉVENTAIL", CELA DONNE UNE FORME DE CREUX AUX PREMIER ET TROISIÈME RABATS 26 ET 27 ASSURANT LA FERMETURE DU SACHET.THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A BAG CONSISTS IN THE FIRST TIME OF SPREADING THE FOLDES 28 BY PULLING ON THE CORNERS 22 (FIG. 2) LOCATED AT THE BASE 23 OF THE BAG AND SPREADING THE LIPS 24 OF THE BAG WHICH REMAIN OPEN; WE CAN THEN FILL THE BAG WITH BULK PRODUCTS THAT ARE FULLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE BAG TO ALLOW IT TO CLOSE; ONCE THE SACHET IS FILLED IT IS ALL ABOUT PULLING ON EDGES 25, OF THE FIRST FLAP 26 AND THIRD FLAP 27, WHICH ARE WELDED BETWEEN THEM; THE THIRD FLAP 27 (FIG. 3) APPLIES THEN FLAT ON THE FIRST FLAP 26 AND MAINTAINS IT APPLIED BY TAKING POSSIBLE MNT, AT THE TIME WHEN LETTING THE EDGES 25, A CONCAVE SHAPE RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PLIES 28 (FIG.2) GIVES THE BASE 23 OF THE PACKAGE GREATER WIDTH THAN THAT OF ITS SUMMIT AT THE FOLDING LEVEL 29 SITUATED BETWEEN THE SECOND FLAP 30 AND THE THIRD FLAP 27 WHICH IS THE SAME AS THAT OF THE FOLDING 31 SITUATED BETWEEN THE FIRST FLAP 26 AND FACE 32 FROM WHICH IT ARISED; SO MUCH THAT THE DEPLOYMENT IS MAKING SENSITIALLY IN THE V-SHAPED FORM, IT GIVES A HOLLOW SHAPE TO THE FIRST AND THIRD FLAPS 26 AND 27 ENSURING THE CLOSURE OF THE BAG.
DANS UNE VERSION PRÉFÉRÉE DE L'INVENTION, LA LARGEUR 33 (FIG.1) DU PREMIER RABAT 8 EST ÉGALE À LA LARGEUR 33 DU DEUXIÈME RABAT 15 ET LE TROISIÈME RABAT 18 A UNE LARGEUR 35 ÉGALE À LA SOMME DES LARGEURS 33 ET 34 DU PREMIER RABAT 8 ET DEUXIÈME RABAT 15.IN A PREFERRED VERSION OF THE INVENTION, THE WIDTH 33 (FIG. 1) OF THE FIRST FLAP 8 IS EQUAL TO THE WIDTH 33 OF THE SECOND FLAP 15 AND THE THIRD FLAP 18 HAS A WIDTH 35 EQUAL TO THE SUM OF WIDTH 33 AND 34 FIRST FLAP 8 AND SECOND FLAP 15.
DANS UNE VARIANTE DE L'INVENTION, LE PREMIER RABAT 26 (FIG.3) ET LE TROISIÈME RABAT 27 SONT RESPECTIVEMENT REMPLACÉS PAR DES FEUILLES PLANES NON PLISSÉES 36 ET 37 (FIG.4) DE MÊME FORME QUE LES RABATS QU'ELLES REMPLACENT, QUI SONT FIXÉES PAR LEURS BORDS 38 ET 39 RESPECTIFS PERPENDICULAIREMENT À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS 40, POUR LE PREMIER RABATIN A VARIANT OF THE INVENTION, THE FIRST FLAP 26 (FIG. 3) AND THE THIRD FLAP 27 ARE RESPECTIVELY REPLACED BY UNFOLDED PLANAR SHEETS 36 AND 37 (FIG. 4) IN THE SAME FORM AS THE FLAPS THEY REPLACE, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THEIR EDGES 38 AND 39 RESPECTIVE PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF THE FOLDERS 40, FOR THE FIRST FLAP
36 AU SOMMET 41 DE LA FACE 42 CORRESPONDANTE ET POUR LE TROISIÈME RABAT36 ON TOP 41 OF FACE 42 CORRESPONDING AND FOR THE THIRD FLAP
37 À L'EXTRÉMITÉ 43 DU DEUXIÈME RABAT 44, CE MODE DE FIXATION DES PREMIER ET TROISIÈME RABATS 36 ET 37 SERT AUSSI À LA FIXATION DES PLIS 40 À LEUR EXTRÉMITÉ. 37 AT THE END 43 OF THE SECOND FLAP 44, THIS FIXING METHOD FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD FLAPS 36 AND 37 IS ALSO USED FOR FIXING THE 40 PLIES AT THEIR END.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 - DISPOSITIF DE FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE D'UN SACHET FORMÉ À PARTIR D'UNE FEUILLE PLISSÉE (1) COMPORTANT DES PLIS (2) DISSYMÉTRIQUES FIXÉS À LEURS EXTRÉMITÉS (3,13) COMPORTANT UN FOND (4) SIMPLE OU À SOUFFLET FORMÉ PAR PLIAGE DE LA FEUILLE PERPENDICULAIREMENT À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS (2), POUR FORMER DEUX FACES (6,7) FIXÉES ENTRE ELLES SUIVANT LES BORDS SANS PLIS (5), CARACTÉRISÉ EN CE QU'UN PREMIER RABAT (8) APPARTENANT À L'EXTRÉMITÉ DE LA FACE (6) EST REPLIÉ VERS L'INTÉRIEUR, PERPENDICULAIREMENT À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS (2), SUIVANT UN PLIAGE (11) AU NIVEAU DUQUEL LES PLIS (12) SONT FIXÉS ENTRE EUX, ET FIXÉ PAR SES BORDS SANS PLIS (9) AUX BORDS SANS PLIS (10) DE LA FACE (6), EN CE QUE LES FACES (6,7) SONT FIXÉES SUIVANT LEUR ZONE SANS PLIS (5) JUSQU'À HAUTEUR (14) DE L'EXTRÉMITÉ (13) DU PREMIER RABAT (8), EN CE QU'UN DEUXIÈME RABAT (15) APPARTENANT À LA FACE (7) EST REPLIÉ VERS L'EXTÉRIEUR SUIVANT UN PLIAGE (16), À HAUTEUR (14) DE L'EXTRÉMITÉ (13) DU PREMIER RABAT (8) PERPENDICULAIRE À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS (2), ET QU'IL EST PROLONGÉ D'UN TROISIÈME RABAT (18), RECOUVRANT LE DEUXIÈME RABAT (15) ET TOUT OU PARTIE DU PREMIER RABAT (8) AUX BORDS SANS PLIS (17,9) DESQUELS IL EST FIXÉ SUIVANT SES BORDS SANS PLIS (19), DONT LES PLIS (20) SONT FIXÉS ENTRE EUX AU NIVEAU DU PLIAGE 21, PERPENDICULAIRE À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS (2), SÉPARANT LE DEUXIÈME RABAT (15) DU TROISIÈME RABAT (18).1 - SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE DEVICE OF A SACHET FORMED FROM A PLEATED SHEET (1) COMPRISING FLEXIBLE PLIES (2) ATTACHED TO THEIR ENDS (3.13) COMPRISING A BOTTOM (4) SINGLE OR BELLOWS FORMED BY FOLDING FROM THE SHEET PERPENDICULARLY TO THE FOLDING DIRECTION (2), TO FORM TWO FACES (6,7) FIXED BETWEEN THEM FOLLOWING THE EDGES WITHOUT FOLDING (5), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT A FIRST FLAP (8) BELONGING TO THE END FROM THE FACE (6) IS FOLDED INWARD, PERPENDICULAR TO THE FOLDING DIRECTION (2), FOLLOWING A FOLDING (11) AT THE LEVEL OF WHICH THE FOLDES (12) ARE FIXED BETWEEN THEM, AND ATTACHED BY ITS FOLDED EDGES 9) ON THE EDGES WITHOUT WRINKLES (10) OF THE FACE (6), IN THAT THE FACES (6,7) ARE FIXED ACCORDING TO THEIR AREA WITHOUT WRINKLES (5) UP TO HEIGHT (14) OF THE END (13) FROM THE FIRST FLAP (8), IN THAT A SECOND FLAP (15) BELONGING TO THE FACE (7) IS FOLDED OUTWARDS FOLDING (16), TO HEIGHT (14) OF THE END (13) OF THEFIRST FLAP (8) PERPENDICULAR TO THE FOLDING DIRECTION (2), AND THAT IT IS EXTENDED BY A THIRD FLAP (18), COVERING THE SECOND FLAP (15) AND ALL OR PART OF THE FIRST FLAP (8) WITHOUT EDGES FOLD (17,9) OF WHICH IT IS FIXED FOLLOWING ITS EDGES WITHOUT FOLD (19), OF WHICH THE FOLD (20) ARE FIXED BETWEEN THEM AT FOLDING 21, PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF FOLD (2), SEPARATING THE SECOND FLAP ( 15) OF THE THIRD FLAP (18).
2 - DISPOSITIF DE FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE SUIVANT LA REVENDICATION 1, CARACTÉRISÉ EN CE QUE LA LARGEUR (33)2 - SELF-CLOSING CLOSING DEVICE FOLLOWING CLAIM 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE WIDTH (33)
DU PREMIER RABAT (8) EST ÉGALE À LA LARGEUR (34) DU DEUXIÈME RABAT (15) ET LE TROISIÈME RABAT (18) A UNE LARGEUR (35) ÉGALE À LA SOMME DES LARGEURS (33,34) DU PREMIER RABAT (8) ET DEUXIÈME RABAT (15).FROM THE FIRST FLAP (8) IS EQUAL TO THE WIDTH (34) OF THE SECOND FLAP (15) AND THE THIRD FLAP (18) TO A WIDTH (35) EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE WIDTH (33.34) OF THE FIRST FLAP (8) AND SECOND FLAP (15).
3 - DISPOSITIF DE FERMETURE AUTOREFERMABLE, SUIVANT L'UNE QUELCONQUE DES REVENDICATIONS 1 ET 2, CARACTÉRISÉ EN CE QU'UN PREMIER RABAT (26)3 - SELF-CLOSING CLOSURE DEVICE, FOLLOWING SOME OF THE CLAIMS 1 AND 2, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT A FIRST FLAP (26)
ET UN TROISIÈME RABAT (27) SONT RESPECTIVEMENT REMPLACÉS PAR DES FEUILLES PLANES NON PLISSÉES (36,37), DE MÊME FORME QUE LES RABATS QU'ELLES REMPLACENT, QUI SONT FIXÉES PAR LEURS BORDS (38,39) RESPECTIFS PERPENDICULAIREMENT À LA DIRECTION DES PLIS (40), POUR LE PREMIER RABAT (36) AU SOMMET (41) DE LA FACE (42) CORRESPONDANTE ET POUR LE TROISIÈME RABAT (37) À L'EXTRÉMITÉ (43) DU DEUXIÈME RABAT (44). AND A THIRD FLAP (27) ARE RESPECTIVELY REPLACED BY UNFOLDED PLANAR SHEETS (36,37), IN THE SAME FORM AS THE FLAPS THEY REPLACE, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THEIR EDGES (38,39) RESPECTIVE PERPENDICULARLY TO THE DIRECTION OF THE PLIES (40), FOR THE FIRST FLAP (36) AT THE TOP (41) OF THE CORRESPONDING FACE (42) AND FOR THE THIRD FLAP (37) AT THE END (43) OF THE SECOND FLAP (44).
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