Beverage container

Abstract

A beverage container and method for making the same is disclosed. The beverage container may include a flexible stand-up pouch consisting essentially of polyester and polyethylene. The pouch may have two wall panels with a corner section cut out to form a slanted edge. A push-pull fitment may be disposed within the pouch to extend from the slanted edge thereof.

1 . A beverage container, comprising: 
 a flexible stand-up pouch consisting essentially of polyester and polyethylene, the pouch having two wall panels with a corner section cut out to form a slanted edge; and    a push-pull fitment extending from the slanted edge of the pouch.    
   
   
       2 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the push-pull fitment comprises a tamper-evident fitment.  
   
   
       3 . The beverage container of  claim 2  wherein the tamper-evident fitment comprises a stem and a cap heat-sealed to the stem.  
   
   
       4 . The beverage container of  claim 1  further comprising a collapsible base joined to the wall panels.  
   
   
       5 . The beverage container of  claim 4  wherein the collapsible base is integral with the wall panels.  
   
   
       6 . The beverage container of  claim 4  wherein the collapsible base comprises a flexible gusset panel, the gusset panel being interposed and folded inwardly between the wall panels when the base is collapsed, the gusset panel being joined to the wall panels with a plurality of seals to form a generally elliptical unsealed area inward of the seals when the base is expanded.  
   
   
       7 . A beverage container, comprising: 
 a flexible stand-up pouch consisting essentially polyester and polyethylene, the pouch having a base, and two wall panels joined to the base, the wall panels being peripherally sealed to one another along two opposing lateral edges and a top edge so as to define an interior region suitable for containing a beverage, the top edge having a slanted edge portion; and    a push-pull fitment extending from the slanted edge portion of the top edge.    
   
   
       8 . The beverage container of  claim 7  wherein the push-pull fitment comprises a tamper-evident fitment.  
   
   
       9 . The beverage container of  claim 8  wherein the tamper-evident fitment comprises a stem and a cap heat-sealed to the stem.  
   
   
       10 . The beverage container of  claim 7  wherein the base is collapsible.  
   
   
       11 . The beverage container of  claim 10  wherein the collapsible base is integral with the wall panels.  
   
   
       12 . The beverage container of  claim 10  wherein the collapsible base comprises a flexible gusset panel, the gusset panel being interposed and folded inwardly between the wall panels when the base is collapsed, the gusset panel being joined to the wall panels with a plurality of seals to form a generally elliptical unsealed area inward of the seals when the base is expanded.  
   
   
       13 . A beverage container, comprising: 
 a flexible stand-up pouch consisting essentially of polyester and polyethylene, the pouch having first and second lateral edges and a top edge having first and second portions, the first portion being substantially perpendicular to the first lateral edge, and the second portion extending from the first portion to the second lateral edge so as to form an obtuse angle between the first and second portions and an obtuse angle between the second portion and the second lateral edge; and    a push-pull fitment extending from the second portion of the dispensing edge.    
   
   
       14 . The beverage container of  claim 13  wherein the push-pull fitment comprises a tamper-evident fitment.  
   
   
       15 . The beverage container of  claim 14  wherein the tamper-evident fitment comprises a body and a cap heat-sealed to the body.  
   
   
       16 . The beverage container of  claim 13  further comprising a collapsible base.