Freestanding upright mounted storage bag with grip for inverted application

Abstract

A freestanding upright mounted storage bag with gripping flap for inverted application of a flowable substance. The storage bag may be formed of a single substrate configured to create an application face with an application opening, and also rear, dextral and sinistral faces. The substrate folds against itself, and the faces all join, thereby completing a seal at the application end of the bag. The bag also contains a base face, which interconnects with the rest of the storage bag to form a sealed container. The base face has a gripping flap, formed with a gripping opening to facilitate user grasp of the flap. The gripping flap is designed to rotate from a storage position, in which the bag sits upright upon the base face and flap, to an application position. Finally, the bag includes a spout adapted to cooperate with the application opening for dispensing of the flowable substance.

1 . An freestanding upright mounted storage bag with grip ( 100 ) for inverted application of a flowable substance contained therein having an interior surface ( 102 ) partially in contact with the flowable substance and an exterior surface ( 104 ) wherein the bag ( 100 ) has a mounting end ( 110 ) and an application end ( 120 ), comprising: 
 (i) a substrate ( 130 ) configured to create; 
 (a) an application face ( 150 ) formed with an application opening ( 152 );  
 (b) a rear face ( 160 ) having a portion sealed to a portion of the application face ( 150 );  
 (c) a dextral face ( 170 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 );  
 (d) a sinistral face ( 180 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 ), thereby completing a seal near the storage bag application end ( 120 );  
 (e) a base face ( 190 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ), the rear face ( 160 ), the dextral face ( 170 ), and the sinistral face ( 180 ), and oriented substantially orthogonal to the application face ( 150 ) near the intersection with the base face ( 190 ), wherein the bag ( 100 ) is designed to rest in a substantially vertical position on the base face ( 190 ), and the base face ( 190 ) has a gripping flap ( 192 ) designed to rotate from a storage position ( 193 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the base face ( 190 ), to an application position ( 1   94 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the application face ( 150 ), and the gripping flap ( 192 ) is formed with at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) designed to cooperate with at least one of the fingers of a human hand; and  
   (ii) a spout ( 200 ) adapted to cooperate with the application opening ( 152 ) such that the flowable substance may be dispensed from the bag ( 100 ) in a controlled fashion when the bag is inverted and substantially suspended from the gripping flap ( 192 ) in the application position ( 194 ).    
     
     
         2 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the substrate ( 130 ) is a single sheet of material having a first longitudinal edge ( 131 ), a second longitudinal edge ( 132 ), a first transverse edge ( 133 ), a second transverse edge ( 134 ), and a first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), a second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), a third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ), and a first transverse fold line ( 139 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded longitudinally about the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), and the third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ) and the first longitudinal edge ( 131 ) is joined to the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ) thereby creating the application face ( 150 ), the rear face ( 160 ), the dextral face ( 170 ), and the sinistral face ( 180 ), and the substrate ( 130 ) is folded transversely about the first transverse fold line ( 139 ) thereby creating the base face ( 190 ), and the substrate ( 130 ) is sealed to itself near the mounting end ( 110 ) and the application end ( 120 ) to create a sealed storage bag ( 100 ).  
     
     
         3 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 2 , further including a second transverse fold line ( 140 ) and a third transverse fold line ( 141 ) positioned such that the gripping flap ( 1   92 ) is created from the substrate ( 130 ) when the substrate is folded substantially along the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) and the third transverse fold line ( 141 ).  
     
     
         4 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 3 , further including a first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) extending from the first transverse edge ( 133 ) toward the application end ( 120 ), a second dextral base fold line ( 143 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third dextral base fold line ( 144 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) extending from the first transverse edge ( 133 ) toward the application end ( 120 ), a second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded substantially along the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ), the second dextral base fold line ( 143 ), the third dextral base fold line ( 144 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ), the second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ), and the third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ) to create the gripping flap ( 192 ).  
     
     
         5 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 4 , wherein the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) begins at the dextral face transverse midpoint ( 172 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ), and the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) begins at the sinistral face transverse midpoint ( 182 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ).  
     
     
         6 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 4 , further including a dextral application fold line ( 148 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), and a sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded substantially along the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) thereby angling the dextral face ( 170 ) and the sinistral face ( 180 ) toward the spout ( 200 ) to improve the controlled dispensing of the flowable substance from the bag ( 100 ).  
     
     
         7 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 6 , wherein the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) begins at the dextral face transverse midpoint ( 172 ) along the second transverse edge ( 134 ), and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) begins at the sinistral face transverse midpoint ( 182 ) along the second transverse edge ( 134 ).  
     
     
         8 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 7 , wherein the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), and the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ).  
     
     
         9 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 4 , wherein the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), and a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) is joined to a portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) between the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ), and the at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) is located in the area bounded by the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) joined to the portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) and the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ).  
     
     
         10 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the bag ( 100 ) has a height ( 106 ) and a width ( 108 ), and the height ( 106 ) is substantially equal to, or greater than, the width ( 108 ).  
     
     
         11 . An freestanding upright mounted storage bag with grip ( 100 ) for inverted application of a flowable substance contained therein having an interior surface ( 102 ) partially in contact with the flowable substance and an exterior surface ( 104 ) wherein the bag ( 100 ) has a mounting end ( 110 ), an application end ( 120 ), a height ( 106 ), and a width ( 108 ), comprising: 
 (i) a substrate ( 130 ) comprising a single sheet of material having a first longitudinal edge ( 131 ), a second longitudinal edge ( 132 ), a first transverse edge ( 133 ), a second transverse edge ( 134 ), and a first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), a second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), a third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ), and a first transverse fold line ( 139 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded longitudinally about the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), and the third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ), the substrate ( 130 ) is folded transversely about the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), and the first longitudinal edge ( 131 ) is joined to the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ), to create; 
 (a) an application face ( 150 ) formed with an application opening ( 152 );  
 (b) a rear face ( 160 ) having a portion sealed to a portion of the application face ( 150 );  
 (c) a dextral face ( 170 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 );  
 (d) a sinistral face ( 180 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 ), thereby completing a seal near the storage bag application end ( 120 );  
 (e) a base face ( 190 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ), the rear face ( 160 ), the dextral face ( 170 ), and the sinistral face ( 180 ), and oriented substantially orthogonal to the application face ( 150 ) near the intersection with the base face ( 190 ), wherein the bag ( 100 ) is designed to rest in a substantially vertical position on the base face ( 190 ), and the base face ( 190 ) has a gripping flap ( 192 ) designed to rotate from a storage position ( 193 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the base face ( 190 ), to an application position ( 194 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the application face ( 150 ), and the gripping flap ( 192 ) is formed with at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) designed to cooperate with at least one of the fingers of a human hand, and wherein the height ( 106 ) is substantially equal to, or greater than, the width ( 108 ); and  
   (ii) a spout ( 200 ) adapted to cooperate with the application opening ( 152 ) such that the flowable substance may be dispensed from the bag ( 100 ) in a controlled fashion when the bag is inverted and substantially suspended from the gripping flap ( 192 ) in the application position ( 194 ).    
     
     
         12 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 11 , further including a second transverse fold line ( 140 ) and a third transverse fold line ( 141 ) positioned such that the gripping flap ( 192 ) is created from the substrate ( 130 ) when the substrate is folded substantially along the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) and the third transverse fold line ( 141 ).  
     
     
         13 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 12 , further including a first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) extending from the first transverse edge ( 133 ) toward the application end ( 120 ), a second dextral base fold line ( 143 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third dextral base fold line ( 144 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) extending from the first transverse edge ( 133 ) toward the application end ( 120 ), a second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded substantially along the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ), the second dextral base fold line ( 143 ), the third dextral base fold line ( 144 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ), the second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ), and the third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ) to create the gripping flap ( 192 ).  
     
     
         14 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 13 , wherein the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) begins at the dextral face transverse midpoint ( 172 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ), and the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) begins at the sinistral face transverse midpoint ( 182 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ).  
     
     
         15 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 13 , further including a dextral application fold line ( 148 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), and a sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded substantially along the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) thereby angling the dextral face ( 170 ) and the sinistral face ( 180 ) toward the spout ( 200 ) to improve the controlled dispensing of the flowable substance from the bag ( 100 ).  
     
     
         16 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 15 , wherein the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) begins at the dextral face transverse midpoint ( 172 ) along the second transverse edge ( 134 ), and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) begins at the sinistral face transverse midpoint ( 182 ) along the second transverse edge ( 134 ).  
     
     
         17 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 16 , wherein the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), and the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ).  
     
     
         18 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 13 , wherein the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), and a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) is joined to a portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) between the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ), and the at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) is located in the area bounded by the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) joined to the portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) and the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ).  
     
     
         19 . An freestanding upright mounted storage bag with grip ( 100 ) for inverted application of a flowable substance contained therein having an interior surface ( 102 ) partially in contact with the flowable substance and an exterior surface ( 104 ) wherein the bag ( 100 ) has a mounting end ( 110 ), an application end ( 120 ), a height ( 106 ), and a width ( 108 ), comprising: 
 (i) a substrate ( 130 ) comprising a single sheet of material having a first longitudinal edge ( 131 ), a second longitudinal edge ( 132 ), a first transverse edge ( 133 ), a second transverse edge ( 134 ), a first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), a second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), a third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ), a first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a second transverse fold line ( 140 ), a third transverse fold line ( 141 ), a first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) beginning at the dextral face transverse midpoint ( 172 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ) and extending toward the application end ( 120 ), a second dextral base fold line ( 143 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third dextral base fold line ( 144 ) extending from the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) beginning at the sinistral face transverse midpoint ( 182 ) along the first transverse edge ( 133 ) and extending toward the application end ( 120 ), a second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the application face ( 150 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ) extending from the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) toward the rear face ( 160 ) to the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), a dextral application fold line ( 148 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), and a sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) extending from the second transverse edge ( 134 ) toward the mounting end ( 110 ), such that the substrate ( 130 ) is folded longitudinally about the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ), the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ), and the third longitudinal fold line ( 1   37 ), the substrate ( 130 ) is folded transversely about the first transverse fold line ( 139 ), and the first longitudinal edge ( 131 ) is joined to the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ), to create; 
 (a) an application face ( 150 ) formed with an application opening ( 152 );  
 (b) a rear face ( 160 ) having a portion sealed to a portion of the application face ( 150 );  
 (c) a dextral face ( 170 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 );  
 (d) a sinistral face ( 180 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ) and the rear face ( 160 ) and sealed at the application end ( 120 ) to a portion of the application face ( 150 ) and a portion of the rear face ( 160 ), thereby completing a seal near the storage bag application end ( 120 );  
 (e) a base face ( 190 ) interconnecting the application face ( 150 ), the rear face ( 160 ), the dextral face ( 170 ), and the sinistral face ( 180 ), and oriented substantially orthogonal to the application face ( 150 ) near the intersection with the base face ( 190 ), wherein the bag ( 100 ) is designed to rest in a substantially vertical position on the base face ( 190 ), and the base face ( 190 ) has a gripping flap ( 192 ) created by folding the substrate ( 130 ) substantially along the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ), the second dextral base fold line ( 143 ), the third dextral base fold line ( 144 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ), the second sinistral base fold line ( 146 ), and the third sinistral base fold line ( 147 ), wherein the gripping flap ( 192 ) is designed to rotate from a storage position ( 193 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the base face ( 190 ), to an application position ( 194 ), in which the gripping flap ( 192 ) is created from the substrate ( 130 ) when the substrate is folded substantially along the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) and the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) and the gripping flap ( 192 ) is substantially parallel to the application face ( 150 ), and the gripping flap ( 192 ) is formed with at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) designed to cooperate with at least one of the fingers of a human hand, and wherein the height ( 106 ) is substantially equal to, or greater than, the width ( 108 ); and  
   (ii) a spout ( 200 ) adapted to cooperate with the application opening ( 152 ) such that the flowable substance may be dispensed from the bag ( 100 ) in a controlled fashion when the bag is inverted and substantially suspended from the gripping flap ( 192 ) in the application position ( 194 ) wherein the substrate ( 130 ) is folded substantially along the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) thereby angling the dextral face ( 170 ) and the sinistral face ( 180 ) toward the spout ( 200 ) to improve the controlled dispensing of the flowable substance from the bag ( 100 ).    
     
     
         20 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 19 , wherein the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the first longitudinal fold line ( 135 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal fold line ( 136 ) and the dextral application fold line ( 148 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the third longitudinal fold line ( 137 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the rear face ( 160 ), and the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) located between the second longitudinal edge ( 132 ) and the sinistral application fold line ( 149 ) is joined to a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) bounding the application face ( 150 ).  
     
     
         21 . The storage bag ( 100 ) of  claim 19 , wherein the first dextral base fold line ( 142 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), the first sinistral base fold line ( 145 ) is joined to an application side flap ( 196 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ) and is joined to a rear side flap ( 197 ) of the gripping flap ( 192 ), and a portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) is joined to a portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) between the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ), and the at least one gripping opening ( 195 ) is located in the area bounded by the portion of the second transverse fold line ( 140 ) joined to the portion of the third transverse fold line ( 141 ) and the points at which the application side flap ( 196 ) and the rear side flap ( 197 ) are joined to the first dextral fold line ( 142 ) and the first sinistral fold line ( 145 ).