Sealing device for flexible liquor container
Sealing device for flexible liquid container is disclosed. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the sealing device comprises an elongated member with a hollow passage extending through it with a longitudinal slot, slidingly mountable over a rod, which is provided over a lateral opening of a flexible liquid container. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention the rod is attached to the member extending through the passage. When the portion of the container provided with the lateral opening is folded over the rod, substantially overlapping an adjacent portion of the container and the sealer is slidingly mounted over the folded portion of the container, liquid is prevented from leaking out of the container through the lateral opening.
1. A sealable flexible liquid container system comprising:
a flexible liquid container having a cavity for receiving liquids, said cavity formed of two films having the majority of their perimeter fused, and a portion of the perimeter unfused so as to present a lateral opening for filling the container with liquids, and a liquid dispensing outlet;
a rod having a first end and a second end, fixedly attached to the container laterally across the lateral opening of the flexible container so that a portion of the container adjacent the lateral opening can be folded over the rod and substantially overlap an adjacent portion of the container; and
a sealer comprising an elongated rigid member having two opposite sides along which a hollow cavity is extended with a longitudinal slot wherein said slot is adapted to accommodate said two films, wherein the sealer is provided with an opening on at least one of the opposite sides with a broadening for inserting an end of the rod into the cavity when the portion of the container is folded over the rod into the hollow passage, the slot being narrower than the diameter of the rod, so that the sealer is only to be slidingly mounted sideways over the rod.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the length of said rod is slightly longer than a length defining the lateral opening of the container.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an end of the rod is provided with a stopper having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the cavity of said sealer.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said rod is welded to the flexible container.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said sealer is made from a rigid polymer.