Container construction with elevating bag
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorTrevor Price
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Abstract
The invention is drawn to a container comprising a bottom wall and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall terminates in an edge and has an inner and an outer surface. The bottom wall and the at least one sidewall form a container interior. A flexible bag having an open end is disposed within the interior of the container and over the top edge of the container. A slide ring extends at least partially circumferentially about the outer surface of the sidewall and is affixed to the open end of the bag and frictionally engaged with the outer surface of the sidewall.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall terminating in a top edge opposite the bottom wall, and the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the at least one sidewall and the bottom wall form a container interior;
- a flexible bag having an open end being disposed within the container interior and over the top edge of the container;
- an overcap secured over the top edge of the at least one sidewall;
- a slide ring positioned circumferentially about the outer surface of the sidewall, the slide ring comprising:
- an inner leg positioned adjacent the outer surface of the sidewall, wherein the flexible bag is affixed to the inner leg;
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- at least one finger extending angled inwardly from the inner leg, the at least one finger being frictionally engaged with the outer surface of the container sidewall;
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- a tamper evident feature engaged with the slide ring.
A recyclable container comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall terminating in a top edge opposite the bottom wall, and the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the at least one sidewall and the bottom wall form a container interior;
- a flexible bag having an open end being disposed within the container interior and over the top edge of the container;
- a slide ring positioned circumferentially about the outer surface of the sidewall, the slide ring comprising:
- an inner leg positioned adjacent the outer surface of the sidewall, wherein the flexible bag is affixed to the inner leg;
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- at least one finger extending angled inwardly from the inner leg, the at least one finger being frictionally engaged with the outer surface of the container sidewall, wherein each of the bottom wall, the at least one sidewall, the flexible bag, and the slide ring are detachable such as to be recycled in an appropriate recycling stream.
A container comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall terminating in a top edge opposite the bottom wall, and the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the sidewall is porous, and wherein the at least one sidewall and the bottom wall form a container interior;
- a flexible bag being disposed within the container interior, the flexible bag having an open end being disposed over the top edge of the container, wherein the flexible bag comprises barrier properties;
- a slide ring positioned circumferentially about the outer surface of the sidewall being moveable along the outer surface of the sidewall, the slide ring comprising:
- an inner leg positioned adjacent the outer surface of the sidewall, wherein the open end of the flexible bag is affixed to the inner leg;
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- at least one finger extending angled inwardly from the inner leg, the at least one finger being frictionally engaged with the outer surface of the container sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.