Plastic container having a flexible section and method of manufacture
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsRalph L. Piccinino, JR., Kenneth D. Corby
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Abstract
A plastic container and method of making the container. The container comprises a rigid section, a collapsible section, and an outlet provided in the rigid section for allowing the dispensing of a liquid within the container, the rigid section providing rigid support for the container when the container is filled with a liquid.
Claims21
A plastic container having a rigid section, a collapsible section, and an outlet provided in said rigid section for allowing the dispensing of a liquid within said container, said rigid section providing rigid support for said container when said container is filled with a liquid.
A package assembly comprising:
- a plastic container having a rigid section, a collapsible section, and an outlet provided in said rigid section for allowing the dispensing of a liquid within container, said rigid section providing rigid support for said container when said container is filled with a liquid;
- a rigid support structure having an internal chamber for receiving said plastic container and an opening for receiving said outlet provided on said plastic container for allowing the dispensing of liquid therethrough.
A method of manufacturing a plastic container having a rigid section, a collapsible section, and an outlet provided in said rigid section for allowing the dispensing of a liquid within container, said rigid section providing rigid support for said container when said container is filled with a liquid, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plastic rigid section in a supporting mold segment, said rigid plastic section having an outlet and a peripheral outer edge that terminates in a ledge, said rigid section comprising approximately half of the configuration of said container;
- providing a thermoform sheet that covers said peripheral ledge;
- applying a sufficient amount of force to said thermoform sheet so as to cause said thermoform sheet to be drawn within the internal configuration of said rigid section while the edge of said sheet is maintained in firm contact with said ledge;
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- securing the outer periphery of said thermoform sheet to said ledge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.