US 2020/0140153 A1 · CONTAINER

Abstract

The container includes a body portion, an upper end portion, and a cap portion. The body portion, the end portion and the cap portion may be molded as one piece. The cap portion may be attached to the body portion with a hinge. The body portion may have a side wall which allows the user to squeeze the side wall and dispense the product which is stored within the container. The container may include a valve. The valve may include an opening which allows the contents to be dispensed. The valve may be attached using a retention feature, a retaining ring, an adhesive and/or fusion. The retaining ring may engage the retention feature. After the valve is assembled to the container, the container is filled with a product and the lower end portion may be closed by using a heat seal.

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Dependent claims

A container for dispensing a product comprising

an upper end portion,
a body portion, the body portion extends away from the upper end portion, the body portion includes a side wall, the container includes a lower end portion, the side wall has a first thickness near the upper end portion, the side wall has a second thickness near the lower end portion, the first thickness is greater than the second thickness,
a cap portion, the cap portion is attached with a hinge to one of the body portion and the upper end portion, the cap portion has an open position and a closed position;
a valve, the cap portion covers the valve when the cap portion is in the closed position, the cap portion uncovers the valve when the cap portion is in the open position;
and the body portion, the upper end portion and the cap portion are one piece.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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