Fluid container with folded internal pouch
AssigneeJCD Consult
InventorJean-Christophe DOUX
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Abstract
Fluid container with: a first storage level configured to store the fluid, a second pressurization level configured to receive a gas in order to keep the first level under pressure, wherein the first and second levels can be stored flat when empty of fluid and gas, the container further comprising, an envelope configured to maintain said first and second levels in a maximum volume, said envelope being configured to be stored flat, at least one of said first and second levels comprises a pouch, said pouch being folded upon itself in a meridian plane connecting two edge folds of said envelope when in a flat configuration.
Claims14
Fluid container comprising:
- a first storage level configured to store the fluid,
- a second pressurization level configured to receive a gas to keep the first level pressurized,
- wherein the first and second levels can be stored flat when empty of fluid and gas,
- the container further comprising an envelope configured to maintain said first and second levels in a maximum volume,
- wherein
- at least one of said first and second levels comprises a pouch, said pouch being folded upon itself in a meridian plane connecting two edge folds of said envelope when in a flat configuration.
A method of assembling a fluid container comprising:
- a first storage level configured to store the fluid,
- a second pressurization level configured to receive a gas to keep the first level pressurized,
- wherein the first and second levels can be stored flat when empty of fluid and gas,
- the container further comprising an envelope configured to maintain said first and second levels in a maximum volume,
- said method comprising the following steps:
- folding a pouch of at least one of said first and second levels onto itself, and
- inserting said pouch into said envelope while in a flat configuration so that said pouch is folded upon itself in a meridian plane connecting two edge folds of said envelope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.