# US 2023/0054953 A1 · Modular container with improved performance

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- Number: US 2023/0054953 A1
- Document ID: US20230054953A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/798,802
- Filed: 2021-02-10
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-10
- Assignees: Eco.Logic Brands Inc.
- Applicants: Eco.Logic Brands Inc.
- Inventors: Romeo Graham; Julie Corbett; Robert D. Watters
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230054953A1

## CPC

- B65D 55/08: Annular elements encircling container necks
- B65D 15/08: {with end walls made of plastics material}
- B65D 21/086: {Collapsible or telescopic containers (B65D1/0292 and B65D21/068 take precedence)}
- B65D 23/02: Linings or internal coatings
- B65D 25/16: Loose, or loosely-attached, linings
- B65D 25/18: spaced appreciably from container wall
- B65D 41/04: Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D 53/02: Collars or rings
- B65D 65/466: {Bio- or photodegradable packaging materials}
- B65D 77/06: Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
- B65D 43/0202: {without integral tamper element}
- B65D 83/06: for dispensing powdered or granular material
- B65D 83/0805: {through an aperture in a wall}
- B65D 2543/00564: indirect by means of a gasket or similar intermediate ring
- B65D 2565/385: especially suited for or with means facilitating recycling
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A container includes: a pulp-formed shell configured to contain a material therein, the pulp-formed shell having an opening through which the material may pass, the pulp-formed shell being formed from a first material; and, a collar having one or more engagement features configured to engage at least a portion of the pulp-formed shell by pinching, indenting, deforming, or any combination of pinching, indenting and deforming, at least a portion of the pulp-formed shell, the collar being formed from a second material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A container comprising:
a pulp-formed shell configured to contain a material therein, the pulp-formed shell comprising an opening through which the material may pass, the pulp-formed shell being formed from a first material;
a collar comprising one or more engagement features configured to engage at least a portion of the pulp-formed shell by pinching, indenting, deforming, or any combination of pinching, indenting and deforming, at least a portion of the pulp-formed shell, the collar being formed from a second material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein:
the second material is different from the first material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The container of claim 1, wherein:
the second material is the same as the first material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the pulp-formed shell is made from a corrugated material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the pulp-formed shell is made from a revolute material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the collar is attachable and removable from the pulp-formed shell to facilitate ease of separation for recycling.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The container of claim 6, wherein:
the collar, subsequent to be attached to the pulp-formed shell, is configured to be detachable from the pulp-formed shell by a user, or by recycling equipment configured to crush the container.

### Claim 8

(canceled)

### Claim 9

(canceled)

### Claim 10

(canceled)

### Claim 11

(canceled)

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the one or more engagement features comprise a plurality of barbs having an inwardly tapered end configured to engage with the pulp-formed shell.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the collar further comprises one or more intruding, protruding, or both intruding and protruding, portions configured to mate with or complement an engagement feature of the pulp-formed shell that deters rotation, removal, or both rotation and removal, of the collar from the pulp-formed shell.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, further comprising:
a closure disposed on or engage with the collar;
wherein the collar further comprises an engagement feature configured to engage with the closure.

### Claim 15

(canceled)

### Claim 16

(canceled)

### Claim 17

(canceled)

### Claim 18

(canceled)

### Claim 19

(canceled)

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the collar comprises two nested collars, an outer collar and an inner collar, the inner collar being nested within an inner space of the outer collar, the inner collar comprising the one or more engagement features.

### Claim 21

(canceled)

### Claim 22

(canceled)

### Claim 23 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, further comprising:
a liner attached to the collar, a substantial portion of the liner being disposed within the pulp-formed shell and configured to contain the material therein.

### Claim 24

(canceled)

### Claim 25

(canceled)

### Claim 26

(canceled)

### Claim 27

(canceled)

### Claim 28

(canceled)

### Claim 29

(canceled)

### Claim 30

(canceled)

### Claim 31 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the pulp-formed shell comprises a plurality of pulp-formed portions that telescopingly engage with each other such that the intrinsic length of the container is adjustable.

### Claim 32 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
the pulp-formed shell is deformable to allow dispensing of the material therein by compressing an exterior surface of the pulp-formed shell.

### Claim 33 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in a plan view of the container, an overall outside dimension of the pulp-formed shell is larger than an overall outside dimension of the collar.

### Claim 34 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in a plan view of the container, an overall outside dimension of the pulp-formed shell is the same as an overall outside dimension of the collar.

### Claim 35 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in at least one cross-section plan view of the container, an overall outside surface of the pulp-formed shell has a cross-section in the form of; a circle, an oval, a rectangle, or a square.

### Claim 36 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in cross-section plan views of the container, an outside surface of the pulp-formed shell transitions, from top to bottom, from a rectangular cross-section to an oval cross-section.

### Claim 37 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in cross-section plan views of the container, an outside surface of the pulp-formed shell transitions, from top to bottom, from an oval cross-section to a rectangular cross-section.

### Claim 38 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in cross-section plan views of the container, an outside cross-sectional perimeter of the pulp-formed shell transitions, from top to bottom, from a plurality of linear perimeter cross-sections to a continuous curved perimeter cross-section.

### Claim 39 (depends on 1)

The container of any one of claim 1, wherein:
as viewed in cross-section plan views of the container, an outside cross-sectional perimeter of the pulp-formed shell transitions, from top to bottom, from a continuous curved perimeter cross-section to a plurality of linear perimeter cross-sections.

### Claim 40

(canceled)