Container for recycle of motor oil
AssigneeExxon Research & Engineering Co.
InventorGene P. Meyers
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Abstract
A packaging system for canned motor oil or the like comprises a paperboard box or similar semirigid package for holding one or more cans or other containers of liquid, an impervious bag of flexible sheet material having a mouth for the introduction of used liquid into the bag within the package and of sufficient size to substantially fill the package after the containers are removed, means for introducing used liquid into the bag within the box, and a cap for closing the bag after it has been filled.
Claims20
A packaging system for motor oil and similar liquids which comprises a semirigid outer package having inside dimensions sufficient to permit the inclusion therein of a containerized supply of liquid within said outer package;
- means for removing said containerized supply from said outer package;
- an empty bag of flexible, impervious material contained within said outer package and of sufficient size, on the introduction of used liquid into said bag following the removal of said containerized supply of liquid, to substantially fill said outer package;
- means for introducing used liquid into said bag while the bag is in said outer package;
- and means for preventing the escape of used liquid from said bag.
A packaging system for automotive fluids comprising a semirigid outer box provided with a flap which can be opened in one face of said box to permit the removal of a plurality of cans of fresh automotive fluid, said box having dimensions selected to prevent the shifting of said cans within said body;
- an empty, flexible, impervious bag disposed within said box and of sufficient size, on the introduction of used fluid into said bag following the removal of said cans, to substantially fill said box;
- means for introducing used fluid into said bag while the bag is within said box;
- and means for preventing the escape of used fluid from said bag.
A motor oil package comprising an outer box including means for opening and closing said box;
- a plurality of cans of motor oil within said box, said box and cans being sized to prevent the shifting of said cans within the box during transportation and handling;
- an empty plastic bag disposed within said box, said bag having a mouth and being of sufficient size, on the introduction of used oil into said bag while in said box following the removal of said cans, to substantially fill said box;
- means for introducing used oil into the mouth of said bag while the bag is within said box;
- and a closure for preventing the escape of used oil from the mouth of said bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.