Container such as a nursing container, and packaging arrangement therefor
AssigneeBaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJames L. Cabernoch, Leonard A. White
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Abstract
A container such as a nursing container, and packaging arrangement are disclosed of the type employing a rigid outer sleeve or holder and a flexible inner container. The inner container is pre-filled and sterilized and attached to an access assembly such as a nipple assembly for dispensing the contents. The access assembly, in one embodiment, is attached to and closes one end of the sleeve. In another embodiment, the access assembly is enclosed by the outer sleeve, one end of which is frangibly removable to access the access assembly. A flexible sheet may also be provided to simultaneously seal the ends of a plurality of containers and join them together in an integral packaging arrangement.
Claims18
A nursing container comprising:
- a substantially rigid elongated hollow sleeve;
- a sealed flexible pouch of liquid disposed within said sleeve, said sealed flexible pouch defining by itself a sealed internal compartment within said sleeve;
- a nipple assembly attached to said sealed flexible pouch for dispensing the contents thereof;
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- a substantially rigid base carrying said nipple assembly and closing one end of said sleeve.
A container for fluid, comprising:
- a substantially rigid elongated hollow sleeve;
- a sealed flexible pouch of liquid disposed within said sleeve, said sealed flexible pouch defining by itself a sealed internal compartment within said sleeve;
- an access assembly attached to said sealed flexible pouch for dispensing the contents thereof;
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- a substantially rigid base carrying said access assembly and closing one end of said sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.