Reusable and re-collapsible container and associated cap
OwnerEdward S. Robbins, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A reusable collapsible container includes a bottom wall and a relatively flexible, peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall movable between axially extended and collapsed positions. The side wall includes lower and upper relatively thicker portions and an intermediate relatively thinner portion, and the upper portion joins with an annular rim adapted to receive a removable cap. The intermediate side wall portion is tapered radially inwardly and downwardly, and the lower side wall portion is tapered radially outwardly and downwardly substantially to the bottom wall, such that in a collapsed position, the lower side wall portion is partially telescoped within the upper side wall portion, with the intermediate portion reverse folded therebetween.
Claims5
A reusable collapsible container comprising:
- a bottom wall and a relatively flexible, peripheral side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said side wall movable between axially extended and collapsed positions and, in the extended position, having lower and upper relatively thicker side wall portions and an intermediate relatively thinner side wall portion;
- and wherein said intermediate side wall portion is tapered downwardly radially inwardly, and said lower side wall portion is tapered downwardly radially outwardly substantially to said bottom wall, such that in said collapsed position, said lower side wall portion is partially telescoped within said upper side wall portion with said intermediate portion reverse folded therebetween, and with an uppermost edge of said lower side wall portion radially spaced away from said upper side wall portion, and wherein the radial spacing is determined as a function of the thickness of the upper side wall portion.
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