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US 6,102,568 AGranted
Collapsible, recyclable receptacle
OwnerHeidi Comfort Davisinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provide a collapsible, recyclable, fluid receptacle readily assembled from a either single blank or two substantially identical blanks to form an outer shell and a flexible inner liner attached to said shell having sufficient strength and properties to retain a liquid therein without leaking.
Claims9
A collapsible fluid receptacle comprising:
- an outer shell, said shell having an upper edge and comprising:
- a pair of side walls, wherein each of said side walls has a top edge and a base and wherein said top edge is longer than said base, said side walls assuming a substantially outwardly diverging position from each other from their respective top edges to their bases when in the uncollapsed state;
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- a pair of end walls, wherein said end walls have a substantially triangular configuration, said end walls are foldable substantially along a line bisecting said end walls, and said bisecting lines define a height;
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- an inner, flexible liner attached to said shell upper edge, wherein said liner has a pair of liner side walls, said liner having a vertical length less than said height and wherein said liner side walls when holding a fluid pull slightly away from said substantially outwardly diverging shell side walls so as to create an air gap between said liner and said shell side walls.
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