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US 6,783,016 B2Granted
Container with collapsible loops
OwnerGrace Wanginventor
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Abstract
A collapsible container has two loops, a flexible wall web attached about and extending between the loops, and a bottom web. The loops are twistable into compact, layered array into collapsed and much smaller configuration for transport.
Claims7
A collapsible container comprising:
- an upper first and a second loop of generally similar configuration,
- a flexible wall web attached about each of said loops and extending therebetween to define a tubular assembly,
- a bottom web attached to and extending across the second loop and cooperating with said loops and the wall web to define a container,
- a hem of said wall web is disposed about each of the first and second loops,
- a containment web secured in said hem about the upper first loop and extends therefrom and toward the second loop to define a containment vessel for liquid and other materials, whereby the wall web and containment web provide double containment against leakage from the container, and
- said loops with said webs thereon being twistable from their extended configurations into a compact layered array by manual grasping an twisting of opposite side portions of both loops to twist the loops into a collapsed configuration of four generally symmetrical smaller loops in overlaid array to facilitate handling and compact storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.