Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

James L Cabernoch

Leonard A White

A disposable container is provided that has a semi-rigid generally concave body and a collapsible panel sealing an open mouth of the semi-rigid body. An access assembly is mounted to the outside surface of the semi-rigid body. Liquid sealed within the semi-rigid body by the collapsible panel is removed through the access assembly, during which removal the collapsible panel collapses to generally conform to the generally concaved shape of the body. Space efficient assemblies of these disposable containers are also provided.

Disposable containers having collapsible panel

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.

Container such as a nursing container, and packaging arrangement therefor

A container is disclosed having a semirigid or rigid outer shell and a co-extensive flexible inner liner which is weakly or temporarily adhered to the shell to permit more convenient manufacturing of the container, and yet is collapsible to permit dispensing of the contents without displacement air. The liner may be weakly adhered to the shell by a low tensile strength adhesive although natural adherence or static electric attraction may also be used. Alternatively, a degradable adhesive may be used which holds the liner and shell together during assembly, but weakens to a point below the threshold of release between the shell and liner prior to the time of use. The container is particularly useful as a nursing container for feeding infants.

Container such as a nursing container, with flexible liner

Infant nurser or similar article

A container such as a nursing container, fabricated from a single web of flexible material, is provided. The container maintains the nursing fluid or other liquid and an attached nipple or other access assembly in a sterile condition until use. The walls of the single web container enclose the nipple during filling, packaging, and shipping, and separate the access assembly from the container contents until accessed for use. Sterility is readily maintained by single point fabrication and filling. A method is provided for fabricating the container from a single web of flexible material. The web is defined, the access assembly, the web folded to enclose the nipple or other access assembly, and folded back to form a liquid compartment. Seals and peelable seals are formed to complete the container and allow access to the nipple for use.

One-piece nursing container with means for storing nipple

A container is disclosed having a semi-rigid or rigid shell, a co-extensive flexible liner weakly or temporarily adhered to the shell and an access site defined in the container wall to which an access assembly may be attached. The access site is preferably defined by an annular fold in the container wall which tightly captures the liner to provide a mechanical peripheral seal between the shell and liner around the access site to prevent leakage of liquid, into the area between the shell and liner. The container is particularly useful as a nursing container, including a nipple access site with an attached nipple assembly.

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Cary, IL, United States of America

James L Cabernoch