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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Frank Hom, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0292 (2013.01); B65D 21/086 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container () includes a body () having an upper end () and a lower end (). The upper end has an opening formed therethrough. The body defines a plurality of ribs () between the upper end and the lower end that are configured to actuate between an expanded state and a compressed state to vary a volume inside the body. A sleeve () is positioned at least partially around the body. The sleeve inhibits one or more of the plurality of ribs that are in the compressed state from actuating into the expanded state.