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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl M Ritter, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Noel J Mertz, Geneva, IL (US);
Assignee:
Container Corporation of America, Clayton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220403 ; 220465 ; 222185 ; 222564 ; 2291222 ;
Abstract
An outer container, formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard, for use with an inner flexible bag in a composite package adapted to hold and dispense liquids. The container includes a detachable tab in the bottom wall, to provide access to a bag spout, and an integral, internal, wedge-shaped ramp, formed entirely from material of the bottom wall and adjacent side walls of the container, and which is located adjacent a lower rear corner of the container to help evacuate liquid from a bag positioned within the container.