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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bob J Dull, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bunge Foods, Bradley, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206447 ; 493 94 ; 493907 ; 53175 ; 533814 ;
Abstract
An easily removed sleeve is provided for use within bulk containers of viscous product such as fruit fillings and fruit chunks. The sleeve has an open bottom and an inside surface which, when used, is positioned between the product and the sidewall of the container. The sleeve is readily removable from between the container and the viscous product by simple grasping and pulling by hand.