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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2001
Takahiro Wakayama, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Riso Kagayu Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid container is provided, which comprises a container body provided as an elongated flexible bag having a closed end face at an end thereof, a pouring outlet formed at the closed end face of the container body, and a support means for preventing deformation of a side face of the container body in its front portion adjacent to the closed end face, whereby a rear portion of the container body which is not reinforced by the support means is housed into the front portion as the contained liquid is discharged, in which the liquid container further comprises a stopper which is disposed on the side face of the rear portion of the container body for engaging with the front portion of the container body, whereby after the stopper has been engaged with the front portion, portion of the rear portion in front of the stopper is prevented from being further housed into the front portion. The liquid container allows the length of the container after use to be reduced to less than one half the length before use, and furthermore even in the case where the length of the container body is long, allows the rear portion to be well housed in the front portion, for stably allowing the contained liquid to be taken out.