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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Toru Ichikawa, Misato, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko, Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
A liquid container is capable of standing alone and of being used as a water supply container after the same has been emptied. The liquid container ( ) includes a container body ( ) formed from a laminate film in the shape of a bag, and having a pair of side walls ( ) and a pair of gussets ( ) extended between opposite side edges of the pair of side walls ( ) on the opposite sides of the side walls ( ), respectively; and a mouthpiece ( ) provided with a flange ( ) attached to an open end part of the container body ( ), and at least two spouts ( ) formed on the flange ( ). Each of the gussets ( ) is capable of being folded in two along a fold line ( ) inward, the flange ( ) has end surfaces ( ) on the side of the gussets ( ) and side surfaces ( ) on the side of the side walls ( ), the folded gussets ( ) are extended from the end surfaces ( ) to the side surfaces ( ) of the flange ( ) so that the folds ( ) of the gussets ( ) folded in two are positioned on the side surfaces ( ), respectively.