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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:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Per Ohlsson, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Per Ohlsson, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SA, Pully, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 23/10 (2006.01); B65D 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collapsible, semi-rigid container includes neck and bottom wall portions and a peripheral side wall extending between the neck and bottom wall. The side wall includes a rigid upper portion and a flexible lower portion. The lower portion of the side wall collapses into the upper portion reducing the internal volume of the container.