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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Judith Reichenbach, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
Jay White, Columbus, NE (US);
Dimitrios Manoussakis, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Judith Reichenbach, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
Jay White, Columbus, NE (US);
Dimitrios Manoussakis, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/00 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of assembling a container including an inner tube contained within an outer tube. The method includes providing an outer tube, providing a spacing element adjacent the open top of the outer tube and inserting an inner tube within the outer tube. The spacing element provides for venting of air from between the inner and outer tubes through the top of the container during assembly thereof.