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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Heather Curtin, Duarte, CA (US);
Inventor:
Heather Curtin, Duarte, CA (US);
Assignee:
Progressive International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/16 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/085 (2006.01); B01D 29/37 (2006.01); B01D 35/28 (2006.01); B65B 39/02 (2006.01); B67C 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 8/14 (2006.01); B65D 6/16 (2006.01); B65D 6/18 (2006.01); A47J 43/22 (2006.01); A47J 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/22 (2013.01); A47J 43/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collapsible container consists of three parts: a rigid top rim, a flexible center band, and a rigid base. This combination of sections allows the container to easily collapse to about one-third of its original height. The container is also quite stable when expanded and is self-supporting. In various embodiments of the invention, for example, the upper rim may be expandable, the base may include holes or mesh to serve as a colander or strainer, or the base may be configured as a tube to function as a funnel.