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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Lausted, Hudson, WI (US);
Brian P. Carlson, Lakeville, MN (US);
Troy A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
John T. Pelkey, St. Paul, MN (US);
Bryce A. Keilman, Loganville, GA (US);
Monis Bangi, McDonough, GA (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0292 (2013.01); B65D 1/0223 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0036 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to rigid, collapsible bottles that may be drained of their contents by gravity. The structural features of the bottle design help facilitate controlled bottle collapse.