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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Christopher R. Olson, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 35/36 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 35/36 (2013.01); B65D 51/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container for dispensing a flowable material includes a body member having a neck portion containing an opening for dispensing the flowable material, a collapsible mid portion adjacent the neck portion, and a non-collapsible tail portion adjacent the mid portion that serves as a blade for smoothing the flowable material after the flowable material has been dispensed from the container. Also disclosed is such a container having a cap and an abrasive assembly including a lid and an abrasive element for sanding the hardened material.