Patent · US Expired

Method of making a pouch usable as a cup

US4196034A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
7References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1977
Grant dateApr 1, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1049
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pouch usable as a cup comprising a rigid outer sheet and a flexible inner sheet laminated on the inner surface of the outer sheet which are folded to form a pouch. The bottom of the inner sheet is not adhered to the bottom of the outer sheet whereby the outer sheet is deformed by pressing the side edges thereof to expand the bottom of the inner sheet to form a cup.

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