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Container such as a nursing container, and packaging arrangement therefor

US4706827A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1985
Grant dateNov 17, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 27, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D71/0085
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A container such as a nursing container, and packaging arrangement are disclosed of the type employing a rigid outer sleeve or holder and a flexible inner container. The inner container is pre-filled and sterilized and attached to an access assembly such as a nipple assembly for dispensing the contents. The access assembly, in one embodiment, is attached to and closes one end of the sleeve. In another embodiment, the access assembly is enclosed by the outer sleeve, one end of which is frangibly removable to access the access assembly. A flexible sheet may also be provided to simultaneously seal the ends of a plurality of containers and join them together in an integral packaging arrangement.

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