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Collapsible bag with evacuation passageway and method for making the same

US4893731A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1988
Grant dateJan 16, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S493/929
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible bag for use in containing and dispensing a liquid, such as in a bag-in-box arrangement, and a method for making the bag, wherein an elongated reinforcing strip is attached to the outside surface of one of the bag walls and extends from adjacent to the spout to remote therefrom, and a plurality of grooves are provided in the strip and also in the portion of the bag wall attached to the reinforcing strip, thus providing liquid passageways inside of the bag to achieve complete withdrawal of the liquid from the bag as the bag collapses, without the expense and complication of having to insert a separate dipstrip member into the bag and to connect it to the spout.

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