Patent · US Expired

Lightweight, composite container

US5524787A · kind A · utility

11Cited by

16References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Alan Blake · Austin, US
Andre Jacobs · Zemst, BE
Annick Antoine Sonia Van Put · Brasschaat, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 1995
Grant date	Jun 11, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/4998
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A composite package comprising an inner plastic container and an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve has an aperture cut into it in the region of one of its edges. The inner plastic container has an integral plastic handle formed along part of one of its edges. When the package is assembled, the aperture in the outer sleeve corresponds with the plastic handle of the inner container, thereby allowing the composite package to be picked up and handled by means of the plastic handle.

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