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Reducible volume containers

US5704539A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D5/563
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reducible volume container includes a package wall made from a laminated material having interior surface and an exterior surface, with at least one tear strip formed in the package wall. At least one layer of the laminated material is a monoaxially oriented material disposed on an inner surface of the package wall. The tear strip is defined by a pair of generally parallel frangible tear lines. Each tear line includes a linear cut formed in the exterior of the package wall. The linear cut is disposed generally parallel to the axial orientation of the axially-oriented material, and each linear cut has a depth extending only partly through the thickness of the package wall.

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