Paperboard container for fluids having an improved lower fitment restraint structure
US5749489A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D77/061
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for fluid material including an upright tubular shell having a top end and a bottom end. The shell includes upright first sidewalls having a first width and an upright second sidewall having a second width that is less than the first width. The second sidewall is interdisposed between the pair of first sidewalls. The bottom end of the shell is closed, and a flexible impervious liner with a fitment attached for emptying the liner of fluid materials is located within the shell. A lower portion of the second (narrow) sidewall defines an outer opening with a vertical dimension greater than a cross-sectional portion of the fitment to be inserted therethrough. The second (narrow) sidewall has greater resistance than the first (wide) sidewall to transverse motion, which decreases the likelihood of structural failure of the container as a result of transverse motion of fitment and associated sidewall. Accordingly, locating the outer opening in the second (narrow) sidewall decreases the likelihood that the container will fail. A bottom cap covers the bottom of the container and includes a tab constructed of solid fiberboard with an inner opening having a horizontal dimension sub…
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