Container with insert to reduce effective volume and package incorporating same
US6085927A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D77/0493
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package (10) made up of a blow molded thermoplastic outer container (12) and an injection molded thermoplastic inner container (14) inserted into the outer container through an annular closing receiving finish (18) of the outer container (12). The inner container has a lower major portion (20) of frustoconical configuration and an upper minor portion (22) of cylindrical configuration that is closely surrounded by the closure receiving finish portion of the outer container. The upper minor portion of the inner container (14) has an outwardly projecting bead (24) that is received in an inwardly facing recess (30) of the closure receiving finish portion of the outer container to position a rim (26) of the inner container at an elevation that is slightly above a rim (28) of the closure receiving finish portion of the outer container. A closure (16) with a liner (32) therein is removably secured to the closure receiving finish portion of the outer container with the liner preferably in sealing engagement with the rim of the inner container and also in sealing engagement with the rim of the outer container.
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