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Stackable container including a shoulder with three stable positions

US9725201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2013
Grant dateAug 8, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D79/0084
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Container (1), obtained by blow molding or stretch blow molding of a blank made of plastic material, which comprises a body (2), a shoulder (3) in the extension of the body (2) at an upper end thereof, and a neck (4) in the extension of the shoulder (3), the shoulder (3) being articulated between two stable positions, namely a deployed position in which the shoulder (3) projects from the body (2), and a retracted position in which the shoulder (3) is at least partially retracted into the body (2), the shoulder (3) being articulated in order to be able to adopt, in addition to the deployed position and the retracted position, a third stable position, intermediate between the deployed position and the retracted position.

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