US20090065505A1 - Collapsible and disposable container - Google Patents

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US20090065505A1
US20090065505A1 US12/203,755 US20375508A US2009065505A1 US 20090065505 A1 US20090065505 A1 US 20090065505A1 US 20375508 A US20375508 A US 20375508A US 2009065505 A1 US2009065505 A1 US 2009065505A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/746—Spouts formed separately from the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/02—Local reinforcements or stiffening inserts, e.g. wires, strings, strips or frames
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/32—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks
    • B65D5/322—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to essentially U-shape with or without extensions which form openable lid elements
    • B65D5/324—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to essentially U-shape with or without extensions which form openable lid elements at least two container body parts, each formed by folding a single blank to essentially U-shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/36—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections
    • B65D5/3607—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank
    • B65D5/3614—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body, at least one of the ends of the body remaining connected
    • B65D5/3628—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections formed by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body, at least one of the ends of the body remaining connected collapsed along median lines of two opposite sides of the rectangular tubular body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/008—Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
    • Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging

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  • the present invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a collapsible and disposable container for beverages or the like.
  • Tetra Pak packages is widely used containers for beverages or food.
  • the Tetra Pak packages are difficult for recycling because a Tetra Pak package comprises multiple layers of aluminum films, papers and plastic films.
  • a conventional Tetra Pak package has to be torn off before being folded for reducing spaces for recycling or reclaiming process.
  • some parts of the conventional Tetra Pak package are bent and connected by glue or adhesive, to tear of the conventional package is difficult and time-consuming.
  • the present invention tends to provide a container to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
  • the main objective of the invention is to provide a container that is easily collapsible.
  • the container has a body constructed by a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, two side panels and a bottom panel. An opening is defined in the top panel and is closed by a cap.
  • Each one of the front, rear and top panels has a thickness larger than that of each one of the side and bottom panels.
  • the top panel has a top folding groove defined in the top panel along a direction perpendicular to the side panels.
  • the bottom panel has a bottom reinforced rib having a bottom folding groove defined in the bottom reinforced rib and parallel with the top folding groove in the top panel.
  • FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a container in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of a side reinforced rib of the container in FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 2A is a bottom perspective view of the first embodiment of the container in FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 2B is an enlarged perspective view of a bottom reinforced rib of the container in FIG. 2A ;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional top view of a side panel of the container in FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross sectional side view of a bottom panel of the container in FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 5 is operational cross sectional side views of a nozzle of the container in FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 6 is an operational perspective view of the container in FIG. 1A showing that the container is folded;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a container in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the container in FIG. 7 .
  • a beverage container in accordance with the present invention comprises a body.
  • the body is hollow is constructed by a front panel ( 30 , 30 A), a rear panel ( 40 , 40 A), a top panel ( 50 , 50 A), two side panels ( 10 , 10 A) and a bottom panel ( 20 , 20 A).
  • the front panel ( 30 , 30 A) has a top connected to one end of the top panel ( 50 , 50 A), and the rear panel ( 40 , 40 A) has a top connected to the other end of the top panel ( 50 , 50 A).
  • the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) may be curved as shown.
  • the side panels ( 10 , 10 A) are mounted between the front, rear and the top panels ( 30 , 30 A, 40 , 40 A, 50 , 50 A).
  • the bottom panel ( 20 , 20 A) is mounted between the front, rear and side panels ( 10 , 10 A, 30 , 30 A, 40 , 40 A) to form a hollow body with a chamber for containing beverage, food or the like.
  • the front, rear and top panels ( 30 , 30 A, 40 , 40 A, 50 , 50 A) may be made of hard plastic material and each has a thickness larger than that of each one of the side and bottom panels ( 10 , 10 A, 20 , 20 A).
  • the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) has a top folding groove ( 51 , 51 A) defined in the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) along a direction perpendicular to the side panels ( 10 , 10 A).
  • the top folding groove ( 51 , 51 A) is defined in the top of the top panel ( 50 , 50 A).
  • the top folding groove ( 51 , 51 A) can be defined in the bottom of the top panel ( 50 , 50 A).
  • the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) has an opening defined through the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) and communicating with the chamber.
  • the opening is provided with a cap ( 65 , 80 ) to close the opening.
  • the opening is defined through the top of the top panel ( 50 , 50 A) and may be defined at a position lower than a topmost position of the curved top panel ( 50 ).
  • the opening is defined the topmost position of the curved top panel ( 50 A).
  • a nozzle ( 60 ) is attached to the top panel ( 50 ) to close the opening in the top panel ( 50 ) and is provided with the cap ( 65 ).
  • the nozzle ( 60 ) communicates with the chamber in the body and has an outer thread ( 62 ) formed around a free end of the nozzle ( 60 ).
  • the cap ( 65 ) is attached to the nozzle ( 60 ) and has an inner thread screwed with the outer thread ( 62 ) on the free end of the nozzle ( 60 ).
  • the nozzle ( 60 ) may be extendable to a position where the free end of the nozzle ( 60 ) is higher than the topmost position of the curved top panel ( 50 ). Consequently, the chamber of the body can be filled with beverage as full as possible to improve the use of the container.
  • the cap ( 80 ) is attached directly to the opening in the top panel ( 50 A) to close the opening.
  • the bottom panel ( 20 , 20 A) may be implemented by two plastic films connected with each other and has a bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A).
  • the bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A) is embedded between the plastic films of the bottom panel ( 20 , 20 A) and is X-shaped.
  • the bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A) has a bottom folding groove ( 751 ) defined in the bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A) and parallel with the top folding groove ( 51 , 51 A) in the top panel ( 50 , 50 A).
  • the bottom folding groove ( 751 ) is defined in a top of the bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A) on the bottom panel ( 20 , 20 A).
  • the bottom folding groove ( 751 ) may be defined in a top of the bottom reinforced rib ( 75 , 75 A) on the bottom panel ( 50 , 50 A).
  • the bottom folding groove ( 751 ) is in alignment with the top folding groove ( 51 , 51 A) and is located at a surface that is perpendicular to the side panels ( 10 , 10 A) and is parallel with the front and rear panels ( 30 , 30 A, 40 , 40 A).
  • each side panel ( 10 , 10 A) is implemented by two plastic films connected with each other and may further have a side reinforced rib ( 70 ).
  • the side reinforced rib ( 70 ) of each side panel ( 10 ) is embedded in the plastic films of the side panel ( 10 ), is X-shaped and has a side folding groove ( 71 ) defined along a direction parallel with the front panel ( 30 ).
  • the side folding grooves ( 71 ) in the side panels ( 10 ) are located at the surface at which the top and bottom folding grooves ( 51 , 751 ) are located.
  • the structural strength of the side and bottom panels ( 10 , 20 , 20 A) implemented by plastic films can be reinforced.
  • the volume of beverage that the container can hold can be increased.
  • the side reinforced ribs ( 70 ) can be kept free from the side panels ( 10 A) as the container shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 .
  • the top, side and bottom panels ( 10 , 10 A, 20 , 20 A, 30 , 30 A) can be folded with the folding grooves ( 51 , 51 A, 71 , 751 ). Because the thickness of the side and bottom panels ( 10 , 10 A, 20 , 20 A) are smaller than that of the front, top and rear panels ( 30 , 30 A, 40 , 40 A, 50 , 50 A), the container can be easily collapsed to reduce the space for recycling or reclaiming the container.
  • the container is sorted to plastic for a recycling or reclaiming process. To recycle or reclaim the container in accordance with the present invention is easy and convenient.

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