US5076464A
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Deformable tubular container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-09-04
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2010-09-04
Abstract
Abstract The deformable tubular container includes at least one longitudinal corrugated, partition-forming sealed wall defining distinct compartments inside a tubular body. A portion at least of the wall which is at a level of a bottom portion of the body when expnded to eliminate the corrugations has a width equal to an inner half perimeter of the body and this wall is rigidly and tightly connected to an inner wall of the body by segments. to an inner wall of the body by segments. The bottom portion of the body being flattened and sealed against the fully expanded partition-forming wall to form a flattened sealed end of the tubular body.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick Simon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D35/00; B65D35/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A deformable tubular container having outer curved tube-forming walls forming a tubular body; an inner longitudinal deformable, an imperforate corrugated partition-forming wall rigidly connected to opposite sides of said outer walls to define distinct, sealed, laterally-spaced compartments inside the tubular body, said corrugated partition-forming wall when expanded to eliminate the corrugations thereof having an overall width at least comparable to the corresponding dimension of the inner surface of said outer walls so it can be flattened against said inner surface, one end of said tubular body being collapsed and flattened around the corresponding flattened, corrugated end of said partition-forming wall to form a flattened, sealed end of the tubular body, and wherein said partition forming wall has a thickness which decreases towards said one end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A deformable tubular container having outer curved tube-forming walls forming a tubular body; an inner longitudinal deformable, an imperforate corrugated partition-forming wall rigidly connected to opposite sides of said outer walls to define distinct, sealed, laterally-spaced compartments inside the tubular body, said corrugated partition-forming wall when expanded to eliminate the corrugations thereof having an overall width at least comparable to the corresponding dimension of the inner surface of said outer walls so it can be flattened against said inner surface, one end of said tubular body being collapsed and flattened around the corresponding flattened, corrugated end of said partition-forming wall to form a flattened, sealed end of the tubular body, and wherein said partition forming wall has a thickness which decreases towards said one end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The container as set forth in claim 1, wherein the container has a neck at the end opposite said one end and wherein the longitudinal wall extends over the entire length of the container, said neck being closed by an end wall having ports respectively communicating with each of said distinct compartments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The container as set forth in claim 2, further comprising a closing cap selectively closing the ports.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tubular container of claim 1 wherein said partition-forming wall is corrugated for its full length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The container as set forth in claim 1, wherein said corrugated partition-forming wall is provided with corrugations, said corrugations having an extent increasing toward said one end.
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