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Collapsible container for liquids
Assignee: CUBIDOR BERND SCHENK KG A CORP OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY LP
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Filing: 1990-02-09
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Granted: 1992-04-28
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Expires: 2010-02-09
Abstract
Abstract A collapsible container of a synthetic resin foil for receiving liquid substances, especially dialysis concentrates and having a filling fitting, a discharge fitting and at least one grip in which one or both of the fittings can be integrated.
Inventors
- 👤 Guenter Falk
- 👤 Matthias Wesseler
- 👤 Manfred Rycyk
- 👤 Bernd Schenk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/05; A61J1/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A collapsible container composed of a synthetic foil material for receiving a liquid, especially a dialysis concentrate, a filling fitting formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material and delimited by a pinched seam of said foil material for filling said container with liquid, a discharge fitting formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material for discharging liquid from said container and at least one grip formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material to facilitate the handling thereof and at least one of said fittings being formed directly on and integral with said grip while being separated therefrom exclusively by a pinched seam of said synthetic foil material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A collapsible container composed of a synthetic foil material for receiving a liquid, especially a dialysis concentrate, a filling fitting formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material and delimited by a pinched seam of said foil material for filling said container with liquid, a discharge fitting formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material for discharging liquid from said container and at least one grip formed unitarily on said container exclusively from said foil material to facilitate the handling thereof and at least one of said fittings being formed directly on and integral with said grip while being separated therefrom exclusively by a pinched seam of said synthetic foil material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The container defined in claim 1 wherein both of said fittings are formed on and integrated in said grip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The container defined in claim 1 wherein a further grip is correspondingly formed on said container and each of said fittings is formed on and integrated into a respective one of said grips.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The container defined in claim 1 wherein said discharge fitting is provided with an elastomeric plug for closing said discharge fitting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The container defined in claim 4 wherein said plug is partially weakened to facilitate insertion of an extraction lance therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The container defined in claim 5 wherein said plug is partially weakened by the formation of a slit therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The container defined in claim 1 wherein said container is provided with an outwardly open, contents specific coding tube in said outlet fitting so that only a selected liquid can be stored in and discharged from said container.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The container defined in claim 1, further comprising a cap on a free end of said discharge fitting and provided with a circumferential groove receiving said free end and sealed therewith.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The container defined in claim 8, further comprising a metal ring in said groove heatable by inductive heating to weld said free end to the material of said cap.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-04-28 | 1995-10-28 | 1996-04-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-04-28 | 1999-10-28 | 2000-04-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-04-28 | 2003-10-28 | 2004-04-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |