Title:
COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER WITH DURABLE BOTTOM SHELL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003008283
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A collapsible container includes a cylindrical sidewall (12) extending between a top (14) and a bottom (16) of the container. The sidewall is formed of a flexible material which enables the container to be opened to an expanded configuration or closed to a collapsed configuration. A coil spring (36) biases the container to the open configuration. The coil spring has a top coil adjacent the top of the container and a bottom coil adjacent the bottom of the container. A durable bottom layer (44) is affixed to the bottom of the container by at least one clamp.
Inventors:
SCHNEIDER PAUL A
TSAI YU-MIN
TSAI YU-MIN
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/021747
Publication Date:
March 27, 2003
Filing Date:
July 10, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AQUAPORE MOISTURE SYSTEMS INC (US)
International Classes:
A45C7/00; B65D8/14; B65D37/00; D06F95/00; (IPC1-7): B65D21/08
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