HYDROSTATIC CONTAINERS - COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO

Title:

HYDROSTATIC CONTAINERS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO1999061325

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Lightweight hydrostatic containers (10) having thin walls and other surfaces that are maintained in tension by the liquid contained in the containers (10). The body portion (12) is substantially circular and has a plurality of recesses (14). The recesses (14) strengthen the container (10) and provide points where the container can axially collapse. On the lower end the container (10) has a base (16) with an upwardly extending inner portion (20). The inner portion (20) extends upwardly at least the vertical dimension of a spout (26) of the container (10). On an upper end of the body portion (12) is a shoulder (24) supporting an axial spout (26). The containers (10) are packed in cartons (40) in double squares. The cartons (40) have sidewalls (36, 38) that do not extend above the body portions (12) of the containers (10). The carton bottom wall (42) has openings (41, 43, 44) in alignment with the upwardly extending inner portion (20) of each container (10), whereby the spouts (26) of containers (10) in a lower carton (40) fit into the inner portions (20) of the containers (10) of an upper carton (40).

Inventors:

VESBORG STEEN

Application Number:

PCT/US1999/011813

Publication Date:

February 17, 2000

Filing Date:

May 27, 1999

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (US)

International Classes:

B65D1/02; B65D21/02; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; (IPC1-7): B65D1/02; B65D21/02

Domestic Patent References:

WO1988005014A1	1988-07-14
WO1997028061A1	1997-08-07

Foreign References:

JPH08198266A	1996-08-06
DE29512226U1	1995-09-28
US5226551A	1993-07-13
EP0666222A1	1995-08-09
DE3807019A1	1989-09-14

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