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Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ECOLEAN RES & DEV AS
- Publication Date
- 2004-02-26
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to a container of a collapsible type, more specifically such a container comprising a compartment which is defined by flexible walls and whose volume depends on the relative position of the walls, two opposite side walls being joined along a common connecting portion, and a method of producing the same.
[0002] A container of the type described by way of introduction is known from e.g. WO9941155 which discloses a container of a collapsible type comprising three wall portions, of which two form opposite side walls and a third one forms a bottom wall. The walls which are made of a plastic material are flexible and interconnected to form a compartment whose volume depends on the relative position of the walls. The container has a carrying means which is integrated with the connecting portion and comprises openings to form a handle.
[0003] In the transition between the upper and the lower portion of the container, i.e. between the lower edge of the carr...