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Container with hollow bottom

a container and bottom technology, applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of container bottoms that may not stand well and fall off,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-06
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a container with a hollow bottom that stands on its own edge. This is achieved by a bottom flap that is held in place by a holding strip and a small flap attached to the bottom flap. The container is formed from one interconnected piece of carton cut-out, which is economical and allows for easy formation on the packaging line. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a stable and secure container with improved stability and aesthetic appeal."

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However, the containers suggested by those references have at least one drawback; their bottom is more or less flat and it has been found that such flat folded bottoms oftentimes tend to be slightly roundish, in other words they are slightly extending beyond the lower end of the sidewalls of the container in a convex manner.
As a consequence, such containers may not stand very well and may fall over.

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[0011] The container 1 of the present invention may be made from any suitable material, but is generally made of rigid material, such as, for example, carton board. The term “Rigid material”, as used herein, refers to materials with at least some flexural stiffness, i.e. a significant degree to maintain their original shape. Exemplary rigid materials in the context of the present invention are carton paper, carton board, card board, enforced paper, corrugate or the like or combinations thereof. Further examples of rigid materials for use herein are plastic or rubber-like polymeric materials with a significant degree of stiffness to maintain their shape.

[0012]“Lower portion of the wall” refers to the part of the wall 2 extending from the mid height the wall 2, defined by the middle distance between the upper end 7 and lower end 8 of the container, towards the lower end 8 of the container 1.

[0013]“Interior” means the inner volume of the container volume, which is enclosed by the wal...

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Abstract

A container for packaging personal care articles, especially sanitary absorbent articles of personal hygiene. The package container has a hollow bottom that is spaced away from the lower end of the container. The hollow bottom is made out of a bottom flap having the size and shape generally of the cross section of the container and is held in place by a holding strip and at least one small flap.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a container for packaging personal care articles, especially sanitary absorbent articles of personal hygiene. The package container has a hollow bottom that is spaced away from the lower end of the container. The hollow bottom is made out of a bottom flap having the size and shape generally of the cross section of the container and is held in place by a holding strip and at least one small flap. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Packaging containers with oval cross-section and closed bottom are known in the art. Exemplary disclosures can be found in EP 881 151; U.S. Pat. No. 6,152,369 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,170,740. However, the containers suggested by those references have at least one drawback; their bottom is more or less flat and it has been found that such flat folded bottoms oftentimes tend to be slightly roundish, in other words they are slightly extending beyond the lower end of the sidewalls of the container in a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D5/00B65D3/10B65D25/54
CPCB65D5/0209
Inventor KOHLWEYER, CHRISTIAN
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY