Fluid Container

Abstract

A storage device for liquid and other substances made as a closed body with empty space for storage, including a base and upper part placed at a distance one opposite the other joined to each other by means of a thin and flexible envelope connected to the whole circumferences of them and wherein a stretching means are located on them force in opposite directions and generates a continuous tension on the envelope and prevent its collapsing, and wherein removal of the stretching means enables collapsing of the storage device envelope and reduction its volume.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to storage device generally and more particularly to a storage device for liquids, i.e., a bottle or bag.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]One of the most severe ever-growing problems in recent years has been related to garbage and waste. The world literally fills up and becomes congested with mounds of waste.[0003]Part of the waste, primarily organic waste, disintegrates and adversely affects the environment by polluting it; however, its effect is only temporary. On the other hand, a large amount of the waste includes non-degradable and non-disintegrating substances, mainly plastics and its by-products. These non-disintegrating substances take up a great deal of space and volume, thus constituting a real serious problem.[0004]The use of the disposable products made of plastics, aluminum, cardboard, etc., has been greatly accelerated in recent years, due to the cheap price of raw materials as well as the convenience of using p...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]There is thus provided in accordance with some preferred embodiments of the present invention, an internal “stretching” device is offered. In a bottle, related to the present invention, the thickness of the bottle's envelope was reduced to the most feasible minimum, the base of the bottle and its upper part, which includes the neck and cup, are made of a thicker and more solid material, the result of such a structure is a type of bag being solid at its base as well as at its upper part, In order to make the walls of the bottle strong and stable enough, a hollow pipe-like sleeve is inserted through the bottle neck, reaching its base, joins the base of the bottle and its upper part and exerts a strong stretching force between the base of the bottle and its upper part, creates a continuous tension of the bottle's envelope and prevents its collapsing, and also offers stability and convenience of use, The hollow sleeve has bores along its length, especially in the part closest to the bottle neck, thus allowing passage of the bottle contents into the sleeve, from where it proceeds outside the bottle, when the bottle or the storage device is no longer in use, all the consumer needs to do is a simple operation of separating the sleeve from the bottle, Once the sleeve has been extracted from the bottle, the tension ceases to exist in the envelope, and the bottle can be crushed or folded, thus its volume can significantly be reduced.

Problems solved by technology

One of the most severe ever-growing problems in recent years has been related to garbage and waste.

The world literally fills up and becomes congested with mounds of waste.

Part of the waste, primarily organic waste, disintegrates and adversely affects the environment by polluting it; however, its effect is only temporary.

On the other hand, a large amount of the waste includes non-degradable and non-disintegrating substances, mainly plastics and its by-products.

These non-disintegrating substances take up a great deal of space and volume, thus constituting a real serious problem.

Accelerating the use of disposable packing has greatly increased the waste accumulation problem, and in the future will become one of the largest problems with which the world will have to deal.

The use of disposable products constitutes a real ecological crime, in general, especially wherever disposable packing is concerned.

It may take years before recycling is a success, if at all.

Even if it yields partial success, still, the problem of the products that have already been dispersed will remain.

Many plastic products, especially bottles, take up large volume, although they are hollow, and despite the fact that their physical material is minimal.

Even at home the bottle is discarded in the dustbin and occupies a significant part of its volume, which requires frequent emptying.

Moreover, the local refuse container fills up with many empty bottles and requires frequent emptying as well.

Even in areas of high recycling awareness the bottles constitute a continuous problem, since their large volume already poses a problem at the domestic stage, subsequently in the bottle collecting containers and finally in the carrying truck.

However, domestic melting or crushing devices are only dreams that are far from reality.

The ideas are tempting, but the thought that the consumer will purchase a device, install it in his home and invest real efforts in decreasing the volume of the empty bottles is unrealistic, as far as most consumers are concerned.

Another problem associated with the bottles and other storage devices is related to the thickness and strength of the material from which the bottles are made.

However, the use of bags for liquid storage is not convenient, since we expect the storage device to be placed firmly after opening it without collapsing, and spilling its contents, and without the need for accessories that will hold the bags and prevent their collapsing and spilling.

In other words, the desire to produce a disposable packing that would be convenient for use has forced the manufacturers to increase the strength of the bottle material, consequently creating the chain of problems as already described, associated with disposing the waste accumulation.

A milk bag or a liquid soap bag, after being opened, cannot “stand on its own”, since without an accessory that will hold it and prevent it from collapsing, the whole contents will spill.

An accessory device for a milk bag, or any other bag, has many drawbacks, as the storage device tends to accumulate fluids that can condense on the external side of the cold milk bag and slide to the bottom of the device, thus becoming a nursery of bacteria accumulation, etc. it should also be noted that the accumulated fluids at the bottom of the bag storage device tend to mix with the milk of the bag contents while diverting the storage device with the bag in it, beyond the horizontal line, and by that “enrich it” with bacteria and dirt.

The main disadvantage of those inventions lies in the fact that the crushable devices are not stable and they tend to collapse or fold involuntarily; furthermore, their production is too costly and complex.

Finally, they were not able to penetrate the market, and the disposable strong, comfortable and stable bottles could not be replaced.

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