Containers having perforated shrink wrap sleeves
DC CAFC- US 8,511,472 B2
- Filed: 04/30/2012
- Issued: 08/20/2013
- Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2010
- Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
1. A container containing a liquid concentrate and configured for squeezing to dispense a jet of the liquid concentrate, the container comprising:
- a container body having a circumference/perimeter variation along a vertical axis, a bottom surface, and a flip top cap having a moveable hinged part having a top surface, the container body having a pair of sidewalls extending between front and rear surfaces, the sidewalls converging toward the flip top cap, the front and rear surfaces each having a greater maximum width than the sidewalls;
an axially oriented shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the body of the container having a circumference variation and a portion of the hinged part, and a bottom edge of the shrink wrap sleeve being spaced from the bottom surface;
the shrink wrap sleeve having a pair of generally vertical perforations descending from a shrink wrap top edge towards a circumferential perforation ring oriented below the moveable hinged part, the circumferential perforation ring extending between the pair of generally vertical perforations;
wherein the shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the container body circumference variation has one of a smaller or larger circumference at at least one point between the circumferential perforation ring and the bottom edge as compared to adjacent portions both above and below the circumference variation in order to prevent the shrink wrap sleeve from slipping off the container after removal of the portion thereof extending between the circumferential perforation ring and the top edge;
a span of an exterior of the container extending from immediately below the moveable hinged part to an opposite side of the circumferential perforation ring, the span including a continuously increasing circumference extending away from the moveable hinged part and toward the bottom of the container; and
wherein the hinged part of the cap is moveable about a protruding hinge and the top edge of the shrink wrap sleeve terminates at a height such that the hinge is completely covered by the shrink wrap sleeve such that there are no gaps between the top edge of the shrink wrap sleeve and the hinged part of the cap above the hinge.
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Abstract
A container having a container body that can have a circumference/perimeter variation along a vertical axis, a bottom surface, and a container opening having a top surface; an axially oriented shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the body of the container having a circumference variation and the container opening; the shrink wrap sleeve having a pair of generally vertical perforations descending from the shrink wrap top edge towards a circumferential perforation ring oriented below the container opening. The axially oriented shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the container body circumference variation has a greater or lesser circumference at at least one point between the perforation ring and the bottom edge of the shrink wrap.
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28 Claims
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1. A container containing a liquid concentrate and configured for squeezing to dispense a jet of the liquid concentrate, the container comprising:
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a container body having a circumference/perimeter variation along a vertical axis, a bottom surface, and a flip top cap having a moveable hinged part having a top surface, the container body having a pair of sidewalls extending between front and rear surfaces, the sidewalls converging toward the flip top cap, the front and rear surfaces each having a greater maximum width than the sidewalls; an axially oriented shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the body of the container having a circumference variation and a portion of the hinged part, and a bottom edge of the shrink wrap sleeve being spaced from the bottom surface; the shrink wrap sleeve having a pair of generally vertical perforations descending from a shrink wrap top edge towards a circumferential perforation ring oriented below the moveable hinged part, the circumferential perforation ring extending between the pair of generally vertical perforations; wherein the shrink wrap sleeve covering a portion of the container body circumference variation has one of a smaller or larger circumference at at least one point between the circumferential perforation ring and the bottom edge as compared to adjacent portions both above and below the circumference variation in order to prevent the shrink wrap sleeve from slipping off the container after removal of the portion thereof extending between the circumferential perforation ring and the top edge; a span of an exterior of the container extending from immediately below the moveable hinged part to an opposite side of the circumferential perforation ring, the span including a continuously increasing circumference extending away from the moveable hinged part and toward the bottom of the container; and wherein the hinged part of the cap is moveable about a protruding hinge and the top edge of the shrink wrap sleeve terminates at a height such that the hinge is completely covered by the shrink wrap sleeve such that there are no gaps between the top edge of the shrink wrap sleeve and the hinged part of the cap above the hinge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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