US20110240673A1 - Collapsible container and method of making - Google Patents

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US20110240673A1
US20110240673A1 US12/753,026 US75302610A US2011240673A1 US 20110240673 A1 US20110240673 A1 US 20110240673A1 US 75302610 A US75302610 A US 75302610A US 2011240673 A1 US2011240673 A1 US 2011240673A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/0292—Foldable bottles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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    • A61J1/05—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids ; Infusion or perfusion containers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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  • This invention relates generally to the field of collapsible containers, which are commonly used in healthcare applications to administer parenteral nutrition and other fluids to patients. More specifically, this invention relates to an improved collapsible container that is shaped in a manner to facilitate efficient volumetric contraction and that may be fabricated using an extrusion blow molding process.
  • Collapsible containers such as flexible pouches are commonly used in healthcare applications to dispense such fluids as saline solution, parenteral solutions and other liquids to patients.
  • Such containers are typically designed to be suspended from a hanging hook, with the fluid being withdrawn from a lower end of the container.
  • Collapsible containers are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,926,341 to Lhoest. These containers include sidewalls that have inwardly extending hinge lines about which the sidewall is designed to collapse while fluid is being dispensed. While some of these designs may be more volumetrically efficient than the McPhee container, the shape of the container is difficult or impossible to fabricate using a conventional blow molding process. Specifically, the presence of the inwardly extending fold lines would make it difficult or impossible to withdraw the container from a mold.
  • a blow molded collapsible container includes a main body portion having a sidewall that defines an interior space that has a volume.
  • the container further has a neck portion that is unitary with the sidewall.
  • the neck portion has an opening defined therein that is in communication with the interior space.
  • the main body portion includes opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof.
  • the main body portion is constructed and arranged to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases when the volume of the interior space is reduced.
  • a method of making a collapsible container includes steps of extruding a parison of plastic material; capturing a portion of the parison within a mold; inflating the portion of the parison that is within the mold against the walls of the mold to fabricate a collapsible container having a neck portion and a main body portion having opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof; and removing the collapsible container from the mold.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an improved collapsible container that is constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the collapsible container that is shown FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatical depiction showing movement of one component of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • a collapsible container 10 that is constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is preferably fabricated from a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyolefin using an extrusion blow molding process.
  • Collapsible container 10 includes a main body portion 12 having a sidewall 13 that defines an interior space having a volume.
  • the collapsible container 10 further includes a neck portion 14 that in the preferred embodiment has at least one external thread 16 for receiving a closure or a coupling.
  • An opening 18 is defined in the neck portion 14 and is in communication with the interior space of the collapsible container 10 .
  • Container 10 preferably includes a tapered upper transition portion 22 , an intermediate portion 24 and a tapered bottom transition portion 28 .
  • the tapered upper transition portion 22 includes an upper surface 20 that is unitary with the neck portion 14 and with the sidewall 13 of the main body portion 12 .
  • Container 10 further includes a bottom surface 26 , which is best shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the main body portion 12 and specifically the intermediate portion 24 , has a first side 30 and a second side 32 , as is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the first side 30 has a first outwardly extending crease 34 defined therein and the second side 32 has a second outwardly extending crease 36 defined therein.
  • the first and second sides 30 , 32 are preferably substantially symmetrical in shape and size.
  • the intermediate portion 24 includes a front surface 42 and an opposing rear surface 43 that is substantially symmetrical in shape and size to the front surface 42 .
  • a pair of hinge lines 38 At an interface between the respective front and rear surfaces 42 , 43 and the first side 30 are provided a pair of hinge lines 38 , best shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .
  • a pair of hinge lines 40 At an interface between the respective front and rear surfaces 42 , 43 and the second side 32 are provided a pair of hinge lines 40 .
  • outwardly extending creases 34 , 36 and the hinge lines 38 , 40 permit the main body portion 12 and specifically the intermediate portion 24 to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases 34 , 36 when the volume of the interior space within the container 10 is reduced.
  • the tapered upper transition portion 22 includes a pair of upper oblique surfaces 44 , 46 , each of which is positioned between the upper surface 20 and a respective one of the sides 30 , 32 .
  • the tapered bottom transition portion 28 includes a pair of lower oblique surfaces 48 , 50 , each of which is positioned between the bottom surface 26 and a respective one of the sides 30 , 32 .
  • the main body portion 12 is constructed and arranged so that the intermediate portion 24 will fold substantially flat on the volume of the interior space is sufficiently reduced.
  • the tapered upper transition portion 22 and the tapered bottom transition portion 28 are both preferably constructed so that they substantially retained their shape when the intermediate portion 24 is folded flat.
  • the tapered bottom transition portion 28 is preferably substantially symmetrical in shape with respect to the tapered upper transition portion 22 .
  • a hanging hook 54 is preferably attached to the bottom surface 26 .
  • the hanging hook 54 preferably has a hole 56 defined therein.
  • a hook-shaped projection could be used in lieu of the hole 56 .
  • the hanging hook 54 is preferably integrally molded with a central rib 52 that is defined in the bottom surface 26 .
  • the central rib 52 is preferably aligned with the outwardly extending creases 34 , 36 that are defined in the first and second sides 30 , 32 .
  • a pair of locking channels 58 may be molded into the bottom surface 26 in order to receive and releasably secure the hanging hook 54 in a nondeployed position as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 6 .
  • the locking channels 58 and the bottom surface 26 are best shown in FIG. 5 .
  • a container 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the invention is preferably manufactured by extruding a parison of plastic material, capturing a portion of the parison within a mold and inflating the portion of the parison that is within the mold against the walls of the mold to fabricate the specific shape of the container 10 that is described in detail above.
  • other types of molding processes could be used.

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A blow molded collapsible container includes a main body portion having a sidewall that defines an interior space that has a volume. The container further has a neck portion that is unitary with the sidewall. The neck portion has an opening defined therein that is in communication with the interior space. The main body portion includes opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof. The main body portion is constructed and arranged to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases when the volume of the interior space is reduced. The collapsible container is shaped in a manner that facilitates fabrication using an extrusion blow molding process.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • 1. Field of the Invention
  • This invention relates generally to the field of collapsible containers, which are commonly used in healthcare applications to administer parenteral nutrition and other fluids to patients. More specifically, this invention relates to an improved collapsible container that is shaped in a manner to facilitate efficient volumetric contraction and that may be fabricated using an extrusion blow molding process.
  • 2. Description of the Related Technology
  • Collapsible containers such as flexible pouches are commonly used in healthcare applications to dispense such fluids as saline solution, parenteral solutions and other liquids to patients. Such containers are typically designed to be suspended from a hanging hook, with the fluid being withdrawn from a lower end of the container.
  • One such container is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,880,311 to McPhee. As the fluid is withdrawn from the container, the internal volume of the container is reduced, causing the flexible sidewalls to be drawn inwardly. However, as may be seen in FIG. 4, a significant amount of volume remains within the container even after the maximum possible amount of fluid has been dispensed. In order to compensate for this volumetric inefficiency, the container would have to be distributed so that it is only partially filled with fluid, with the remainder of the initial volume of the container being a gas such as air. This additional headspace requires additional plastic material, which adds to manufacturing costs.
  • Collapsible containers are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,926,341 to Lhoest. These containers include sidewalls that have inwardly extending hinge lines about which the sidewall is designed to collapse while fluid is being dispensed. While some of these designs may be more volumetrically efficient than the McPhee container, the shape of the container is difficult or impossible to fabricate using a conventional blow molding process. Specifically, the presence of the inwardly extending fold lines would make it difficult or impossible to withdraw the container from a mold.
  • A need exists for an improved collapsible container that is shaped in a manner to facilitate efficient volumetric contraction and that may be fabricated using an extrusion blow molding process.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved collapsible container that is shaped in a manner to facilitate efficient volumetric contraction and that may be fabricated using an extrusion blow molding process.
  • In order to achieve the above and other objects of the invention, a blow molded collapsible container according to a first aspect of the invention includes a main body portion having a sidewall that defines an interior space that has a volume. The container further has a neck portion that is unitary with the sidewall. The neck portion has an opening defined therein that is in communication with the interior space. The main body portion includes opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof. The main body portion is constructed and arranged to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases when the volume of the interior space is reduced.
  • A method of making a collapsible container according to a second aspect of the invention includes steps of extruding a parison of plastic material; capturing a portion of the parison within a mold; inflating the portion of the parison that is within the mold against the walls of the mold to fabricate a collapsible container having a neck portion and a main body portion having opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof; and removing the collapsible container from the mold.
  • These and various other advantages and features of novelty that characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forming a part hereof. However, for a better understanding of the invention, its advantages, and the objects obtained by its use, reference should be made to the drawings which form a further part hereof, and to the accompanying descriptive matter, in which there is illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an improved collapsible container that is constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the collapsible container that is shown FIG. 1; and
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatical depiction showing movement of one component of the collapsible container that is shown in FIG. 1.
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  • Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding structure throughout the views, and referring in particular to FIG. 1, a collapsible container 10 that is constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is preferably fabricated from a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyolefin using an extrusion blow molding process.
  • Collapsible container 10 includes a main body portion 12 having a sidewall 13 that defines an interior space having a volume. The collapsible container 10 further includes a neck portion 14 that in the preferred embodiment has at least one external thread 16 for receiving a closure or a coupling. An opening 18 is defined in the neck portion 14 and is in communication with the interior space of the collapsible container 10.
  • Container 10 preferably includes a tapered upper transition portion 22, an intermediate portion 24 and a tapered bottom transition portion 28. The tapered upper transition portion 22 includes an upper surface 20 that is unitary with the neck portion 14 and with the sidewall 13 of the main body portion 12. Container 10 further includes a bottom surface 26, which is best shown in FIG. 5.
  • The main body portion 12, and specifically the intermediate portion 24, has a first side 30 and a second side 32, as is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The first side 30 has a first outwardly extending crease 34 defined therein and the second side 32 has a second outwardly extending crease 36 defined therein. The first and second sides 30, 32 are preferably substantially symmetrical in shape and size. The intermediate portion 24 includes a front surface 42 and an opposing rear surface 43 that is substantially symmetrical in shape and size to the front surface 42. At an interface between the respective front and rear surfaces 42, 43 and the first side 30 are provided a pair of hinge lines 38, best shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Similarly, at an interface between the respective front and rear surfaces 42, 43 and the second side 32 are provided a pair of hinge lines 40.
  • The presence of the outwardly extending creases 34, 36 and the hinge lines 38, 40 permit the main body portion 12 and specifically the intermediate portion 24 to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases 34, 36 when the volume of the interior space within the container 10 is reduced.
  • In the preferred embodiment, the tapered upper transition portion 22 includes a pair of upper oblique surfaces 44, 46, each of which is positioned between the upper surface 20 and a respective one of the sides 30, 32. The tapered bottom transition portion 28 includes a pair of lower oblique surfaces 48, 50, each of which is positioned between the bottom surface 26 and a respective one of the sides 30, 32. Preferably, the main body portion 12 is constructed and arranged so that the intermediate portion 24 will fold substantially flat on the volume of the interior space is sufficiently reduced. However, the tapered upper transition portion 22 and the tapered bottom transition portion 28 are both preferably constructed so that they substantially retained their shape when the intermediate portion 24 is folded flat.
  • The tapered bottom transition portion 28 is preferably substantially symmetrical in shape with respect to the tapered upper transition portion 22.
  • A hanging hook 54 is preferably attached to the bottom surface 26. The hanging hook 54 preferably has a hole 56 defined therein. Alternatively, a hook-shaped projection could be used in lieu of the hole 56. The hanging hook 54 is preferably integrally molded with a central rib 52 that is defined in the bottom surface 26. The central rib 52 is preferably aligned with the outwardly extending creases 34, 36 that are defined in the first and second sides 30, 32.
  • In the preferred embodiment, a pair of locking channels 58 may be molded into the bottom surface 26 in order to receive and releasably secure the hanging hook 54 in a nondeployed position as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 6. The locking channels 58 and the bottom surface 26 are best shown in FIG. 5.
  • A container 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the invention is preferably manufactured by extruding a parison of plastic material, capturing a portion of the parison within a mold and inflating the portion of the parison that is within the mold against the walls of the mold to fabricate the specific shape of the container 10 that is described in detail above. Alternatively, other types of molding processes could be used.
  • It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

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1. A blow molded collapsible container, comprising:
a main body portion having a sidewall that defines an interior space having a volume;
a neck portion that is unitary with the sidewall and has an opening defined therein that is in communication with the interior space; and wherein
the main body portion includes opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof, and wherein the main body portion is constructed and arranged to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases when the volume of the interior space is reduced.
2. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion is constructed and arranged to be able to fold to a substantially flat configuration as the volume of the interior space is reduced.
3. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion and the neck portion are blow molded from a thermoplastic material.
4. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion and the neck portion are fabricated using an extrusion blow molding process.
5. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion further includes a bottom surface and a pair of lower oblique surfaces, each of the lower oblique surfaces being between the bottom surface and a respective one of the sides.
6. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion further includes an upper surface that is unitary with the neck portion and a pair of upper oblique surfaces, each of the upper oblique surfaces being between the upper surface and a respective one of the sides.
7. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, further comprising a hanging hook that is unitary with the main body portion.
8. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 7, wherein the hanging hook is substantially aligned with the outwardly extending creases as viewed in side elevation.
9. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion includes an intermediate portion and a tapered upper transition portion that is interposed between the intermediate portion and the neck portion.
10. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 9, wherein the outwardly extending creases are defined in the intermediate portion.
11. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 9, wherein the main body portion further includes a tapered bottom transition portion.
12. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 11, wherein the tapered bottom transition portion is substantially symmetrical in shape with respect to the tapered upper transition portion.
13. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 1, wherein the tapered upper transition portion includes an upper surface that is unitary with the neck portion and a pair of upper oblique surfaces, each of the upper oblique surfaces being between the upper surface and a respective one of the sides.
14. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 11, wherein the tapered bottom transition portion includes a bottom surface and a pair of lower oblique surfaces, each of the lower oblique surfaces being between the bottom surface and a respective one of the sides.
15. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 14, further comprising a hanging hook that is unitary with the bottom surface.
16. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 9, wherein the intermediate portion is constructed and arranged to fold substantially flat when the volume of the interior space is sufficiently reduced.
17. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 16, wherein the tapered upper transition portion is constructed and arranged to substantially retain its shape when the intermediate portion is folded substantially flat.
18. A blow molded collapsible container according to claim 16, wherein the main body portion further includes a tapered bottom transition portion and wherein the tapered bottom transition portion is constructed and arranged to substantially retain its shape when the intermediate portion is folded substantially flat.
19. A method of making a collapsible container, comprising steps of:
extruding a parison of plastic material;
capturing a portion of the parison within a mold;
inflating the portion of the parison that is within the mold against the walls of the mold to fabricate a collapsible container having a neck portion and a main body portion having opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof; and
removing the collapsible container from the mold.
20. A container made according to the method of claim 19.
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