Patent ID: 6102568
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible fluid receptacle comprising:an outer shell, said shell having an upper edge and comprising:a pair of side walls, wherein each of said side walls has a top edge and a base and wherein said top edge is longer than said base, said side walls assuming a substantially outwardly diverging position from each other from their respective top edges to their bases when in the uncollapsed state; anda pair of end walls, wherein said end walls have a substantially triangular configuration, said end walls are foldable substantially along a line bisecting said end walls, and said bisecting lines define a height; andan inner, flexible liner attached to said shell upper edge, wherein said liner has a pair of liner side walls, said liner having a vertical length less than said height and wherein said liner side walls when holding a fluid pull slightly away from said substantially outwardly diverging shell side walls so as to create an air gap between said liner and said shell side walls.