Patent ID: 7766190
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing container for cyanoacrylate adhesives comprising: a soft metal container having a dispensing opening at one end and a crimped closure at an opposite end, the container defining a main body portion having an interior between the ends, a stiffener having a length formed of a more rigid material than the soft metal of the container received in the interior of the container, the stiffener having a hollow interior and an outer dimension defined by an outer wall, the outer dimension being less than an inner dimension of the main body portion of the container defined by an inner wall of the container whereby the stiffener in cross section is smaller than the main body of the container in cross section providing an at least partially circumferential space between the container inner dimension and the stiffener outer dimension such that the stiffener is free to float within the container main body when the container main body is in its as fully formed condition, and the container has been dosed with an adhesive, the adhesive filling at least some of the circumferential space between the outer dimension of the stiffener and the inner dimension of the container, the adhesive contacting both an inner surface and an outer surface of the stiffener when the container has been dosed, the stiffener having a plurality of openings between the hollow interior and an exterior of the stiffener providing a plurality of circumferentially spaced pathways extending for a majority of the length of the stiffener for adhesive to flow from the space to and from the stiffener interior, the stiffener being resilient and deformable under dispensing pressure applied to the wall of the container whereby the stiffener may resist collapse of the container while resiliently returning the collapsed container from a more collapsed position to a less collapsed position upon release of dispensing pressure.