Patent ID: 6227439
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A liquid-resistant container comprising:a planar carton blank of impregnated cardboard, said blank having folding lines and edge flaps wherein the blank is folded to form the container, said container having a double folded bottom portion formed by bottom portion halves, the bottom portion halves of which are adapted to be pulled in by a simple hand grip with a snapped or curved contour along the bottom folding line and thereby hold the container stretched in a ready-for-use condition by means of inherent elastic forces in the bottom portion of the container and adjacent container portions, where a liquid-tight container inner portion with associated bottom portion, a liner or bag being present in the inner portion is connected at opposite edges of the container inner portion to a container outer portion, which forms a bracing, enveloping outer portion for the inner portion, wherein a bottom brace and bottom-closing means is adapted to brace bottom portion and opposite sides of the container in a direction across a central plane of the container through the bottom folding line of the bottom portion, wherein the container is waterproof.