Patent ID: 6158620
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible container comprising:a front and a back;a first side between the front and back, and a second side between the front and back opposite the first side;a top and a bottom;a recessed planar panel incorporated into each of the front and back;a vertical hinge line on each of the first and second sides;a V-shaped hinge portion at each end of each vertical hinge line, each V-shaped hinge portion comprising a pair of hinge lines extending outwardly from a vertex at the end of the vertical hinge line toward a respective corner of the first and second sides; andan opening in the top adapted to dispense there through a liquid,whereby the recessed planar panels, vertical hinge lines and V-shaped hinge portions cooperate to allow the container to collapse inwardly without the container becoming larger in any dimension as the liquid contents of the container are reduced upon dispensing of a liquid contained therein.