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US20010040164A1
US20010040164A1 US09/725,465 US72546500A US2001040164A1 US 20010040164 A1 US20010040164 A1 US 20010040164A1 US 72546500 A US72546500 A US 72546500A US 2001040164 A1 US2001040164 A1 US 2001040164A1
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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—Rigid or semi-rigid 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 or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/06—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents with closable apertures at bottom

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  • This invention relates to containers and particularly to containers for foodstuffs and other viscous materials such as toothpaste, make-up or the like.
  • a container includes openings at least at the top and bottom thereof.
  • the top opening may be closed (by applying the lid) and the bottom opening opened (by opening a similar lid, for example).
  • top and bottom openings are complemental so that it may be attached to a similar container for a double or multi-compartmentalised container to be constituted.
  • a plurality of openings may be provided for special effects and for multifaceted containers.
  • the container is preferably made from a polymeric material but it will be appreciated that it can be made from glass. It may also be made from a metal with lids top and bottom and with complemental openings for attachment to a similar container.
  • the container may be tubular for example, a toothpaste tube or tube for make-up or other cosmetic material.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a jar according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a stack of jars
  • FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a canister according to the invention.
  • a plastic jar 10 has lids 12 and 14 top and bottom. Either can serve as the first opening until the level of the material in the jar has dropped to a state where it is difficult to extract the material. The second lid is then removed so that the remaining material may be removed.
  • the openings 16 and 18 may be provided with complemental screw threading so that one may be screwed into the other as shown in FIG. 2.
  • openings 20 , 22 are also complemental but are bayonet formations. Lids 26 , 28 are separately removable for the same purpose as described above.

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Abstract

A container is provided with openings top and bottom so that the bottom can be opened when the contents of the containers are no longer accessible foil the top—the top then being closed and the contents removed from the bottom opening.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates to containers and particularly to containers for foodstuffs and other viscous materials such as toothpaste, make-up or the like. [0001]
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Many foodstuffs are packed into bottles or similar containers which have substantial depth making it difficult to remove the last portions of the foodstuff. Thus, a considerable quantity of otherwise edible material is wasted due to the impossibility or difficulty of its removal from the bottom of the bottle or the like. [0002]
  • It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement which obviates this problem. [0003]
    • THE INVENTION
  • According to the invention a container includes openings at least at the top and bottom thereof. [0004]
  • Thus, when the level of the material in the container reaches the bottom zone, the top opening may be closed (by applying the lid) and the bottom opening opened (by opening a similar lid, for example). [0005]
  • In a refinement of the invention the top and bottom openings are complemental so that it may be attached to a similar container for a double or multi-compartmentalised container to be constituted. [0006]
  • A plurality of openings may be provided for special effects and for multifaceted containers. [0007]
  • The container is preferably made from a polymeric material but it will be appreciated that it can be made from glass. It may also be made from a metal with lids top and bottom and with complemental openings for attachment to a similar container. The container may be tubular for example, a toothpaste tube or tube for make-up or other cosmetic material.[0008]
    • EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
  • An embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which [0009]
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a jar according to the invention; [0010]
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a stack of jars; [0011]
  • FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a canister according to the invention.[0012]
  • In FIG. 1, a [0013] plastic jar 10 has lids 12 and 14 top and bottom. Either can serve as the first opening until the level of the material in the jar has dropped to a state where it is difficult to extract the material. The second lid is then removed so that the remaining material may be removed.
  • The [0014] openings 16 and 18 may be provided with complemental screw threading so that one may be screwed into the other as shown in FIG. 2.
  • In FIG. 3 the [0015] openings 20, 22 are also complemental but are bayonet formations. Lids 26, 28 are separately removable for the same purpose as described above.

Claims (7)

1. A container including openings at least at the top and bottom thereof.
2. A container according to
claim 1
 in which the top and bottom openings are complemental for engagement to constitute a multi-compartmentalised container.
3. A container according to any of the above claims including a plurality of other openings for special effects and multifaceted containers.
4. A container according to any of the above claims which is tubular.
5. A container according to
claim 4
 in the form of a toothpaste tube.
6. A container according to
claim 4
 in the form of a tube for cosmetic material.
7. A container substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
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