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Bistable expandable bottle

CA 1314007 C · Owner: Merz, Theodore P. · Inventors: Dirksing, Robert S.; Girardot, Richard M.; Merz, Theodore P.

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A bistable expandable bottle preferably including a concentrated material to be diluted, said bottle being comprised of convex shaped bellows when in its expanded condition, said bottle also including opposed handle means for facilitating the extension of the bottle from its collapsed to its expanded condition. In a preferred embodiment a selfventing closure is also employed to seal the orifice in said bottle to permit extension of the bottle from its collapsed to its expanded condition without loosening or removing of the closure .

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  • Granted March 2, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 2, 2010.
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FiledApril 13, 1988
GrantedMarch 2, 1993
Term endedMarch 2, 2010
Patent numberCA 1314007 C
Classification (IPC)B65D21/08 +2 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedApril 13, 1988Patent grantedMarch 2, 1993Term endedMarch 2, 2010

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