Abstract: A toy including stand up flexible pouch or other flexible type pouch affixed to a rollable mechanical base and method of making the toy. When assembled, the toy may be manually or remotely controlled to roll or move about in a predetermined direction or fashion. The flexible pouch is shaped and printed to resemble a desired character while still maintaining its ability to contain a product. The base apparatus includes rolling members, e.g., wheels, to allow the base to be rolled or otherwise moved across a surface. The pouch and base are joined together, for example, by heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, adhesives, etc. The rollable base may include a battery or other power source and/or electronics allowing for remote controllability of the assembled toy. The flexible pouch may contain a separate food or other product and a fitment, snap closure or other type of reclosure as desired.

Abstract: A collapsible container is disclosed having a top portion and base portion joined by a midsection of undulating walls of accordion style which allows for the axial compression and expansion of the container. A U-shaped handle is also disclosed which provides for grasping of the container, provides axial stability when the container is in its fully expanded form, secures the container in its fully collapsed form, and protects the container's closure mechanism.

Abstract: The instant invention is a foldable plastic container consisting of accordion type pleats, a top having a circular depression for filling/emptying the container, a folding handle fastened to the top, and a telescoping nozzle which may be nested and contained in the cover or expanded for pouring a liquid.

Abstract: A flask having a retractable body of approximately cylindrical plastic material formed by a succession of conical upper and lower sections connected at their apexes and in their troughs, an angle &agr; being formed between the conical upper section and a transverse plane and an angle &bgr; being formed between the conical lower section and a transverse plane, wherein the succession of conical sections alternate rigid/flexible, making it possible to obtain at least two stable extension positions, and a plurality of stable intermediate positions having axial symmetry, and wherein the radius of curvature of the troughs is less than or equal to about 0.2 millimeters.

Abstract: A wire-frame or supporting framework for a bottle has an interior portion of high barrier, thin, non-toxic plastic, for example, blow-molded polyethylene naphalate, and an outer portion of rigid or semi-rigid plastic cage-like structure, for example, injection molded polyethylene terephthalate. A method of manufacturing the aforesaid bottle includes the steps of forming the outer supporting wire-frame structure, inserting a preform therein and blow-molding the preform within the supporting wire-frame structure to form the bottle of defined size and shape.

Abstract: A rigid wall telescoping wine bottle includes an outer cylinder member having an inner cylindrical wall with internal threads and an inner cylindrical member having a bottom end, a top end and external threads engagable with the internal threads. An axially located tube of small diameter as compared with the diameter of the inner cylindrical wall passes through the top and bottom ends of the inner cylindrical member and terminates at the top end in a transparent threaded neck which serves as a pouring spout. An O-ring seal near the bottom end of the inner cylindrical member seals against the inner wall of the outer cylindrical member. Turning the inner member into the outer member displaces air above the wine minimizing oxidation and causing the wine to be forced up the tube into the neck.

Abstract: A portable liquid container for use while exercising to provide a source of fluid and to enhance the benefits of exercise by increasing the load on selected limbs and muscles. The container comprises a contoured liquid container body and strap assembly for removably securing a container to a user such that one or more containers may be carried by the user while exercising to provide additional weight to enhance the benefits of exercising. The container body includes a flexible concave wall for comfortably conforming to the user's body. The strap assembly includes at least one spare pocket for containing personal articles.

Abstract: A holder, for use with disposable baby feeding liners, includes a body having a plurality of walls. The walls form at least one pair of opposed walls that are adapted to be compressed to press against a liner contained within the holder to expel air from the liner. In another embodiment, each wall of at least one pair of opposed walls has a wall portion that is adapted to be compressed to press against the liner. In either embodiment, the bottom of the holder is either opened or is a surface having at least one air vent therethrough.

Abstract: A bottle for carbonated beverages is disclosed. The bottle almost completely prevents the dissolved carbonic dioxide from vaporizing and vanishing into carbonic acid gas when drinking the carbonated beverage sparingly, thus maintaining the cool and fresh taste of the carbonated beverage for a lengthy period of time. A bellows is formed on the bottle body and may be compressed by at least two strip fasteners, thus reducing the volume of the bottle. In order to couple the fasteners to the bottle, the bottle has at least two lock slits with respective elastic pawls and at least two passing slits with respective stop depressions. The lock slits may be formed on the neck flange of the bottle, while the passing slits may be formed on the bottle stand. Alternatively, the positions of the lock slits and the passing slits may be changed with each other.

Abstract: A plastics material bottle is collapsible by applying axial compression, the bottle comprising a cylindrical body having a polygonal cross-section, e.g. a section that is substantially square or rectangular with rounded corners (18), the body being formed with transverse fluting grooves (14) which include fold starters (16) situated in the immediate vicinity of the above-mentioned rounded corners (18). The invention is particularly applicable to bottles for containing beverages such as mineral water, for example.

Abstract: A reusable, collapsible urine container includes a bottom wall and a relatively flexible, peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral side wall includes upper, intermediate and lower concentric portions and an uppermost inclined or non-concentric portion extending upwardly and angularly from the upper concentric portion. The intermediate concentric portion has a wall thickness less than the upper and lower concentric portions, such that the peripheral side wall movable between axially extended and collapsed positions, wherein, in the collapsed position, the lower concentric side wall portion is partially telescoped within the upper concentric side wall portion with the intermediate concentric portion reverse folded therebetween. The uppermost or non-concentric portion is formed with an annular rim defining an upper open end of the container, the rim adapted to receive a removable cap. A handle is integrally formed in the peripheral side wall.

Abstract: A plastic blow molded container (10) of polyethylene terephthalate has a side wall (18) at least three vertically spaced horizontal ribs (38) of an annular shape and at least (12) vertical ribs (40) spaced circumferentially and extending between the horizontal ribs to cooperate therewith to define generally rectangular panels (42) that are capable of flexing inwardly to accommodate for shrinkage upon cooling. The construction of the container allows it to have a lightweight construction according to the equation:W.sub.G <12.sub.G +34V.sub.Gwherein W.sub.G is the weight in grams of the container, 12.sub.G is 12 grams, and 34V.sub.G is a weight in grams that is 34 times the internal volume of the container in liters. The horizontal ribs (38), the vertical ribs (40), and the rectangular panels (42) are constructed and positioned to facilitate label application to the container side wall (18).

Abstract: An infant nursing device has flexible side walls which may be compressed to cause pressure on the removable internal fluid containing bag causes air to be expelled out of the unidirectional tip opening of a nipple located atop the device. The infant nursing device is assembled by securing a top assembly to the top portion of the device. The top assembly holds the removable bag and nipple assembly in place. The infant nursing device does not include any mechanical parts that may get caught on the baby, clothes, and surrounding things, while providing an easy method and device for removing air from a baby's nursing food.

Abstract: A flexible neck baby bottle (10) comprises a nursing container (12) having a neck (14) at an open end, to hold a liquid therein. A nipple assembly (16) is adapted to be received in a mouth (18) of a baby (20). A structure (22) is for mounting in a watertight sealed manner the nipple assembly (16) to the neck (14) of the nursing container (12). A facility (24) in the nursing container (12) directly below the neck (14), is for allowing bending of the neck (14) with the mounting structure (22) and the nipple assembly (16) freely in any direction without inhibiting a flow of the liquid from the nursing container (12) out through the nipple assembly (16) and into the mouth (18) of the baby (20), so that the baby can easily maneuver and orient the nipple assembly (16) at any angle when nursing.

Abstract: A semi-rigid container, has a semi-rigid folding portion consisting of the plurality of diamond shaped panels forming a frustoconical shape. The panels are arced relative to the interconnecting frustoconical substrate in the transverse and longitudinal directions so that while the panels provide rigidity against a longitudinal collapsing force, they are able to expand transversely to enable folding of the folding portion under the longitudinal collapsing force and to resist expansion from the collapsed state. Other shapes of the panels are also described.

Abstract: An axially crushable bottle made of plastics material and formed with transverse corrugations over the major portion of its height has fold starters in each corrugation, which fold starters project outwards from the bottoms of the corrugations and are angularly offset from one corrugation to another.

Abstract: A collapsible container comprising a peripheral side wall; a closed bottom at a lower end of the peripheral side wall and an opening at an upper end of the peripheral side wall; the peripheral side wall having at least three axial sections, with at least one relatively thin section located axially between upper and lower relatively thick sections; wherein at a transition area between the relatively thin section and at least one of the upper and lower relatively thick sections, the peripheral side wall is shaped to include a sideways oriented, substantially S-shaped cross section.

Abstract: A reusable collapsible container includes a bottom wall and a relatively flexible, peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall movable between axially extended and collapsed positions. The side wall includes lower and upper relatively thicker portions and an intermediate relatively thinner portion, and the upper portion joins with an annular rim adapted to receive a removable cap. The intermediate side wall portion is tapered radially inwardly and downwardly, and the lower side wall portion is tapered radially outwardly and downwardly substantially to the bottom wall, such that in a collapsed position, the lower side wall portion is partially telescoped within the upper side wall portion, with the intermediate portion reverse folded therebetween.

Abstract: A container is formed for a liquid. In order to reduce a volume of the container for a liquid after use thereof, a bellows portion is provided at an axial direction portion of a container main body. A lid member is removed, and liquid within the container for a liquid is discharged from an opening portion. The bellows portion is contracted so that head space can be adjusted and so that a volume of the container main body can be reduced. Further, because the head space can be adjusted, an interior of the container for a liquid is always substantially filled with the liquid so that oxidation of the liquid can be prevented. When the liquid is poured, the bellows portion automatically expands and contracts so that the liquid flows quickly and so that little air is drawn in. Further, if a certain amount or more of the liquid in the interior is discharged, the volume can be reduced, and a volume-reduced state can be maintained by tightly screwing the lid member.

Abstract: A bottle (10, 110) is made of flexible material which can be folded or rolled up into a deformed configuration of limited dimensions. The bottle comprises, between the pouring neck (14, 114) and side walls (15, 115), elements which engage with a fastening element (17, 117) which can be fitted onto the bottle to keep it in the deformed configuration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bottle made of synthetic resin, for containing various liquids, that can be easily fractured for easier handling during disposal or recycling. The bottle comprises a plurality of fracturing walls, each formed in a longitudinal band shape extending substantially in a direction of a central axis of the bottle, and main walls each disposed between the fracturing walls. The fracturing walls are made of a first material and a second material, the first material being a synthetic resin that is the same as a synthetic resin forming the main walls and/or has good compatibility with the synthetic resin of the main walls, the second material being a synthetic resin that has poor compatibility with the synthetic resin of the main walls. The bonding strength between the fracturing walls and the main walls is controlled so as to make the bottle easily fractured. If necessary, an inner covering member can be assembled within the bottle.

Abstract: A collapsible container with four side faces, a top portion, a bottom and multiple score lines defined in each of the four side faces so that a one-quarter rotation of the top portion of the container while the bottom is held stationary causes the side faces to collapse and fold inward upon themselves along score lines on each side face.