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Crushable plastic bottle

  • US 6,223,932 B1
  • Filed: 09/15/1998
  • Issued: 05/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A plastic bottle which can be crushed and collapsed both before and after use, said bottle having a plurality of creases that form parallel pleats on wall surfaces of a body of said plastic bottle, said pleats extending around a perimeter of said body including top, bottom and two opposite disposed side surfaces of said bottle, said pleats having a wide panel and a narrow panel with said creases alternately forming ridges and roots of said pleats, the relative dimensions of said wide and narrow panels enabling creases near an outside surface of said bottle to fold into creases near a center of said bottle, whereby said bottle can be shipped in a collapsed condition prior to use, expanded for use, and again collapsed after use.

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