Fluid container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11911340-B2
Application number	US-201917255883-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2019
Priority date	Jul 5, 2018
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

A fluid container for holding a fluid, specifically adapted for improved user handling by reducing the risk of fluid spillage in combination with easy extraction of the fluid comprised in the container. The present disclosure also relates to a fluid container system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid container, comprising:
a lower container body adapted for receiving a fluid and comprising a container wall,
a base provided at a lower edge of the container wall, the base formed in an essentially rigid material, and
an upper container body connected to and extending along a circumference of an upper edge of the container wall, the upper container body comprising a flap portion provided to extend along a circumference of the upper container body, the flap portion forming an opening to the lower container body,
wherein:
the container wall is arranged to be angled inwardly towards a center of the lower container body,
the flap portion is flexible and adapted to be adjustably arranged in a down-folded state angled below the upper edge of the container wall or in an up-folded state angled above the upper edge of the container wall,
the flap portion comprises an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge forming the opening to the lower container body, and
the fluid container farther comprises one of:
a first lid detachably connected to the inner edge of the flap portion and extending over the opening to the lower container body when the flap portion is arranged in the up-folded state, or
a second lid detachably connected to the inner edge of the flap portion and extending over the opening to the lower container body when the flap portion is arranged in the down-folded state.

2. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid container forms a fluid trap when the flap portion is arranged in the down-folded state.

3. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein the base is circular.

4. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the base is concave.

5. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein the container wall is self-supporting.

6. The fluid container according to claim 1 , therein the upper edge of the container wall comprises a collar portion.

7. The fluid container according to claim 6 , wherein the collar portion is angled towards a center of the lower container body.

8. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the opening of the flap portion is between 50 mm and 70 mm.

9. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the container wall is provided with gripping means.

10. The fluid container according to claim 1 , wherein the lower container body is a plastic bag.

11. The fluid container according to claim 1 , further comprising a third lid detachably connected to the outer edge of the flap portion and extending over the opening to the lower container body when the flap portion is arranged in the down-folded state.

12. The fluid container according to claim 11 , wherein a space formed between the second and the third lid is adapted to receive at least one of a swab and a dye to be mixed with the fluid arranged within the lower container body.

13. The fluid container according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first, the second and the third lid comprises a seal off foil or a film.

14. A fluid container system, comprising:
a fluid container according to claim 1 ; and
the fluid.

15. The fluid container system according to claim 14 , wherein the fluid comprises an alcohol.

16. The fluid container system according to claim 14 , wherein the fluid container is sterilized.

17. The fluid container system according to claim 14 , further comprising a packaging adapted to ensure that the fluid container is kept in a sterile environment.

Assignees

• Moelnlycke Health Care Ab

Inventors

• Jakobsson Conny

Classifications

• A61J1/1412 Primary

  Containers with closing means, e.g. caps · CPC title

• A61J1/12

  with means for holding samples of contents · CPC title

• B65D17/4011

  for opening completely by means of a tearing tab · CPC title

• B65D23/06

  Integral drip catchers or drip-preventing means · CPC title

• B65D47/066

  the spout being either flexible or having a flexible wall portion, whereby the spout is foldable between a dispensing and a non-dispensing position (B65D47/2043 takes precedence) · CPC title