Collabsible container and method of using collapsible containers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8534478
APP PUB NO 20120037661A1
SERIAL NO

13028771

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A collapsible container and a method of using the collapsible container are provided. In one embodiment of the container, the container comprises a collapsible fold area associating a base portion with a nestable portion, the collapsible fold area being structured such that a collapsing of collapsible fold area results in disposal of at least a portion of the nestable portion within the base volume. In one embodiment of the method, the method comprises the steps of nestling the collapsed containers with one another for efficient space storage when said collapsed containers are not in use, and releasing a vacuum or applying a force to return a collapsed container to its full or expanded position.

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DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP INC5301 LEGACY DRIVE LEGAL DEPART PLANO TX 75024

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Ankney, Donald Harold Ellicott City, US 1 9
Gutekunst, Brady Glen Anaheim, US 1 9
Hogle, Gregory M Jackson, US 1 9
Mays,, III Charles Ishmael Frisco, US 1 9
Sharp, Byron Lee Whittier, US 1 9

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