Container assembly and method for making assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9868252
APP PUB NO 20120248107A1
SERIAL NO

13524422

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The present invention is directed to a method of assembling a container including an inner tube contained within an outer tube. The method includes providing an outer tube, providing a spacing element adjacent the open top of the outer tube and inserting an inner tube within the outer tube. The spacing element provides for venting of air from between the inner and outer tubes through the top of the container during assembly thereof.

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BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY1 BECTON DRIVE FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417

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Manoussakis, Dimitrios Wyckoff, US 15 339
Reichenbach, Judith Pompton Plains, US 3 13
White, Jay Columbus, US 14 578

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