EP0115990A1 - Flexible material container for liquids - Google Patents

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EP0115990A1
EP0115990A1 EP84400177A EP84400177A EP0115990A1 EP 0115990 A1 EP0115990 A1 EP 0115990A1 EP 84400177 A EP84400177 A EP 84400177A EP 84400177 A EP84400177 A EP 84400177A EP 0115990 A1 EP0115990 A1 EP 0115990A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D75/5811—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness and defining, after tearing, a small dispensing spout, a small orifice or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to a container made of flexible material intended to receive a liquid.
  • the object of the invention is to produce a container made of flexible or semi-rigid material, in particular plastic, capable of receiving the aforementioned liquids, but the cost price of which is considerably lowered by a simplification of its structure and consequently of its manufacturing process.
  • the invention aims to provide such a container provided with a particularly simple and inexpensive closure device.
  • the container has two flat support faces forming a dihedral whose angle is less than 90 ° when the container is filled with liquid, and these two flat faces are connected by a neck at the end of which is formed a liquid expulsion opening.
  • the container when the container is filled with liquid, it normally rests on one or the other of the two flat support faces, the liquid outlet opening being formed in a median plane of the container, with respect to which the two halves of it are symmetrical. Thanks to the angle formed between the two support faces, the liquid expulsion opening is therefore never directed downwards when the container rests on one of said support faces, so that the liquid can not accidentally spilling out of the container.
  • the container consists of two half-shells each comprising a bearing face and which are fixed to each other on their periphery according to a median plane with respect to which these two half -shells are symmetrical, the fixing being preferably obtained by welding.
  • the container shown in the drawings is made of a suitable flexible or semi-rigid material such as plastic films, complexes, etc., and intended to receive a liquid such as a household cleaning product, other liquids obviously being able to be used.
  • This container comprises two half-shells 1, flexible or semi-rigid, symmetrical to one another with respect to. a median plane P, materialized by a rigid and flat assembly cord 3.
  • Each half or half-shell 1 has a flat face 2 bearing on a container support plane 4, and the faces 2 form between them a dihedral whose angle ⁇ ( Figure 1) is less than 90 ° when the container is filled with liquid and therefore the faces 2 are tight.
  • the angle ⁇ is approximately 45 °.
  • Each flat face 2 is extended, on the side opposite to the edge of the dihedral, by a part 5 inclined on the plane of symmetry P, these two parts 5 converging so as to form a neck having a terminal opening 6.
  • each flexible half 1 has a bulge 7, of hemispherical shape in the example shown, these two bulges 7 together delimiting a sphere of diametrical plane P.
  • the half-shells 1 are extended by points 8 which meet at their ends.
  • the symmetrical half-shells 1 of the container are fixed to one another on their periphery, for example by heat sealing, along a bead 3 of assembly situated in the median plane of symmetry P.
  • This bead comprises a first loop 9 which has two branches 9a converging towards the liquid expulsion opening.
  • the branches 9a have end arms 9b which delimit between them a clearance 10, of circular contour in the example shown, which communicates with the space between the branches 9a by an opening 11 of the neck formed by the branches 9a.
  • the circular clearance 10 also opens into a central channel 12, the end of which is closed off. by a terminal ring or cover 14.
  • the assembly bead 3 therefore has a closed contour in which are successively delimited an interval inside the loop 9, a passage 11 for communication between this interval and the circular clearance 10, and the channel 12 .
  • Each of the half-shells 1 constituting the container can be produced by thermoforming, heat-blown molding, etc., the container being obtained, by means of a machine known per se, by welding these two half-shells 1 one by one. another along their opposite edges, the liquid being introduced into the container also in a known manner during its manufacture.
  • the container After having expelled part of the liquid, the container can be closed off by exerting manual pressure on one of the hemispherical bulges 7 (Figure 7), so as to apply this on the inside of the second bulge 7.
  • the two bulges hemispherical 7 then remain somehow glued to each other, which ensures the closure of the container.
  • the manufacture of the container according to the invention is significantly less expensive than traditional bottles, thanks to the simplicity of its structure.
  • closing it by applying one against the other of the two hemispherical swellings 7 further reduces its cost price compared to conventional bottles which must be provided with a stopper made distinct from the body of the bottle.
  • the invention is capable of receiving numerous applications and is not limited to the embodiment described.
  • the angle of the dihedral delimited by the two flat faces 2 can vary widely, while remaining less than 90 °.
  • the bulges 7 can be replaced by parts of non-hemispherical section.
  • the container Given its low cost, the container can be discarded after being emptied of the liquid it contains.

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1. A container of a flexible or semi-rigid material for receiving a liquid, characterized in that it has two planar bearing sides (2) forming a dihedron whose angle (alpha) is smaller than 90 degrees when the container is filled with liquid, these two planar sides (2) being interconnected by a neck (5) at the end of which is formed a liquid-expelling opening, the two planar bearing sides (2) are part of two semi-shells (1) fixed to each other on their periphery in a median plane relative to which these two semi-shells (1) are symmetrical, the fixing being preferably achieved by welding, and this container is provided with a liquid expelling passageway (12) whose outlet opening is located at a level higher than the level (N) of the liquid when the container bears on one of its bearing sides (2), and the distribution of the weight of the full or empty container is so chosen that the vertical passing through its centre of gravity is located inside the perimeter of one of the bearing sides (2) bearing on a horizontal plane.

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La présente invention a pour objet un récipient en matière souple destiné à recevoir un liquide.The present invention relates to a container made of flexible material intended to receive a liquid.

Les flacons en matière souple utilisés habituellement pour un certain nombre de liquides, tels que des produits d'entretien, des produits chimiques, etc. ont généralement la forme de bouteilles. Compte tenu de cette forme et des systèmes particuliers de fermeture nécessaires pour ces flacons, plus ou moins compliqués, le prix de revient de ces récipients souples est relativement élevé.Vials made of flexible material usually used for a number of liquids, such as cleaning products, chemicals, etc. usually have the shape of bottles. Given this shape and the particular closure systems required for these more or less complicated bottles, the cost price of these flexible containers is relatively high.

L'invention a pour but de réaliser un récipient en matière souple ou semi-rigide,notamment en matière plastique, susceptible de recevoir les liquides précités, mais dont le prix de revient est considérablement abaissé grâce à une simplification de sa structure et par conséquent de son procédé de fabrication.The object of the invention is to produce a container made of flexible or semi-rigid material, in particular plastic, capable of receiving the aforementioned liquids, but the cost price of which is considerably lowered by a simplification of its structure and consequently of its manufacturing process.

Complémentairement, l'invention a pour but de proposer un tel récipient muni d'un dispositif de fermeture particulièrement simple et peu onéreux.Additionally, the invention aims to provide such a container provided with a particularly simple and inexpensive closure device.

Suivant l'invention, le récipient présente deux faces planes d'appui formant un dièdre dont l'angle est inférieur à 90° lorsque le récipient est rempli de liquide, et ces deux faces planes sont reliées par un col à l'extrémité duquel est formée une ouverture d'expulsion du liquide.According to the invention, the container has two flat support faces forming a dihedral whose angle is less than 90 ° when the container is filled with liquid, and these two flat faces are connected by a neck at the end of which is formed a liquid expulsion opening.

Ainsi lorsque le récipient est rempli de liquide, il repose normalement sur l'une ou l'autre des deux faces planes d'appui, l'ouverture de sortie du liquide étant ménagée dans un plan médian du récipient, par rapport auquel les deux moitiés de celui-ci sont symétriques. Grâce a l'angle formé entre les deux faces d'appui, l'ouverture d'expulsion du liquide n'est donc jamais dirigée vers le bas lorsque le récipient repose sur l'une desdites faces d'appui, de sorte que le liquide ne peut s'écouler accidentellement à l'extérieur du récipient.Thus when the container is filled with liquid, it normally rests on one or the other of the two flat support faces, the liquid outlet opening being formed in a median plane of the container, with respect to which the two halves of it are symmetrical. Thanks to the angle formed between the two support faces, the liquid expulsion opening is therefore never directed downwards when the container rests on one of said support faces, so that the liquid can not accidentally spilling out of the container.

Suivant un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le récipient est constitué de deux demi-coquilles comprenant chacune une face d'appui et qui sont fixées l'une à l'autre sur leur pourtour suivant un plan médian par rapport auquel ces deux demi-coquilles sont symétriques, la fixation étant de préférence obtenue par soudage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the container consists of two half-shells each comprising a bearing face and which are fixed to each other on their periphery according to a median plane with respect to which these two half -shells are symmetrical, the fixing being preferably obtained by welding.

Après fixation des deux demi-coquilles l'une à l'autre, leur ligne d'assemblage, située dans le plan médian de symétrie du récipient, rigidifie celui-ci, et permet donc d'obtenir l'ouverture d'expulsion du liquide orientée vers le haut.After fixing the two half-shells to each other, their assembly line, located in the median plane of symmetry of the container, stiffens the latter, and therefore makes it possible to obtain the opening for expelling the liquid. facing up.

D'autres particularités et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre, faite en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels on a représenté à titre d'exemple non limitatif une forme de réalisation du récipient selon l'invention.

  • La Figure 1 est une vue en élévation latérale.du récipient selon l'invention, rempli de liquide et en appui sur l'une de ses faces planes.
  • La Figure 2 est une vue en coupe du récipient suivant le plan médian II-II de la Figure 1.
  • Les Figures 3 à 6 sont des vues en coupe transversale prises respectivement suivant III-III, IV-IV, V-V et VI-VI de la Figure 2.
  • La Figure 7 est une vue en élévation partielle du récipient, analogue à la Figure 1 montrant la manière dont ce récipient peut être fermé lorsqu'il n'est pas utilisé.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the description which follows, given with reference to the appended drawings in which an embodiment of the container according to the invention has been shown by way of non-limiting example.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the container according to the invention, filled with liquid and resting on one of its flat faces.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of the container along the median plane II-II of Figure 1.
  • Figures 3 to 6 are cross-sectional views taken respectively along III-III, IV-IV, VV and VI-VI of Figure 2.
  • Figure 7 is a partial elevation view of the container, similar to Figure 1 showing how this container can be closed when not in use.

Le récipient représenté aux dessins est réalisé en une matière souple ou semi-rigide appropriée telle que films de matière plastique,complexes etc., et destiné à recevoir un liquide tel qu'un produit d'entretien domestique, d'autres liquides pouvant évidemment être utilisés.The container shown in the drawings is made of a suitable flexible or semi-rigid material such as plastic films, complexes, etc., and intended to receive a liquid such as a household cleaning product, other liquids obviously being able to be used.

Ce récipient comprend deux demi-coquilles 1, souples ou semi-rigides, symétriques l'une de l'autre par rapport à. un plan médian P, matérialisé par un cordon d'assemblage 3 rigide et plan. Chaque moitié ou demi-coquille 1 présente une face plane 2 d'appui sur un plan 4 de support du récipient, et les faces 2 forment entre elles un dièdre dont l'angle α (Figure 1) est inférieur à 90° lorsque le récipient est rempli de liquide et que par conséquent les faces 2 sont bien tendues.This container comprises two half-shells 1, flexible or semi-rigid, symmetrical to one another with respect to. a median plane P, materialized by a rigid and flat assembly cord 3. Each half or half-shell 1 has a flat face 2 bearing on a container support plane 4, and the faces 2 form between them a dihedral whose angle α (Figure 1) is less than 90 ° when the container is filled with liquid and therefore the faces 2 are tight.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté, l'angle α est d'environ 45°.In the embodiment shown, the angle α is approximately 45 °.

Chaque face plane 2 se prolonge, du côté opposé à l'arête du dièdre, par une partie 5 inclinée sur le plan de symétrie P, ces deux parties 5 convergeant de manière à former un col présentant une ouverture terminale 6. Au-delà`del'ouverture 6, chaque moitié souple 1 comporte un renflement 7, de forme hémisphérique dans l'exemple représenté, ces deux renflements 7 délimitant ensemble une sphère de plan diamétral P.Each flat face 2 is extended, on the side opposite to the edge of the dihedral, by a part 5 inclined on the plane of symmetry P, these two parts 5 converging so as to form a neck having a terminal opening 6. Beyond of the opening 6, each flexible half 1 has a bulge 7, of hemispherical shape in the example shown, these two bulges 7 together delimiting a sphere of diametrical plane P.

Au-delà de cette sphère, les demi-coquilles 1 se prolongent par des pointes 8 qui se rejoignent à leurs extrémités.Beyond this sphere, the half-shells 1 are extended by points 8 which meet at their ends.

Les demi-coquilles symétriques 1 du récipient sont fixées l'une à l'autre sur leur pourtour par exemple par thermosoudure,suivant un cordon 3 d'assemblage situé dans le plan médian de symétrie P. Ce cordon comprend une première boucle 9 qui présente deux branches 9a convergentes vers l'ouverture d'expulsion du liquide. Les branches 9a comportent des bras d'extrémité 9b qui délimitent entre eux un dégagement 10, de contour circulaire dans l'exemple représenté, qui communique avec l'espace compris entre les branches 9a par une ouverture 11 du col formé par les branches 9a. Le dégagement circulaire 10 débouche d'autre part dans un canal central 12 dont l'extrémité est obturée par un anneau ou opercule terminal 14. Le cordon d'assemblage 3 présente donc un contour fermé dans lequel sont délimités successivement un intervalle intérieur à la boucle 9, un passage 11 de communication entre cet intervalle et le dégagement circulaire 10, et le canal 12.The symmetrical half-shells 1 of the container are fixed to one another on their periphery, for example by heat sealing, along a bead 3 of assembly situated in the median plane of symmetry P. This bead comprises a first loop 9 which has two branches 9a converging towards the liquid expulsion opening. The branches 9a have end arms 9b which delimit between them a clearance 10, of circular contour in the example shown, which communicates with the space between the branches 9a by an opening 11 of the neck formed by the branches 9a. The circular clearance 10 also opens into a central channel 12, the end of which is closed off. by a terminal ring or cover 14. The assembly bead 3 therefore has a closed contour in which are successively delimited an interval inside the loop 9, a passage 11 for communication between this interval and the circular clearance 10, and the channel 12 .

Chacune des demi-coquilles 1 constituant le récipient peut être fabriquée par thermoformage, thermosoufflage moulage etc.,le récipient étant obtenu,au moyen d'une machine connue en soi,par soudage de ces deux demi-coquilles 1 l'une à l'autre suivant leurs bords en regard, le liquide étant introduit dans le récipient également de façon connue au cours de sa fabrication.Each of the half-shells 1 constituting the container can be produced by thermoforming, heat-blown molding, etc., the container being obtained, by means of a machine known per se, by welding these two half-shells 1 one by one. another along their opposite edges, the liquid being introduced into the container also in a known manner during its manufacture.

Pour utiliser le récipient, on casse ou on détache l'opercule 14 afin de dégager l'extrémité du canal 12 de sortie du liquide (dont on voit le niveau N à la Figure 1), et on exerce une pression sur l'une des faces planes 2 ou sur les deux faces 2 en même temps.To use the container, one breaks or detaches the cover 14 in order to free the end of the liquid outlet channel 12 (the level N of which can be seen in FIG. 1), and one exerts pressure on one of the flat faces 2 or on both faces 2 at the same time.

Après avoir expulsé une partie du liquide, on peut obturer le récipient en exerçant une pression manuelle sur l'un des renflements hémisphériques 7 (Figure 7), de façon à appliquer celui-ci sur l'intérieur du second renflement 7. Les deux renflements hémisphériques 7 restent alors en quelque sorte collés l'un à l'autre, ce qui assure la fermeture du récipient. Pour expulser à nouveau du liquide, il suffit d'exercer une pression suffisante sur les deux faces planes 2, de sorte que le liquide écarte les deux parties hémisphériques 7 l'une de l'autre, puis parvient à l'orifice de sortie 12 par le volume sphérique formé par des deux renflements 7 et par le canal 12.After having expelled part of the liquid, the container can be closed off by exerting manual pressure on one of the hemispherical bulges 7 (Figure 7), so as to apply this on the inside of the second bulge 7. The two bulges hemispherical 7 then remain somehow glued to each other, which ensures the closure of the container. To expel the liquid again, it suffices to exert sufficient pressure on the two flat faces 2, so that the liquid separates the two hemispherical parts 7 from one another, then reaches the outlet orifice 12 by the spherical volume formed by two bulges 7 and by the channel 12.

La fabrication du récipient selon l'invention est nettement moins onéreuse que les flacons traditionnels, grâce à la simplicité de sa structure. En outre, son obturation par application l'un contre l'autre des deux renflements hémisphériques 7 diminue encore son prix de revient par rapport aux bouteilles habituelles qui doivent être munies d'un bouchon fabriqué distinctement du corps de la bouteille.The manufacture of the container according to the invention is significantly less expensive than traditional bottles, thanks to the simplicity of its structure. In addition, closing it by applying one against the other of the two hemispherical swellings 7 further reduces its cost price compared to conventional bottles which must be provided with a stopper made distinct from the body of the bottle.

L'invention est susceptible de recevoir de nombreuses applications et n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit. Ainsi l'angle du dièdre délimité par les deux faces planes 2 peut largement varier, tout en restant inférieur à 90°. De même les renflements 7 peuvent être remplacés par des parties de section non hémisphérique.The invention is capable of receiving numerous applications and is not limited to the embodiment described. Thus the angle of the dihedral delimited by the two flat faces 2 can vary widely, while remaining less than 90 °. Similarly, the bulges 7 can be replaced by parts of non-hemispherical section.

On notera que, grâce à l'inclinaison du plan médian d'assemblage P sur le plan horizontal, égale à « /2, l'ouverture de sortie du liquide est toujours orientée vers le haut. De ce fait, lorsque le récipient repose par une des faces 2 sur le plan de support 4, du liquide ne peut en aucun cas s'échapper même si les renflements 7 sont écartés l'un de l'autre et si le récipient est rempli de liquide, comme c'est le cas à la Figure 1.It will be noted that, thanks to the inclination of the median assembly plane P on the horizontal plane, equal to "/ 2, the liquid outlet opening is always oriented upwards. Therefore, when the container rests on one of the faces 2 on the support plane 4, the liquid can in no case escape even if the bulges 7 are spaced from one another and if the container is filled liquid, as in Figure 1.

On remarquera également que la répartition du poids du récipient, plein ou vide, est choisie de façon que la verticale passant par son centre de gravité soit localisée à l'intérieur du périmètre d'une des faces d'appui 2. Ceci confère donc au récipient une autostabilité.It will also be noted that the distribution of the weight of the container, full or empty, is chosen so that the vertical passing through its center of gravity is located inside the perimeter of one of the bearing faces 2. This therefore gives the container self-stability.

Compte tenu de son faible prix de revient, la récipient peut être jeté après avoir été vidé du liquide qu'il contient.Given its low cost, the container can be discarded after being emptied of the liquid it contains.

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l.- Récipient en matière souple ou semi-rigide, destiné à recevoir un liquide, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente deux faces planes (2) d'appui formant un dièdre dont l'angle (α) est inférieur à 90° lorsque le récipient est rempli de liquide, et ces deux faces planes (2) sont reliées par un col (5) à l'extrémité duquel est formée une ouverture d'expulsion du liquide.l.- container made of flexible or semi-rigid material, intended to receive a liquid, characterized in that it has two flat faces (2) of support forming a dihedral whose angle (α) is less than 90 ° when the container is filled with liquid, and these two flat faces (2) are connected by a neck (5) at the end of which is formed an opening for expelling the liquid. 2.- Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est constitué de deux demi-coquilles (1) comprenant chacune une face d'appui (2) et qui sont fixées l'une à l'autre sur leur pourtour suivant un plan médian par rapport auquel ces deux demi-coquilles (1) sont symétriques, la fixation étant de préférence obtenue par- soudage.2.- container according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of two half-shells (1) each comprising a bearing face (2) and which are fixed to each other on their following periphery a median plane with respect to which these two half-shells (1) are symmetrical, the fixing being preferably obtained by welding. 3.- Récipient selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les deux demi-coquilles (1) sont assemblées suivant un cordon (3) qui comprend une première boucle (9) sur les faces opposées de laquelle sont fixées les deux parties incorporant les faces planes (2) d'appui, et cette boucle (9) présente deux branches (9a) convergentes vers l'ouverture d'expulsion, et qui délimitent entre elles un dégagement (10) communiquant, d'une part avec le volume intérieur du récipient occupé normalement par le liquide, et d'autre part avec un canal d'expulsion (12) du liquide délimité par les parties terminales (9b) des deux branches (9a).3.- container according to claim 2, characterized in that the two half-shells (1) are assembled according to a cord (3) which comprises a first loop (9) on the opposite faces of which are fixed the two parts incorporating the flat faces (2) of support, and this loop (9) has two branches (9a) converging towards the expulsion opening, and which delimit between them a clearance (10) communicating, on the one hand with the interior volume of the container normally occupied by the liquid, and on the other hand with an expulsion channel (12) of the liquid delimited by the terminal parts (9b) of the two branches (9a). 4.- Récipient selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les deux demi-coquilles (1) sont chacune pourvues d'un renflement (7) fixé à sa base sur le pourtour du dégagement (10), de manière que ces deux renflements (7) délimitent ensemble un volume susceptible d'être rempli de liquide et puissent être plaqués l'un sur l'autre par pression, afin d'obturer le récipient en restant alors collés l'un à l'autre.4.- container according to claim 3, characterized in that the two half-shells (1) are each provided with a bulge (7) fixed at its base on the periphery of the clearance (10), so that these two bulges (7) together delimit a volume capable of being filled with liquid and can be pressed against each other by pressure, in order to close the container while remaining then bonded to each other. 5.- Récipient selon l'une des revendication 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un anneau terminal (14) obturant le canal (12) d'expulsion du liquide, et qui peut être détaché du récipient afin de libérer l'ouverture de sortie dudit canal (12), laquelle ouverture est située à un niveau supérieur à celui du liquide contenu dans le récipient.5.- container according to one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that it comprises a terminal ring (14) closing the channel (12) for expelling the liquid, and which can be detached from the container in order to release the 'outlet opening of said channel (12), which opening is located at a level higher than that of the liquid contained in the container.
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