Squeezable two-piece stand-up tube

Abstract

A container including a top piece, a bottom piece and a joining region. The top piece includes a tubular side wall formed from a first material, a dome covering one end of the tubular side wall of the top piece, and a hinged interconnection formed between the dome and the tubular side wall of the top piece. The bottom piece includes a tubular side wall formed from a second material. The joining region is formed between the top piece and the bottom piece for joining the top piece to the bottom piece.

1 . An arrangement comprising: 
 a top piece comprising: 
 a tubular side wall formed from a first material;  
 a dome covering one end of the tubular side wall of the top piece; and  
 a hinged interconnection formed between the dome and the tubular side wall of the top piece;  
   a bottom piece comprising: 
 a tubular side wall formed from a second material; and  
 a joining region formed between the top piece and the bottom piece for joining the top piece to the bottom piece.  
   
     
     
         2 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the top piece further comprises a neck finish formed on the dome, the neck finish having an opening.  
     
     
         3 . The arrangement of  claim 2 , further comprising a cap having threads for twist-closure with the neck finish.  
     
     
         4 . The arrangement of  claim 2 , further comprising a cap having an opening and a post, wherein the post fits with the opening of the neck finish for opening or closing the opening of the neck finish.  
     
     
         5 . The arrangement of  claim 4 , wherein the cap further comprises: 
 a radially surrounding side wall;    a top that radially extends from the opening of the cap to an end of the top at the sidewall of the cap; and    a support structure supporting the post in a spaced position from the cap opening, where an outline of the support structure forms a passageway between the cap opening and a hollow space within the cap.    
     
     
         6 . The arrangment of  claim 5 , wherein the cap further comprises: 
 an internal cap ring formed on an inner surface of the side wall of the cap.    
     
     
         7 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the second material is different from the first material.  
     
     
         8 . The arrangement of  claim 7 , wherein the second material has a different color than the first material.  
     
     
         9 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the second material is a same material as the first material.  
     
     
         10 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the joining region is a welded region.  
     
     
         11 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom piece further comprises a sealed seam to form a sealed end of the tubular side wall of the bottom piece.  
     
     
         12 . The arrangement of  claim 11 , wherein the bottom piece is filled with a product and the top piece further comprises a neck finish having an opening for dispensing the product.  
     
     
         13 . The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the top piece comprises a standing ring formed between the hinged interconnection and the tubular side wall of the top piece, the arrangement is capable of standing-up on the standing ring when the dome is in an inwardly projecting position so that the dome is below a cross sectional plane of the standing ring.  
     
     
         14 . A method of making an arrangement, comprising: 
 forming a top piece comprising: 
 a tubular side wall formed from a first material;  
 a dome covering one end of the tubular side wall of the top piece; and  
 a hinged interconnection formed between the dome and the tubular side wall of the top piece;  
   separately forming a bottom piece comprising: 
 a tubular side wall formed from a second material; and  
   joining the top piece to the bottom piece.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the molding a top piece further comprises molding a neck finish on the dome and creating an opening on the neck finish.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising fitting a cap on the neck finish, the cap having threads for twist-closure with the neck finish.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising fitting a cap on the neck finish, the cap having an opening and a post, wherein the post fits with the opening of the neck finish for opening or closing the opening of the neck finish.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the cap further comprises: 
 a radially surrounding side wall;    a top that radially extends from the opening of the cap to an end of the top at the sidewall of the cap; and    a support structure supporting the post in a spaced position from the cap opening, where an outline of the support structure forms a passageway between the cap opening and a hollow space within the cap.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the cap further comprises: 
 an internal cap ring formed on an inner surface of the side wall of the cap.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second material is different from the first material.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the second material has a different color than the first material.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second material is a same material as the first material.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the joining comprises welding the top piece to the bottom piece.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising filling the bottom piece with a product.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising sealing an open end of the bottom piece with a seam.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the forming a top piece comprises forming a standing ring between the hinged interconnection and the tubular side wall of the top piece and the arrangement is capable of standing-up on the standing ring when the dome is in an inwardly projecting position so that the dome is below a cross sectional plane of the standing ring.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the forming a top piece comprises at least one of compression molding and injection molding.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the forming a bottom piece comprises extrusion molding the bottom piece.