Food or Beverage Container

Abstract

A collapsible food and beverage container, including a body having an open top, a thickened neck connecting the open top to a flexible reservoir having an interior configured to receive food or beverage, the reservoir having a vertical shape with thin and flexible front and rear sidewalls squeezable toward one another to expel food or beverage from the reservoir via the open top, thickened side flanges and a base, the thickened side flanges extending continuously from the base of the reservoir to the neck of the body to support and maintain the vertical shape of the reservoir to enable the reservoir to stand while static and full of food or beverage, and to avoid vertical collapse of the reservoir when the reservoir is squeezed to dispense food or beverage from the container.

1 . A collapsible food and beverage container, comprising:
 a body having an open top, a neck connecting the open top to a flexible reservoir having an interior configured to receive food or beverage, the reservoir having a vertical shape with thin and flexible front and rear sidewalls squeezable toward one another to expel food or beverage from the reservoir via the open top, thickened side flanges and a base, the thickened side flanges extending continuously from the base of the reservoir to the neck of the body to support and maintain the vertical shape of the reservoir to enable the reservoir to stand while static and full of food or beverage, and to avoid vertical collapse of the reservoir when the reservoir is squeezed to dispense food or beverage from the container.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the base is thickened and arched and cooperates with the thickened side flanges to aid in enabling the reservoir to stand while static and to avoid vertical collapse of the reservoir when the reservoir is being squeezed to dispense food or beverage. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a dispensing spout seated on the open top of the body 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is of one-piece molded construction and made of silicone. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the neck is thickened.