BARREL Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: containers; applicable in storage and transportation of suture needles or materials for application of sutures and also for delivery and selling of other items of foodstuffs. SUBSTANCE: barrel is made of flat sheet and has base and slots made in barrel blank. Located opposite to slots are shaped locks whose fixing sizes exceed fixing sizes of locks. Barrel cross-section is circular, and/or oval, and/or in form of polygons with sides conjugated by radii. Shaped locks are symmetrical or asymmetrical and fixing sizes exceed those of slots by value equaling 1/3 of barrel blank thickness. Material of barrel blank is used in form of polymer film or cardboard, or foil, or paper, or materials with characteristics similar to said ones. EFFECT: simple design of barrel with good engagement with articles or substances contained in it, and maximum convenience for user. 10 cl, 17 dwg