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Granted Patent B2
US 10,266,298 · App. 13/849,217 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Container for product with thin wall

Inventors: Gerard Denis (Reims, FR); Alain Contal (Epinal, FR); Cyrille Durand (Vittel, FR)
Assignee: Nestle Waters Management & Technology
B65D1/02B29C49/0042B29C49/10B29D22/003B65D23/102B29C49/06B29K2995/0041
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Patent No.
US 10,266,298
App. No.
13/849,217
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention concerns a container having a body formed by wall or walls with a greater diameter S 1 and at least a neck with a diameter S 2 , container made from a semi-crystalline PET, having a wall thickness of less than 100 μm, substantially in the middle of its body and having a complex, three dimensional shape convenient for gripping, this part having a diameter S 3.

Claims (10)

1. A packaging assembly comprising:

a container having a body formed by a wall having a diameter S 1 and a neck with a diameter S 2 , a ratio S 2 :S 1 is 1:7.1 to 1:7.7, the container made from a semi-crystalline PET having a crystallinity between 20% and 40%, wherein substantially in the middle of the body, the wall has a diameter S 3 and a wall thickness of at least 60 μm and less than 100 μm, a ratio S 1 :S 3 is 1.2:1 to 2:1, and the diameter S 3 is less than a diameter in an area between the middle of the body and a bottom portion of the body; and

a closure attached to the neck, the closure selected from the group consisting of a cap and a sealed membrane.

2. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a product located in the container, the product comprising a functional component selected from the group consisting of a fibre, plant extract, fruit extracts, vitamins and flavors.

3. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion of the body has a wall thickness between 100 μm and 150 μm.

4. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the container has a volume of less than 100 cl, and the semi-crystalline PET has a stretch index between 100 and 300 cm.

5. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the container has a volume of 500 to 1000 cl, and the semi-crystalline PET has a stretch index between 500 and 700 cm.

6. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the container has a volume of at least 2000 cl, and the semi-crystalline PET has a stretch index of at least about 1000 cm.

7. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the crystallinity of the semi-crystalline PET is between 20% and 25%.

8. The packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wall thickness substantially in the middle of the body of the container is 60 μm to 70 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2013
From: DENIS, GERARD; CONTAL, ALAIN; DURAND, CYRILLE
To: NESTLE WATERS MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 030329/0882 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 03008634 · Apr 15, 2003 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 10553329
Related Publication 20130213922A1 · Aug 22, 2013
Cited By (1)
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