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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Amcor Rigid Packaging Usa, Llc, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Assignee:
AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B65C 3/08 (2006.01); B65C 9/06 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 3/22 (2013.01); B65C 3/08 (2013.01); B65C 9/06 (2013.01); B67C 7/00 (2013.01); B29C 49/00 (2013.01); B29C 49/4273 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B65D 1/0276 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0036 (2013.01); B67C 2003/226 (2013.01); B67C 2003/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing and filling a container. The method includes blow molding the container from a preform. The container is then hot filled and cooled. After cooling, the container is labeled. A top load force is applied to the container at least one of: before cooling the container; during cooling of the container; after cooling the container and before labeling the container; during labeling of the container; and after labeling the container in order to reverse any dents in the container formed during the method of manufacturing and filling.