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Patent No.:

US 11834222 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2023

Lightweight plastic container and preform

Applicant:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Richard C. Darr, Medina, OH (US);

Edward V. Morgan, Northville, MI (US);

Assignee:

Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorney:

Fishman Stewart PLLC;

Primary Examiner:

Michael C Miggins

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B29B 11/14 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/44 (2006.01); B65D 1/46 (2006.01); B29C 49/46 (2006.01); B65D 1/40 (2006.01); B29C 48/14 (2019.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29B 11/08 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/26 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B29B 11/14 (2013.01); B29C 48/141 (2019.02); B29C 49/071 (2022.05); B29C 49/46 (2013.01); B65D 1/023 (2013.01); B65D 1/0207 (2013.01); B65D 1/0284 (2013.01); B65D 1/40 (2013.01); B65D 1/44 (2013.01); B65D 1/46 (2013.01); B65D 43/0235 (2013.01); B29B 11/08 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/08 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4664 (2013.01); B29C 2949/072 (2022.05); B29C 2949/073 (2022.05); B29C 2949/074 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0773 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0774 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0777 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0812 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0816 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0821 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0822 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0825 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0829 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0831 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0834 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0872 (2022.05); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29K 2105/258 (2013.01); B29K 2105/26 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1397 (2015.01);
Abstract

A plastic preform includes a hollow body portion including a closed base portion and a lower portion and a lower portion extending upwardly from the closed bottom portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening positioned at a top of the neck portion, threads positioned below the dispensing opening, a tamper-evident formation having a lower surface and positioned directly below the threads, and a support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface and positioned below the tamper-evident formation. In an embodiment, the plastic preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and a vertical distance from the lower surface of the tamper-evident formation to the lower surface of the support flange is from 0.125 to 0.150 inches. Containers and methods for molding preforms and making containers are also disclosed.

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