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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Noboru Suzuki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yuuki Yoneyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Japan Crown Cork Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of washing a container,including charging a material to be contained into a container body having a mouth-and-neck portion; mounting a container closure on the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body, the container closure having a top panel wall, a cylindrical skirt wall extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top panel wall, and a washing liquid passage formed in at least one of an upper portion of the skirt wall and a peripheral edge portion of the top panel wall; and jetting a washing liquid at the container closure so that the washing liquid passes through the washing liquid passage and enters a space between the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body and the skirt wall of the container closure, thereby washing an outer peripheral surface of the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body and an inner peripheral surface of the skirt wall of the container closure. The washing liquid is at a temperature of 65° C. to 70° C. when the washing liquid is jetted at the container closure. Alternatively, the container closure is heated to 70° C. or higher, and then the washing liquid of 45 to 70° C. is jetted at the container closure.