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Patent No.:

US 9828166 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2012

Self collapsible blow moulded plastic thin-walled containers and a dispensing method using same

Applicant:

Societe Anonyme Des Eaux Minerales D'evian “s.a.e.m.e.”, Evian-les-Bains, FR;

Inventors:

Marie-Bernard Bouffand, Le Lyaud, FR;

Alain Colloud, Reyvroz, FR;

Christine Gehringer, Vinzier, FR;

Agnieszka Jeziorska, Jr., Thonon-les-Bains, FR;

Assignee:

SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN et en abrégé “S.A.E.M.E.”, Evian-les-Bains, FR;

Attorney:

Clark & Brody

Primary Examiner:

Frederick C Nicolas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); B65B 11/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/08 (2006.01); B29C 49/16 (2006.01); B29C 49/48 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 71/00 (2006.01); B65D 71/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/40 (2006.01); B65D 85/16 (2006.01); B67D 3/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B65B 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/00 (2013.01); B29C 33/0011 (2013.01); B29C 49/08 (2013.01); B29C 49/16 (2013.01); B29C 49/48 (2013.01); B65B 11/02 (2013.01); B65D 1/023 (2013.01); B65D 1/0207 (2013.01); B65D 1/0276 (2013.01); B65D 1/0292 (2013.01); B65D 1/40 (2013.01); B65D 71/0096 (2013.01); B65D 71/02 (2013.01); B65D 85/16 (2013.01); B67D 3/0035 (2013.01); B67D 3/0061 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2023/00 (2013.01); B65B 27/04 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0018 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract

A blow molded bottle (): a) which is self-collapsible during its emptying; b) which comprises at least two transversal grooves and/or ribs (), preferably located in the tubular body portion (), equipped with collapse starters (); c) wherein the mean wall thickness (Tmean) of the tubular body portion () is—in an increasing order of preference—less than or equal to 200; 180; 160; 150 μm; preferably comprised between 65 and 150; and more preferably comprised between 90 and 130 μm. The invention also discloses a method, a preform () and a mold for the manufacture of the aforementioned container by blow molding. The invention also discloses a method for bottling liquid into the bottles (), a method for dispensing the liquid, a dispenser for implementing the method and a method for packing the thin-walled bottles, in view of storage and transportation.

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