CN101035715A - Container having textured grip and enhanced wall integrity - Google Patents
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A nestable or stackable container having at least one recess (120) formed in the sidewall (114) of the container (100) to improve wall strength integrity. The surface of the recess further includes texturing (124) to improve grippability such that the container can be grasped in any direction while providing improved tactile engagement. Engaging portions include an annular shoulder (146) to maintain spacing between adjacent stacked containers, and depressions to define antirotational interlock (142) between adjacent stacked containers.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of improved that overlap, for example be used for the container of food or beverage.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of container that overlaps, it has the wall integrity of enhancing, the edge strength of enhancing and the tactual joint of enhancing.
Background technology
The various thermoplastic containers that for example are used for the container of F﹠B are well-known in this area.This thermoplastic container is comparatively cheap and be easy to processing, and therefore very popular.This container is through being commonly used in dinner party, picnic, and party and other are seldom or the occasion that need not to clean.Although thermoplastic container provides many facilities for the customer, also exist with the manufacturing of thermoplastic container and use some relevant shortcomings.For example, this container can have fragile or perishable sidewall and fragile edge.For example, the customer of many use themoplasticity goblets can flatten or damage by pressure sidewall when holding container with a firm grip.Similarly, when holding cup edge outside, the edge of this container can curve inwardly.Therefore the traditional container that comprises sidewall with very little crushing resistance and edge can cause dirty overflowing and unnecessary waste.
Another problem relevant with thermoplastic container is to lack and can grips performance, and this is owing to be formed on the deficiency of the friction coefficient of condensation product on the container side wall and container material.Traditional container typically has the sidewall of being made by smooth outside face.This smooth outside face can be very when for example having wet because of condensation smooth.Therefore, the customer is difficult to obtain the comfortable and sufficient gripping to the container with smooth outer surface, unless come holding container with king size power.Yet as mentioned above, the sidewall of representative type container lacks enough crushing resistances and holds power to stand required king size.
Carried out many trials, and had the container of the tactual joint of suitable crushing resistance and enhancing with exploitation and improvement, and do not increase manufacturing cost.For example, US Patent the 6th, 554, the strengthening rib that discloses the annular with two-fold group No. 154 is to provide the container of sidewall container, and its content is incorporated herein by reference.Although be suitable for its predetermined purpose, still need a kind ofly to have required performance and need not the container of strengthening rib.
Summary of the invention
Objects and advantages of the present invention will be illustrated in the following description and understand, and will obtain understanding by putting into practice the present invention.Additional advantages of the present invention will obtain understanding by the method and system that particularly points out and reach in specification sheets and claim thereof.
The wall integrity with enhancing and the container of holding feature of enhancing are disclosed at this.Usually, each container disclosed in this invention all has the base that defines closed bottom and from the upwardly extending sidewall of base.Sidewall has outside face and at least one and is formed on recess in the outside face.Recessed surface has the texture different with the surface texture of sidewall outside face.
According to an aspect of the present invention, at least one recess is limited by boundary edge.In a preferred embodiment, boundary edge has curve shape.In preferred embodiment, boundary edge has parabolic shape.Yet if desired, boundary edge can be configured to has selectable shape.
In one aspect of the invention, container comprises at least three recesses that are formed in the sidewall.For example and without limitation, preferred vessel has the recess that is formed in the sidewall.At least three recesses can be arranged on around container side wall exterior fifty-fifty.Each of at least three recesses can be limited by the boundary edge with similar curve shape and size.Yet, be appreciated that at least some recesses can have shape or the size different with another recess of same container.
In one embodiment, at least one recess forms the recessed surface with the texture that increases tactile engagement.Although can use various texture, preferred texture has can be usually with the multidirectional picture on surface of any direction ground increase with tactile engagement.Of the present invention preferred aspect, multidirectional picture on surface for example comprises the projection of projection, summit and trench and/or the irregular surface pattern of indentation.For example and without limitation, texture can be extended on recessed surface circumferentially, axially or diagonally.According to preferred aspect of the present invention, texture is entirely extended on recessed surface.
According to another aspect of the present invention, container can stack stacking with second container of analogous shape.Aspect this, each container comprises the junction surface that engages with the adjacent container of analogous shape of the present invention, and this junction surface is contained in the oral area of first container.The junction surface comprises at least one depression of the base ground formation of adjacent vessel basically.If must or need, at least one depression is configured to and can also therefore suppresses each container rotating freely with respect to adjacent container with the adjacent container interlocking.In one embodiment, the junction surface comprises a plurality of that separate from base and be arranged on depression around container side wall exterior.Perhaps, the junction surface can comprise a plurality of container base depressions on every side that are arranged on.A plurality of depressions can aim at or be arranged between the adjacent recesses with adjacent recesses.At least one depression can have the height littler than the height of at least one recess.In this respect, and in a preferred embodiment, container comprises exterior recess that replaces and the depression along sidewall, and the height of each depression is less than the height of each adjacent recesses.
In another aspect of the present invention, the base of container comprises the upright base wall of extending from the bottom of closure, and the junction surface is included in the shoulder that limits between upright base wall and the container side wall.Shoulder defines step along the inside face of container, so that as long as need, the base wall of adjacent container or shoulder engage the interval with betwixt maintenance qualification with the step of first container.In one embodiment, base comprises that also at least one outside along the bottom of closure is formed on the indentation in the upright base wall.In one aspect, if indentation is provided, then indentation is axially aimed at depression.
In another aspect of the present invention, provide the part that piles up of the container that can overlap.Piling up part comprises first container and is contained in the second interior container of first container.Each container is substantially similar and comprise one or more above-mentioned same characteristic features in shape.
Should be understood that above-mentioned general description and following detailed description all are exemplary and are intended to the invention provides further instruction.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic transparent view according to first representational embodiment of container of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the schematic lateral plan according to the container of Fig. 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the schematic birds-eye view according to the container of Fig. 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the schematic upward view according to the container of Fig. 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the scheme drawing according to another embodiment of container of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the lateral plan according to the container of Fig. 5 of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the birds-eye view according to the container of Fig. 5 of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the upward view according to the container of Fig. 5 of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the section drawing according to the container of Fig. 1 of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the scheme drawing according to first the representational embodiment that piles up part of the container of suit of the present invention.
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Below will be to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, its example shows in the accompanying drawings.
The invention provides the container of the tactual joint of a kind of wall strength with enhancing and enhancing, be configured to and holding on any direction ground basically with Bedpan.This container generally includes but is not limited to goblet and food container.
According to the present invention, a kind of container is provided, it has the base that defines closed bottom and from the upwardly extending sidewall of base.Sidewall comprises outside face and inside face.Closed bottom and the sidewall that extends from base define vessel space.Sidewall defines the oral area that closed relatively bottomland forms.According to the present invention, container comprises that also at least one has the recess that is formed on the recessed surface in the container side wall.Recessed surface has in order to increase the texture of tactual joint with it.According to a special aspect of the present invention, textured surface is configured to when can increase tactual joint when any direction is held with a firm grip basically.
In order to illustrate and purpose for example and not limitation, be presented among Fig. 1 and by reference symbol 100 expressions according to the one exemplary embodiment of container of the present invention.According to the additional features of container of the present invention, aspect and embodiment are provided at Fig. 2 in Figure 10, and this will be introduced.
For example and unrestricted purpose, as here embodied and as shown in Figure 1, container 100 has the base 112 that defines closed bottom 103 and from the upwardly extending base wall 112a of base.In a preferred embodiment, base wall 112a has the taper of putting upside down.That is to say that base wall 112a has upwards and inside taper.103 ground, bottom that oral area 105 is closed relatively form.Base 112 and sidewall 114 define and can hold the vessel space of thing in container 100.
Usually show that as Fig. 1 institute in Fig. 4 the sidewall that embody in this place is cylindrical shape basically, and more preferably is conical butt.Yet sidewall can be configured to has various other shapes, includes but not limited to rectangle, hexagon or octagonal polyhedron-shaped.In a preferred embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2 and 4, sidewall 114 has taper upwardly and outwardly.Therefore, the diameter of oral area 105 is greater than the diameter of the bottom 103 of closure.Yet, if desired, sidewall 114 or can be configured such that the diameter of oral area 105 is can be basically identical with the diameter of the bottom 103 of closure.
The size of sidewall 114 depends on specific application.For example and without limitation, if container is the goblet of 18 ounces (ounce), sidewall 114 can have about 4.5 inches height so, and about 1 inch base radius and about 2 inches oral area radius.
According to a further aspect in the invention, container 100 also comprises first 130 and second portion 132 as shown in Figure 2.First 130 comprises proximate base 112 ground settings at least and extends up to first section sidewall 114a of the second portion 132 of container 100.Second portion 132 comprises second section sidewall 114b that proximate mouth 105 ground are provided with at least.In a preferred embodiment, the sidewall 114a of first 130 has the different shape of sidewall 114b with the second portion 132 of container 100.
For example and unrestricted purpose, and as shown in Figure 2, sidewall 114a can have Frusto-conical basically shape, and sidewall 114b can have bowl shape basically.After this manner, sidewall 114a proximate base 112 and extend up to the position 162 of the second portion 132 of adjacent vessel 100 with constant taper or angle.The part of sidewall 114b has the radius of outward extending radius greater than sidewall 114a.Therefore sidewall 114a can partly limit the oral area 105 of broad and the contoured surface of the suitable user's of shaping hand in ergonomics than long radius.Preferably, first the sidewall height about 50% to about 75% between extend.Although the shape of sidewall 114a and sidewall 114b determines that by the radius of base 112 and oral area 105 sidewall 114a and sidewall 114b can have various selectable shapes respectively at least in part.And if desired, then the shape of sidewall 114a and sidewall 114b can have substantially the same shape and radius so that bevelled or non-bevelled container continuously to be provided.
According to another aspect of the present invention, sidewall 114 has at least one and is formed on recess 120 in the sidewall.This at least one recess is configured to the crushing resistance that increases sidewall 114.Term used herein " crushing resistance " refers to the aduncate resistibility of container side wall.Especially, the integraty of the wall of container 100 is enhanced by recess, thereby has reduced the generation of flattening sidewall when holding container 100 with a firm grip.In a preferred embodiment, container 100 can have a plurality of recesses.For example and without limitation, in a preferred embodiment, container 100 has four recesses.
As shown in Figure 1, this at least one recess comprises the recessed surface 121 that is limited by boundary edge 122.In a preferred embodiment, boundary edge 122 has curve shape, and more preferably is continuous curve shape.The preferred aspect especially and according to the present invention, boundary edge define the parabola on the summit with relative base location.Therefore, this at least one recess has base section and top section.The width of the base section of at least one recess is greater than the width at the top section of at least one recess, so that width is along with reducing along the increase of the height of container 100, and the top section of at least one recess forms the summit.After this manner, recess 120 also has curve shape.Yet when thinking to be suitable for or be sympathetic to predetermined purpose, boundary edge 122 can be constructed with selectable shape, for example and without limitation, is polygonal shape.
Also according to other aspect of the present invention, boundary edge 122 defines the edge surface 123 that extends between recessed surface 121 and sidewall 114.As shown here, edge surface is a parabolic shape and respectively with respect to recessed surface and sidewall at angle.
For example and unrestricted purpose is shown with Fig. 2 as here embodied, at least one recess 120 have usually perpendicular to the bottom 103 of closure sidewall 114 height about 50% to about 80% between height.In a preferred embodiment, at least one recess extends upward and is formed on the first 130 of sidewall 114 from base 112.Also preferably, as shown in Figure 2, at least a portion boundary edge 122, edge surface for example can extend to the second portion at least 132 of the sidewall 114 of container 100.
Further introduce as following institute, and according to another aspect of the present invention, base 112 can comprise from the upwardly extending base wall 112a in the bottom of closure.Base wall 112a and sidewall 114 define the shoulder 146 of annular betwixt.As here embodied, and as shown in Figure 2, at least one recess can be from the shoulder 146 of annular along sidewall 114 upward to extension.Perhaps, if if desired or do not have a shoulder of annular, then at least one recess 120 can extend upward by the height along sidewall 114 from the bottom 103 of the closure of container 100.
According to another aspect of the present invention, as long as need, recessed surface can limit common part cylindrical shape, Frusto-conical or level and smooth bowl-shaped face texture.For example also as shown in Figure 2, sidewall can extend upward limiting Frusto-conical surperficial texture with first angle, and the recessed surface of at least one recess can extend upward with the second different angles to limit the second Frusto-conical surperficial texture of a part.By being provided at different angles or texture therebetween, at least one recess can further limit from sidewall, and the intensity of sidewall can further strengthen.In another was selected, sidewall and at least one recess can and extend upward in spaced relation with substantially the same angle.Like this, by in sidewall, providing step further to limit at least one recess from sidewall.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the recessed surface of at least one recess is configured in order to strengthen the tactual joint by the user.Especially and as here embodied, recessed surface 121 is provided with texture 124 to strengthen tactual joint.Various texture can be individually or integrator in combination.This texture comprises strengthening rib, projection and indentation.According to preferred aspect of the present invention, textured surface is configured to when can increase tactual joint when in fact any direction is held.Therefore textured surface preferably limits or forms by multidirectional picture on surface of projection and/or indentation, such as but not limited to the rule or the irregular pattern of the projection that defines summit and recess.According to the present invention, multidirectional picture on surface is the recessed surface 121 of extend past circumferentially, axially or diagonally.According to another aspect of the present invention, recessed surface can comprise the combination of strengthening rib and multidirectional picture on surface texture.For example and without limitation, recessed surface can comprise thereon or have the strengthening rib or the protuberance on textured surface therebetween.Strengthening rib or protuberance can be provided with any suitable pattern, and for example and without limitation, strengthening rib can form linear array or optionally form circular pattern, and multidirectional picture on surface extends circumferentially, axially or diagonally.
Multidirectional picture on surface has strengthened tactual joint and has strengthened the gripped performance of container.For example and unrestricted purpose, projection provides bigger face area for the tactual joint by the user, and indentation can provide a plurality of grooves with accommodate and by capillarity with away condensation.After this manner, when vessel according to the present invention had the condensation product that is formed on its outside face, multidirectional picture on surface skids by minimizing had increased tactual joint.In addition, bigger face area that is provided by multidirectional picture on surface and/or friction coefficient have strengthened tactual joint and have strengthened the gripped performance of the container with dried surface.In addition because texture is multidirectional pattern of projection, projection, scrobicula and indentation for example, or the groove of latticed intersection, so container structure become can strengthen tactual joint, and no matter its direction of holding with a firm grip.That is to say that the discontinuous pattern of strengthening rib or protuberance provides tactual joint with the mono-direction usually.In this respect, if the gripped performance in order to obtain to strengthen, the direction that container will be held with a firm grip has just been arranged in the special direction of strengthening rib on the vessel surface or protuberance or location so.On the contrary, provide the surface that can strengthen tactual joint according to using of multidirectional pattern of the present invention to container, and no matter the location of the container when holding with a firm grip.In addition, texture according to the present invention can provide the friction coefficient of enhancing when measuring with various directions, and this is different from the discontinuous pattern that the friction coefficient of enhancing only can be provided on the direction of limited amount.The bigger friction coefficient of multidirectional pattern of projection and/or indentation has strengthened tactual joint and can grip performance when container 100 is held with a firm grip by the customer.
Various multidirectional patterns are applicable to the present invention.For example, multidirectional pattern can with the regular pattern of the salient line of offset bumps or intersection form provide.Perhaps, as preferably and herein embodying, can use the irregular pattern of projection or projection.
In addition, texture according to this aspect of the invention can provide the advantage of at least one step of removing in the manufacturing process, so that provide more efficient and the production process of cost still less.By the texture that has irregular pattern is provided, for example, adopting just no longer association of appreciiable imperfection under pattern rule or symmetry.That is to say that each irregular pattern all is unique, be not subjected to the restriction of symmetry.In this respect, form according to the manufacturing process of container 100 of the present invention not needs guarantee that each container of making all comprises the other quality control inspection of the texture with same pattern on fitting line.On the contrary, the manufacturing process that forms the container with regular pattern (pattern that for example comprises strengthening rib or protuberance) is a needs step during the course usually, in order to each container sight control to guarantee that each container has all been kept regular pattern.Provide other advantage that has according to the container of texture of the present invention to be that the texturing structure removed the defective from moulding, so that conceal heat-check marks, indenture, and current mark.
According to another aspect of the present invention, texture and whole recessed surface coextend.After this manner, and with the discontinuous or protruding strengthening rib of isolating differently, the tactual joint that can reach enhancing Anywhere in the border on recessed surface.The foresight of the container with the recess that is provided held with a firm grip has been provided in this configuration.Container can also be included in other suitable surface treatment known in the art.
Can use various technology on recessed surface according to the present invention, to form texture.For example and unrestricted purpose can provide the container 100 that has in the lip-deep texture 124 of recess 120 by textured mould.After this manner, metal die, for example and without limitation, the aluminum die main body can be configured to have multidirectional, and preferably, according to irregular pattern of the present invention.For example and without limitation, metal die can carry out acid etching to limit texture pattern.In this respect, can apply acid gives a part of metal die and degrades metallic material with special or required pattern.Perhaps, can use the hobboing cutter process, the gauge member (master) that wherein will have special texture is affacting under the effect of power on the metal die of aluminum die for example.The some parts of the special pattern dislocation metal die on gauge member is to set up required texture.Textured mould is used for making according to container of the present invention subsequently.In a preferred embodiment, mould is configured to can provide the irregular pattern that is similar to projection shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5, to limit about 0.008 " the degree of depth and minimum about 12 ° draft angle.This textured mould can be by for example forming and provide in the supplier of various texturing structures known in the art.
According to another aspect of the present invention, container comprises and is configured to the junction surface that engages with second container, and this second container has similar shape and is contained in the oral area of container with the relation of suit.The common proximate base setting in junction surface.According to an aspect of the present invention, and as previously described, base 112 can comprise the upright base wall 112a that extends from the bottom 103 of closure.As shown in Figure 2, junction surface 140 is included in the shoulder 146 that limits between upright base wall 112a and the sidewall 114.As shown in the section drawing of Fig. 3 and Fig. 9, shoulder defines step on the inside face of container.Step can be configured to the bottom 103 of adjacent container and engage, and this adjacent container is contained in first container so that keep spaced relationship between two containers as shown in Figure 10.Perhaps, step can be configured to the shoulder of adjacent container and engage, and this adjacent container is introduced at following embodiment with reference to Fig. 5.
Additionally or alternatively, junction surface of the present invention can comprise that the interlocking member that prevents to rotate is with the relative rotation between the adjacent container that prevents to hold with the relation of suit.Especially and as here embodied, prevent that the interlocking member that rotates from comprising at least one depression 142 that proximate base 112 forms.At least one depression 142 is configured to and suppresses rotatablely moving of container when engaging with second container of analogous shape.
In a preferred embodiment, at least one depression has enough degree of depth and extends to outstanding frame 144 in the receiving space of container 100 to limit or to form from the inside face of sidewall 114, and this can see in the section drawing by Fig. 3 and Fig. 9 best.The degree of depth of at least one depression can be constant on the height of at least one depression.Perhaps, the degree of depth of at least one depression can change on the height of at least one depression.For example and without limitation, at least one depression can have the degree of depth that increases with increase highly.The outstanding frame 144 that is limited by the degree of depth of at least one depression can engage with the corresponding depression of second container of analogous shape.Therefore joint between the depression of adjacent container has kept suitable aligning so that pile up and prevent betwixt rotation.In addition, if desired, then when be in pile up or during the location of suit at least one depression can be configured to can be between the sidewall of the sidewall 114 of a container and second container retainer shaft to spaced relationship.
For example, and as here embodied in the figure 3, at least one depression 142 comprises the depression in a plurality of sidewalls that are formed on proximate base 112.Especially, and as here embodied, at least one depression is arranged in the sidewall of annular shoulder top.As shown in Figure 4, a plurality of depressions are around the outer setting of sidewall 114.In a preferred embodiment, at least one depression 142 is arranged between two adjacent recesses 120.Yet, at least one depression or can be configured to and can axially align with at least one recess 120.
Property ground shows as schematically shown in Figure 4, and at least one depression has the height of the height that is lower than at least one recess.But the size of at least one depression can depend on special application.For example and without limitation, for goblet, at least one depression can have about 0.4 inch height and about 0.045 inch to about 0.082 inch degree of depth.In one aspect of the invention, at least one depression can be configured to and have the degree of depth that increases with increase highly.After this manner, at least one depression can have in about 0.045 inch degree of depth at proximate base place with from base about 0.082 inch degree of depth at height place of 0.4 inch upwards.After this manner, at least one depression can have the degree of depth that increases continuously of the height of the depression of passing.Perhaps, at least one depression can be configured to and comprise the step that limits the degree of depth that increases.
In addition, base 112 can comprise the indentation 116 that can see best in Fig. 4, and its outside along the bottom 103 of closure is formed in the base wall 112a.In one embodiment, indentation 116 axially aligns with corresponding depression 142, but selectable configuration can be provided.
In a further advantageous embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, at least one is recessed to form among the base wall 112a of the base 112 below the shoulder 146 of annular.As shown in Fig. 6 and can see best at Fig. 7, at least one depression radially extends inwardly past the step that the shoulder by annular forms.In this embodiment, the base 112 of container is configured to and can has the little diameter of interior diameter that the step that forms than the shoulder by annular provides.In this respect, inserting the shoulder of the adjacent container in the oral area of first container engages with the step that shoulder by first container forms.Therefore depression 142 defines and is used for the frame that engages with the corresponding depression of adjacent container, and the oral area that this adjacent container inserts first container is to set up the required interlocking of rotating and/or the spaced features of bonding part of preventing.The step that is formed by the shoulder of annular can also be configured to when being in and keep spaced relationship when piling up the location between the sidewall of the container side wall and second container.Perhaps, and as the substituting of annular shoulder, depression can be formed in the sidewall to proximate base, and aims between recess or with recess.For example and unrestricted purpose, at least one depression can have curve shape as shown in Figure 2.Yet, at least one depression or can be configured to and have various any suitable shapes, for example square, rectangle, triangle or other polygon, as shown in Figure 5.
Also according to the present invention, the oral area 105 of container 100 comprises the antelabium 150 of annular.In a preferred embodiment, antelabium has and basic is the top surface 152 on plane bevelled flange 154 laterally for the top surface 152 on plane with from basic, as shown in Figure 1.Flange 154 be folded at least in part substantially for below the top surface 152 on plane in case flange with respect to substantially for the top surface 152 on plane with about 25 ° of angles with for example be that 45 ° bigger angle is carried out texture without limitation.Therefore the texture of the antelabium of annular can have triangular configuration basically.In a preferred embodiment, the lip configuration of Du Te annular can form by known antelabium formation technology.After this manner, form machine with antelabium and on the edge of the container of the Heat forming of for example sanitary cup, packaging for foodstuff etc., form antelabium.The part that piles up of the container of suit is put in the conveyer, and this conveyer directs into container in one group of space between the rotation conveying cylinder.The edge joint of conveying cylinder and container and rotate suit container pile up part.Thereby container enters in the heating furnace with heating source of electric heater (calrod) for example.The part that piles up of the container of suit heats in stove, and directs into one group of rotary forming screw rod subsequently.The edge joint of the heating of forming screw and container and little by little downwards the part of folded edge on the edge of each container, to set up triangular lip configuration.Yet the antelabium of annular can also have other texture, such as but not limited to circle, rectangle or square configuration, perhaps can fold in a conventional manner or rolling in addition.
The size of antelabium that comprises the annular of basic special angle for the top surface 152 on plane, flange 154 and rolling that flange carries out will depend on the application of being scheduled to of container.For example and without limitation, for the drinking container of for example cup, the top surface on plane has about 0.15 inch length, and flange 152 has about 0.10 inch length, and flange is preferably about 28 ° angle with respect to the top surface 152 on plane.
As shown in Figure 2, if desired, sidewall 114 can be configured to the protuberance 160 that comprises that at least one surface that centers on sidewall is provided with circumferentially.For example and without limitation, swell the antelabium 150 ground settings of 160 adjacent rings.Yet, if desired, protuberance 160 or can be arranged on other position.In addition, a plurality of protuberances can center on sidewall 114 settings of container 100 circumferentially.
Especially, have according to the present invention and be similar to Fig. 1 and form with following related size: highly be 4.75 inches to 18 ounces of disposable beverage containers of the texture of Fig. 4; Base diameter is 2.33 inches; Mouth diameters is 4.00 inches; The quantity of recess is 4; The recess height that comprises boundary edge is 3.10 inches; And the antelabium of formation that comprises the surface of top plan has 0.15 inch length, and flange has 0.15 inch length, and flange forms 28 ° angle with respect to the surface of top plan.
As mentioned above, container according to the present invention has the sidewall crush resistance of enhancing or the wall strength integrity of enhancing, and the lip strength that strengthens.For of the enhancing of identity basis container of the present invention, at container according to the present invention with usually similarly carried out the contrast crooked test of standard on the sidewall of the commercially available container of size and the antelabium to intensity.Each container sample of being tested is 18 ounces a goblet.Bend test results explanation container according to the present invention has relatively increased about 8% than the commercially available container of standard on side wall strength.This result illustrates that also container according to the present invention has increased about 31% than the commercially available container of standard on lip strength.Therefore, Bi Jiao bending analysis presentation of results has obtained enhancing by the sidewall of container acquisition according to the present invention and the structure integrity of antelabium.
The part that piles up of the container 110 that can overlap is provided according to another aspect of the present invention.The part that piles up of the container that can overlap comprises first container 100 and is contained in the interior adjacent container 101 of first container.Each stackable container has substantially similar shape as previously discussed.
For example and unrestricted purpose, and as shown in Figure 10, in a preferred embodiment, in the oral area 105 of second container 100 ' be contained in, first container 100 so that the main body of second container extends through the oral area of first container downwards and enters the receiving space of first container.As previously discussed, and as shown in Figure 10, the shoulder 146 of the annular of first container 100 provides step along the inside face of first container, with in the oral area 105 of convenient second container 100 ' be arranged on first container and when extending through its receiving space downwards, second container 100 ' the bottom engages with step on the inside face of first container 100 with the interval of maintenance qualification betwixt.Perhaps, and as previous pointed about the embodiment of Fig. 5, the bottom can form size littler than the size of step.After this manner, the bottom of second container can be arranged in the volume that the upright base wall by first container limits, and the shoulder of second container can engage with the step of first container.
According to a preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 10, pile up when location when being in, the protuberance 160 that is provided with circumferentially around the surface of the sidewall 114 of first container 100 engages with at least a portion of the antelabium 150 of the annular of adjacent container 101.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the junction surface 140 of first container comprises that at least one depression is to engage with the corresponding junction surface of second container.In one embodiment, at least one depression 142 has the degree of depth of substantial constant and the outstanding frame 144 that extends along the inside face of first container 100 is provided.After this manner, by at least one depression 142 outstanding framves 144 that provide and second container 100 ' at least one outside face of 142 of caving in engage.At least one depression 142 provides the suitable aligning of first and second containers of suit together with outstanding frame 144 helps.In addition, if desired, then at least one depression and outstanding frame have also suppressed the motion that rotates freely of each container.Prevent that the feature of rotating from for example providing convenience during the manufacturing during antelabium forms, so that the part that piles up of the container of suit keeps suitable aligning.In addition, at least one depression is configured to and can keeps spaced relationship between the sidewall of the sidewall of first container and second container.At interval and rotatablely moving of not having prevented a large amount of wearing and tearing to container.
Various any suitable poly-mers may be used to container of the present invention, include but not limited to polystyrene and copolymer thereof, the acrylic polymers of homopolymer polypropylene, polypropylene random copolymer or polypropylene impact copolymer for example, the ethene polymers of high density polyethylene (HDPE), intermediate density polyethylene or low density polyethylene (LDPE) for example, polybutene and copolymer thereof, polyester and composition thereof or copolymer.
According to preferred embodiment, container material can comprise at least a colorant.Colorant can provide any suitable material of bright-coloured color for the material that can give container, includes but not limited to color and the white and the black of any spectrum.Colorant of the present invention be can be used for and pigment or dyestuff included but not limited to.Colorant can use in every way, includes but not limited to the resin of dry color coloured silk, traditional color concentrate, colored liquid and precolor.Colorant provides so that required color to be provided with enough concentration.
Do not deviate from spirit and scope of the invention ground method and system of the present invention is carried out various modifications and changes, this is tangible to those skilled in the art.Therefore, this means the interior modifications and changes of scope that present invention resides in appended claim and equivalent thereof.
Claims (33)
1. a container comprises: the base that defines closed bottom; And from the upwardly extending sidewall of described base, described sidewall has outside face and at least one formation recess within it, described at least one recess comprises the recessed surface that is limited by boundary edge, and described recessed surface has the surperficial texture different with the surperficial texture of described outside face.
2. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one recess have described sidewall height about 50% to about 80% between height.
3. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that described boundary edge comprises curve shape.
4. container according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described curve shape is a parabola.
5. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one recess comprises at least three recesses that are formed in the described sidewall, and described at least three recesses separate around described sidewall is exterior.
6. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the described surperficial texture on described recessed surface comprises multidirectional pattern of summit and trench.
7. container according to claim 6 is characterized in that described multidirectional pattern comprises the irregular pattern of projection.
8. container according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described pattern coextends basically on whole recessed surface.
9. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that the first of described sidewall has frusto-conical shape.
10. container according to claim 9 is characterized in that, the contiguous described base ground setting of the described first of described sidewall, and described sidewall also comprises the second portion that defines with described base opening opposing portion.
11. container according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described second portion has bowl-shape basically shape.
12. container according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described at least one recess extends in the described second portion of described sidewall at least in part.
13. container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sidewall defines the bottom opening opposing portion with described closure, and described container also comprises the junction surface that engages with second container of analogous shape in the described oral area that is contained in described container.
14. container according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described junction surface comprises the depression at least one described sidewall that is formed on contiguous described base.
15. container according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described at least one depression comprises a plurality of depressions that are formed in the described sidewall that is close to described base, and described a plurality of the exterior of described sidewall that are recessed in separate on every side.
16. container according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described at least one recess comprises a plurality of recesses that are formed in the described sidewall, and each depression all is arranged between two adjacent recesses.
17. container according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described base comprises the upright base wall of extending from the bottom of described closure, and described junction surface is included in the shoulder that limits between described upright base wall and the described sidewall.
18. container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, described base comprises that at least one outside along the bottom of described closure is formed on the indentation in the described upright base wall.
19. container according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described junction surface comprises that also at least one is formed on the depression in the described sidewall, and each indentation is all axially aimed at corresponding depression.
20. container according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described sidewall defines the bottom opening opposing portion with described closure, and described container also comprises the edge that is provided with along described peristome, and described edge comprises the antelabium that radially extends with flat upper surfaces.
21. the container that can overlap pile up part, the described part that piles up comprises: first container; And be contained in second container in described first container; Each described first container and described second container are similar substantially and comprise in shape: the base that defines closed bottom; And from the upwardly extending sidewall of described base, described sidewall has outside face and at least one formation recess within it, described at least one recess comprises the recessed surface that is limited by boundary edge, and described recessed surface has the surperficial texture different with the surperficial texture of described outside face.
22. the part that piles up according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the described boundary edge of each container comprises curve shape.
23. the part that piles up according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described at least one recess of each container comprises at least three recesses that are formed in the described sidewall; Described at least three recesses separate on every side in the exterior of described sidewall.
24. the part that piles up according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the described surperficial texture on described recessed surface comprises multidirectional pattern of summit and trench.
25. the part that piles up according to claim 24 is characterized in that described multidirectional pattern comprises the irregular pattern of projection.
26. the part that piles up according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described pattern coextends basically on whole recessed surface.
27. the part that piles up according to claim 21, it is characterized in that, the contiguous described base ground setting of the first of described sidewall, and described sidewall also comprises the second portion that defines with described base opening opposing portion, described first has the shape different with described second portion.
28. the part that piles up according to claim 21, it is characterized in that, the described sidewall of each container defines the bottom opening opposing portion with described closure, and described first container also comprises the junction surface that engages with the junction surface of described second container when described second container is contained in the described oral area of described first container.
29. the part that piles up according to claim 28 is characterized in that, the described junction surface of described first container comprises the depression at least one described sidewall that is formed on contiguous described base.
30. the part that piles up according to claim 29 is characterized in that, described at least one depression is configured to carries out interlocking to described first container and described second container, to be suppressed at relative rotation therebetween.
31. the part that piles up according to claim 29, it is characterized in that, the described sidewall of described second container comprises at least one contiguous described base ground formation depression within it, and described at least one depression of described first container is configured to and engages with described at least one depression of described second container to be suppressed at rotatablely moving therebetween.
32. the part that piles up according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the described base of each container comprises the upright base wall of extending from the bottom of described closure, and described junction surface is included in the shoulder that limits between described upright base wall and the described sidewall.
33. a container comprises:
Define the base of closed bottom, described base comprises the upright base wall of extending from the bottom of described closure;
From the upwardly extending sidewall of described base, described sidewall has outside face and at least one formation recess within it, described at least one recess comprises the recessed surface that is limited by boundary edge, and described recessed surface has the surperficial texture different with the surperficial texture of described outside face; And
With the junction surface that second container of analogous shape in the oral area that is contained in container engages, described junction surface comprises:
At least one is formed on the depression in the described sidewall that is close to described base, and
The shoulder that limits between described upright base wall and described sidewall, described base comprise that also at least one is formed on described upright base wall and the indentation in the described sidewall.
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