CN1080680C

CN1080680C - Beverage container

Info

Publication number: CN1080680C
Application number: CN98109284A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马克W·罗思; 乔治·康拉德; 达里尔J·道森; 约翰P·亨德森
Original assignee: Ball Corp
Current assignee: Ball Corp
Priority date: 1997-05-21
Filing date: 1998-05-21
Publication date: 2002-03-13
Anticipated expiration: 2018-05-21
Also published as: HK1015749A1; BR9801991A; EP0879765A1; CN1199700A

Abstract

A blow molded container adapted to receive a hot-fill product, having a base with an upwardly raised central portion including a plurality of radially extending triangular ribs, a generally cylindrical lower body portion including a label receiving area with a series of circumferentially spaced pressure responsive panels, a mouth defined by a finish portion at an upper extremity adapted to receive a closure, and a substantially spherical portion disposed between the finish portion and the lower body portion. The substantially spherical portion includes a surface feature pattern depicting a widely recognized object such as a sports ball, a sports helmet including a team identifying logo, a globe of the earth including an outline of major geological features, or a caricature of a personality.

Description

Drinking container

Relate generally to blowing mould thermoplastic containers of the present invention, especially be suitable for accepting-temperature at least two of the hot filling product about 80 ℃ towards polyethylene terephthalate beverage bottle.

The blowing mould polyethylene can that is suitable for the can F﹠B has been well-known in industry.This container often comprises that one accepts the columniform bottle of being generally of individual label portion.This label cover multiple a plurality of be designed compensating tank because of liquid and headspace gas at container filling with add a cover the circumferentially spaced pressure-responsive plate of the volume change that after cooling causes.The example of the container of this general type sees U.S. Patent number 4381061,4542029,4805788,4863046,4877144,5054632,5092475,5178289,5279433,5337909,5341946,5407086.

In the container of most of this common type, there is a what is called " shoulder " in guiding one by the bottle mouth position that the end portion that is suitable for accepting a lid or cover cap limits above columnar portion.In aforementioned patent and describe some change that to see this shoulder design aspect in other patent of this common type container.Though this shoulder always comprises that one is contained in the trade mark of the material in the container such as the concavo-convex press back of GATORADE , almost never consider to utilize this shoulder to come the market of the new clothes product in the Reinforced container to adapt to power.

US Patent 5158190 discloses a kind of container, and this container comprises bottom, bottom, bottleneck and bulb, and its shortcoming is less stable because center of gravity is higher, and the design of container shoulder does not consider to strengthen client's friendliness.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide and a kind ofly have good stability and more can be the container that market is accepted by utilizing the container shoulder to strengthen client's friendliness.

The bottom that comprises a supporting one lower body according to a thermoplastic material blow molded containers of the present invention, one bottleneck that is limited by end portion is contained in the upper end of container and is suitable for accepting a cover cap, one substantially spherical portion is provided between this end portion and this lower body, be characterized in, this lower body is substantially cylindrical and comprises a label region of acceptance that this label region of acceptance can comprise that a series of circumferentially spaced pressure-responsive plates are to adapt to the hot filling of container; The diameter of the diameter of this substantially spherical portion and the lower body of substantially cylindrical less than the vertical dimension of this lower body, comprises on this spherical portion and describes an on record object surfaces pattern image to strengthen the friendliness of client to product about equally.The example of this object comprises that a kind of motion is ball as basketball, baseball, football, vollyball etc.One further example is as the sport cap that comprises sports team's identity markings and include main geography and/or the earth of geographical political characteristics overview.Another example is personalized caricature, as a sportsman, movie star, comedy role and so on.

In preferred embodiment, be that the substantially spherical portion that will have a surface characteristics figure by a waist separates with columnar portion.In addition, the bottom preferably includes one and limits the outside central portion that upwards rises of seat ring continuously.The concrete structure of the example of one preferred embodiment will illustrate in the accompanying drawings, and this accompanying drawing has been described and implemented best mode of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing is simply described.

Fig. 1 is the lateral plan according to container of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of expression container bottom shown in Figure 1 and sidepiece.

Fig. 3 is a lateral plan of second embodiment of the invention container.

Fig. 4 is a lateral plan of third embodiment of the invention container.

Fig. 5 is a lateral plan of fourth embodiment of the invention container.

Fig. 6 is the lateral plan of another expression embodiment illustrated in fig. 1.

Attached Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates according to a container 10 of the present invention.Container 10 is usually around a vertical axis " Y " symmetry of passing bottleneck 12 centers, and this bottleneck is provided to the passage of container 10.Bottleneck 12 is that the last circumference by an end portion 14 limits, and this end portion comprises that one is suitable for accepting the threaded portion 16 of a cover cap (not shown).End portion 14 also comprises tending to engage with the lower edge of cover cap and shows that cover cap is once opening non-response junc-ring 18.One carrier ring 20 is contained in the lower end of end portion 14 so that the manufacturing of container 10 and carrying.Carrier ring 20 belows are a neck 22.Outwards open the end of this neck, to incorporate substantially spherical portion 24 into, as described below.

Container 10 comprises bottom 26 in its lower end, this bottom has a continuous seat ring 28 bottom at it, the periphery of this seat ring qualification one central part 30 that upwards rises as shown in Figure 2.The central part 30 that should upwards rise comprise one with the top 32 of the lower end adjacency of vertical axis " Y ", this top is connected by a plurality of radially triangular fins 34 of extension with seat ring 28.

One upper limb of bottom 26 limits a lower edge 36 with substantially cylindrical lower body 38 of upper limb 40.Lower edge 36 and upper limb 40 limits one and is suitable for accepting a border with label portion of the film of product mark or paper labels (not shown) thereon.Label portion comprises a series of circumferentially spaced pressure-responsive plates 42.The design of pressure-responsive plate 42 and prior art have been done some changes, but generally include a central area 44 that is centered on by a groove 46, and this groove allows central area 44 inwardly to change corresponding to the pressure in the container and outward radial moves.

The top of the upper limb 40 of tag board is a waist 48 that is combined into one smoothly with substantially spherical portion 24.Substantially spherical portion 24 comprises describes an on record object surfaces pattern image to strengthen client to container and the friendliness that is contained in product wherein.In Fig. 1 and 2, this surface characteristics figure comprises many grooves or rib 50, and these grooves or rib are combined the strain line structure on the on record basketball of expression.Strain line shown in should be appreciated that 50 can be by other ball substituting with expression baseball, as shown in Figure 6 football, table tennis, vollyball etc. of moving.As shown in Figure 3, the surface characteristics figure can represent that also basic is sphere and sport cap and the mask that comprises sports team's identity markings in this one.As shown in Figure 4, the surface characteristics figure also can be represented the earth of main geographic entity, main geographical political characteristics overview or the interested further feature of container buyer.Surface characteristics figure in the substantially spherical portion can represent that also personalized caricature is as a movie star, cartoon character, famous historical personage and so on, as shown in Figure 5.In each case, these expressions all are to strengthen the friendliness of the public for container, thereby strengthen the confidence level of brand and/or product.

Those skilled in the art should be appreciated that groove or the rib 50 represented among Fig. 1-2 can be by providing opposite feature to form when blowing mould in the blowing mould that forms container 10.Line 52 among Fig. 1 is for distinguishing the parting line of blowing mould left and right sides.Certainly, in finished product, preferably make the minimum or elimination of this parting line, not damage the outward appearance of container.

Though preferred embodiment shown in the reference has been made specific descriptions to the present invention, can change and revise, these variations and modification do not break away from the scope of the invention and the spirit of describing and limiting as following claim.

Claims

1. blow molded containers of making by thermoplastic material, comprise: a bottom, one lower body, one is limited and is suitable for accepting the bottleneck of a cover cap at topmost by an end portion, and a substantially spherical portion between described end portion and described lower body, it is characterized in that, described lower body is substantially cylindrical and comprises a label region of acceptance, the diameter of described substantially spherical portion is substantially equal to the diameter of described lower body and less than the vertical dimension of described lower body, comprises an expression one on record object surfaces pattern image on the described spherical portion.

2. blow molded containers as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described surface characteristics figure is the ball strain line structure of a motion.

3. blow molded containers as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described surface characteristics figure is one to comprise the sport cap of sports team's identity markings.

4. blow molded containers as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described surface characteristics figure is one to comprise the earth of a main geographic entity overview.

5. blow molded containers as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described surface characteristics figure is a personalized caricature.

6. as each described blow molded containers of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that, comprise that also one connects the waist of described substantially spherical portion and described substantially cylindrical lower body.

7. as each described blow molded containers of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that the label region of acceptance of described substantially cylindrical lower body comprises a series of circumferentially spaced pressure-responsive plates that are formed on wherein.

8. as each described blow molded containers of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that, described container be suitable for accepting a temperature at least about 80 ℃ and the forward internal pressure at least two of the hot filling product about 4 pounds/sq in towards polyethylene terephthalate beverage bottle.

9. as each described blow molded containers of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that described bottom comprises that by one the central portion that upwards rises of a plurality of triangle ribs that radially extend forms.