EP0108542A2 - Récipient à parois minces - Google Patents

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EP0108542A2
EP0108542A2 EP83306448A EP83306448A EP0108542A2 EP 0108542 A2 EP0108542 A2 EP 0108542A2 EP 83306448 A EP83306448 A EP 83306448A EP 83306448 A EP83306448 A EP 83306448A EP 0108542 A2 EP0108542 A2 EP 0108542A2
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Alethea Rosalind Melanie Hall
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South African Inventions Development Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings

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  • This invention relates to a thin walled container which includes a device for increasing the rigidity of the container, and to a method of increasing the rigidity of thin walled containers.
  • the injection stretch blow moulding process consists essentially of (a) injection blow moulding the container in miniature, (b) stretching the material to impart strength by alignment of the plastic molecular chains, and (c) blow moulding to achieve the final thin walled product.
  • Containers produced by this method are exceptionally strong. They do, however, suffer from the fact that they lack rigidity which limits the potential market as the containers cannot be stacked. The main market for these containers has been for the packaging of carbonated beverages, as the pressurisation produced by the carbonation imparts a rigidity to the filled and sealed containers.
  • thin walled metal containers also lack rigidity which reduces their stackability.
  • a thin walled container having an opening therein including a device for increasing the rigidity of the container, the device comprising an expandable body having an opening therein, the body being located in the container with the opening in the body in register with the opening in the container so that the body is in communication with the outside of the container and not in communication with the interior of the container, the body being adapted to be expanded to increase the pressure in the ullage space of the container, and closure means to close the opening in the body.
  • the container may include a cap adapted to engage the container to close the opening, the cap having an aperture therethrough, the expandable body being attached to the cap with a gas-tight seal between the cap and the body, the opening in the body being in register with the aperture in the cap, and the closure means being adapted to close the aperture in the cap and the opening in the body.
  • the cap is preferably screw-threaded and is adapted to engage with a complementary screw-thread on the container.
  • the container will generally have only one opening, which is used for dispensing the contents of the container.
  • the body may be attached to the container with the opening in the body being in register with the opening in the container, and the container including a second closeable opening.
  • the second opening is used for dispensing the contents of the container.
  • the expandable body may be, for example, balloon-shaped or rectangular in shape.
  • the body may comprise a closed cylindrical tube, the side wall of the tube including one or more circumferential deformable ribs, so that the tube is adapted to collapse and expand.
  • the expandable body is preferably adapted to be expanded by a gas.
  • the body is preferably expanded by introducing into the body a dose of a solid or liquid material which sublimes at ambient temperature to emit a gas, e.g. solid carbon dioxide, or by introducing a gas directly into the body.
  • the container may be a plastic container, preferably a plastic container made by the injection stretch blow moulding process, and more preferably a plastic container made of polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the container may also be a metal container.
  • the closure means for closing the opening in the body may be a plug, or a non-return valve.
  • a method of increasing the rigidity of a thin walled container having an opening therein including the steps of locating an expandable body having an opening therein in the container, with the opening in the body in register with the opening in the container so that the body is in communication with the outside of the container and not in communication with the interior of the container, expanding the body to increase the pressure in the ullage space of the container, and closing the opening in the body.
  • a closure device for closing an opening in a thin walled container, comprising a cap adapted to engage the container to close the opening, the cap having an aperture therethrough, an expandable body attached to the cap with a gas-tight seal between the cap and the body, the body including an opening in register with the aperture in the cap and the body being adapted to be located in the container when the cap is engaged with the container and to be expanded to increase the pressure in the ullage space of the container, and closure means for closing the opening in the body and the aperture in the cap.
  • a thin walled container 10 having an externally screw-threaded neck 12 surrounding an opening 14 and partially filled with a non-carbonated product 16, and a closure device-indicated generally at 18.
  • the thin walled container 10 may be, for example, a plastic container, e.g. a polyethylene terephthalate container made by the injection stretch blow moulding process, or a metal container.
  • the closure device 18 includes a cap 20 having an internal screw-thread which is complementary to the screw-thread on the neck 12 of the container 10 so that the cap 20 may be engaged on the neck 12 of the container 10, as shown, to close the opening 14, the cap 20 having an aperture 22 which is screw-threaded, therethrough.
  • An expandable body 24 which is balloon-shaped and has a neck 26 surrounding an opening 28 is attached by means of its neck 26 to the interior of the aperture 22 at 30 so that there is a gas-tight seal between the body 24 and the cap 20 and so that the opening 28 is in register with the aperture 22.
  • a plug 32 which has a complementary screw thread to the thread of the aperture 22, is engaged in the aperture 22 of the cap 20 so that it closes the aperture 22 and the opening 28 in the body 24.
  • the screw-thread on the plug 32 is broken in one or more places so that when the plug 32,is unscrewed from the aperture 22, gas contained in the body 24 may escape before the plug 32 i.s completely removed.
  • the cap 20 and the plug 32 may be made of a plastics material.
  • the body 24 may be made of any material which will expand sufficiently.
  • the container 10 is filled to the level shown with a non-carbonated product 16, leaving an ullage space 34 above the product 16.
  • the flexible body 24 is located in the container 10 as shown in Figure 1, and the cap 20 is screwed on to the neck 12 of the container 10.
  • the plug 32 is unscrewed from the aperture 22 and a dose of a solid or a liquid material which sublimes at ambient temperature to emit a gas, e.g. solid carbon dioxide, is placed in the body 24.
  • the plug 32 is then replaced in the aperture 22 thus sealing the body 24.
  • the body 24 expands until it partially or completely fills the ullage space 34 to increase the pressure in the ullage space 34, thus pressurising the container 10 to impart rigidity thereto.
  • the container 10 may now be transported and stored without fear of damage thereto.
  • the plug 32 When it is desired to use the product 16 stored in the container 10, the plug 32 is unscrewed from the aperture 22 thus allowing the gas in the body 24 to escape and the body 24 to deflate. The cap 20 is then unscrewed from the neck 12 to give access to the product 16.
  • a thin walled container 50 having a first opening 52, and a second opening 54 closed by a cap 56, and a device for imparting rigidity to the container, indicated generally at 58.
  • the container 50 is partially filled with a non-carbonated product 60.
  • the container 50 may be a plastic container or a metal container.
  • the device 58 comprises a flexible rectangular-shaped body 62 having an opening 64, the body 62 being attached to the interior wall of the container 50, with the opening 64 in the body 62 being in register with the opening 52 in the container 50.
  • a non-return valve 66 closes the opening 64 in the body 62 and the opening 52 in the container 50.
  • the dotted lines illustrate the body 62 before expansion, and the solid lines illustrate the body 62 after expansion.
  • the body 62 may be attached to the container 50, e.g. by heat or ultrasonic welding or glueing, with the non-return valve 66 then being inserted in the openings 52 and 64, e.g. by means of a snap-fit, or the body 62 may first be attached to the valve 66 by similar methods, and then the body 62 and valve 66 inserted in the container 50.
  • the container 50 is filled to the level shown with a non-carbonated product 60, leaving an ullage space 68 above the product 60.
  • the cap 56 is then screwed on to the opening 54 to close it.
  • the body 62 which is already I located in the container 50, is then filled with a gas through the non-return valve 66, until the bag 62 expands to increase the pressure in the ullage space 68, thus pressurising the container 50 to impart a rigidity thereto.
  • the container 50 may now be transported and stored without fear of damage thereto.
  • the non-return valve 66 is opened to allow the body 62 to deflate, and then the cap 56 is removed from the opening 54, to give access to the product 60.
  • the container of the invention has several advantages. Firstly, such containers have a high degree of rigidity. Therefore, they can be easily and safely stacked without damage to the containers. This results in the advantages that they can be transported more easily and economically, and that they can be stacked better on supermarket and shop shelves. Secondly, as the gas which is used to pressurise the containers, is confined in a closed body, there is no contamination of the product contained in the container by the gas.
  • the container may therefore be used to contain a wide variety of products such as edible oils, food products such as mayonnaise, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, household chemicals and industrial chemicals.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
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  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
EP83306448A 1982-11-03 1983-10-24 Récipient à parois minces Withdrawn EP0108542A3 (fr)

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ZA828049 1982-11-03
ZA828049 1982-11-03

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EP0108542A3 EP0108542A3 (fr) 1985-07-31

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FR1304698A (fr) * 1961-08-16 1962-09-28 Pronal Sa Perfectionnements aux réservoirs souples contenant une masse liquide
FR1314002A (fr) * 1961-11-24 1963-01-04 Procédé et dispositif pour distribuer une substance non compacte
CH385720A (fr) * 1961-04-25 1964-12-15 Leflaive Vincent Louis Marie G Récipient pour le transport et la conservation d'un liquide
FR1405013A (fr) * 1963-08-23 1965-07-02 Shell Int Research Conteneur à paroi mince comportant une chambre d'expansion
FR2331485A1 (fr) * 1975-11-13 1977-06-10 Johnson & Son Inc S C Procede et dispositif pour mettre sous pression un recipient-distributeur

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CH385720A (fr) * 1961-04-25 1964-12-15 Leflaive Vincent Louis Marie G Récipient pour le transport et la conservation d'un liquide
FR1304698A (fr) * 1961-08-16 1962-09-28 Pronal Sa Perfectionnements aux réservoirs souples contenant une masse liquide
FR1314002A (fr) * 1961-11-24 1963-01-04 Procédé et dispositif pour distribuer une substance non compacte
FR1405013A (fr) * 1963-08-23 1965-07-02 Shell Int Research Conteneur à paroi mince comportant une chambre d'expansion
FR2331485A1 (fr) * 1975-11-13 1977-06-10 Johnson & Son Inc S C Procede et dispositif pour mettre sous pression un recipient-distributeur

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