EP1048575A1 - Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable - Google Patents

Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1048575A1
EP1048575A1 EP99303496A EP99303496A EP1048575A1 EP 1048575 A1 EP1048575 A1 EP 1048575A1 EP 99303496 A EP99303496 A EP 99303496A EP 99303496 A EP99303496 A EP 99303496A EP 1048575 A1 EP1048575 A1 EP 1048575A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
body portion
container
end closure
inside surface
closure
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP99303496A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Keith Robert Rea
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sonoco Development Inc
Original Assignee
Sonoco Development Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sonoco Development Inc filed Critical Sonoco Development Inc
Priority to EP99303496A priority Critical patent/EP1048575A1/fr
Publication of EP1048575A1 publication Critical patent/EP1048575A1/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/10—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by form of integral or permanently secured end closure
    • 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
    • B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
    • B65D79/005—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting
    • B65D79/0087—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a closure, e.g. in caps or lids

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a container for packaging various products, including food products, and which is characterized by having an end closure on at least one end of the container which contracts or expands to accommodate expansion or contraction of the product packaged within the container.
  • Containers utilized for packaging various products are often subjected to increased or decreased pressure within the container which results from either the product being packaged under a vacuum or the product expanding after it is placed in the container. This is typical of food products in which as much air as possible is pulled out of the container so that the product is under a vacuum or the packaging of a food product, such as a dough or the like, wherein the product expands after packaging.
  • Composite containers including at least a paper body layer and a barrier liner layer and closed by paper end members also having barrier liner layers or metal end members are becoming increasingly more popular for packaging various products, including food products.
  • These container constructions include problems with the walls of the body portion buckling outwardly under increasing pressure within the container resulting from product expansion or contracting inwardly when a vacuum is pulled on a product being packaged within the container.
  • Composite container body portions while providing economic advantages, do not provide the strength of metal or plastic containers. Even the metal or plastic containers can have the problems of buckling or contracting side walls due to the above changing conditions within the container.
  • a container having a movable end closure for accommodating expansion or contraction of product contained within the container by increasing or decreasing the effective volume of space within the container and comprising the following.
  • An elongate body portion has opposed open ends and an inside surface.
  • An end closure is positioned at each of the open ends of the hollow body portion and is secured thereto for closing the container with the product contained therein.
  • One of the end closures is of a generally outwardly-facing cup-shaped configuration positioned inside the hollow body portion and having a radially-extending central portion of generally the same configuration and dimensions as the body portion and an accordion-folded side wall extending axially from the central portion toward the body portion open end and defining a free end area secured to the inside surface of the body portion at the open end and positioned so that the end closure central portion may axially move along the body portion inside surface toward or away from the body portion open end by contraction or expansion of the end closure accordion-folded side wall.
  • the body portion of the container and the contracting or expanding end closure are constructed of composite materials which preferably include a paper layer and a barrier liner layer.
  • the cup-shaped expanding end closure may be secured at the one open end of the container body portion by a seaming operation in which the end of the body portion defines an inwardly-curled U-shaped cross-sectional configuration and the free end area of the cup-shaped end closure is positioned within the inwardly-curled U-shaped body portion end and an adhesive is positioned within the U-shaped body portion end to secure the free end area of the end closure therein.
  • FIGs. 1 and 2 illustrate a preferred embodiment of a container, generally referred to at 10 , constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • This container 10 includes an elongate hollow body portion 12 , preferably tubular in configuration, having opposed open ends 13 and an inside surface 14 .
  • the body portion 12 may be constructed of any suitable materials including or plastic, but is preferably constructed of spirally-wound composite materials including a paperboard layer 15 and a barrier line layer 16 in superimposed position inside the paperboard layer 15 .
  • the paperboard layer 15 may be composed of conventional spiral-winding paperboard or board stock having a thickness of between 0.010 and 0.042 inch, preferably between 0.015 and 0.030 inch, for example 0.021 inch.
  • the barrier liner layer 16 may advantageously comprise a flexible material such as a polymer, a metalized polymer, a silicate impregnated polymer or a lamination of property enhancing polymers or polymer coatings on polymers, foils or paper, lamination of paper, metalized paper, polymer, metalized polymer, silicate impregnated polymer or foil engineered in combination to achieve the desired level of barrier.
  • the container 10 further includes end closures 17, 18 positioned at each of the respective open ends 13 of the hollow body portion 12 and secured thereto for closing the container 10 with product P contained therein.
  • One of the end closures 18 is of a generally outwardly-facing cup-shaped configuration positioned inside the hollow body portion 12 and has a radially-extending central portion 21 of generally the same configuration and dimensions (e.g., circular with the same diameter) as the inside surface 14 of the body portion 10 .
  • the end closure 18 further includes an accordion-folded sidewall 22 extending axially from the central portion 21 toward the body portion free end 13 and defining a free end area 23 which is secured to the inside surface of the body portion 10 at the open end 13 and positioned so that the end closure central portion 21 may axially move along the body portion inside surface 14 toward or away from the body portion open end 13 by contraction or expansion of the end closure accordion-folded side wall 22 to increase or decrease the effective volume of space within the container 10 , as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively.
  • the one end closure 18 may be constructed of any suitable materials which can be utilized to form the expanding and contracting accordion-folded sidewall 22 and otherwise perform as described above.
  • This end closure 18 may also include a disk-like member 24 secured to the radially extending central portion 21 .
  • the end closure 18 is preferably constructed of composite materials which may be the same as that utilized for construction of the hollow body portion 12 , as described above, or may include suitable layers of paper (25#/ream or 25# bleached kraft), low density polyethylene, foil (0.00035" aluminum) or film (metalized polyethyleneterephtalate) and polyethylene (10-20#/ream SURLYN®).
  • the cup-shaped end closure 18 is preferably secured to the open end 13 of the hollow body portion 12 by providing the open end 13 of the body portion 12 with a inwardly curled U-shaped cross-sectional configuration (as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2) so that the free end area 23 of the cup-shaped end closure 18 may be positioned within the inwardly-curled U-shaped body portion end 13 and an adhesive, generally indicated at 26 is positioned within the U-shaped body portion end 13 to secure the free end area 23 of the end closure 18 therein.
  • the other end closure 17 is preferably a paper or metal (steel or the like) conventional end closure double seamed to the open end 13 in a manner well understood by those with ordinary skill in the art or may be constructed of any suitable material and secured to the open end in any suitable manner.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
EP99303496A 1999-04-30 1999-04-30 Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable Withdrawn EP1048575A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP99303496A EP1048575A1 (fr) 1999-04-30 1999-04-30 Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP99303496A EP1048575A1 (fr) 1999-04-30 1999-04-30 Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1048575A1 true EP1048575A1 (fr) 2000-11-02

Family

ID=8241367

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP99303496A Withdrawn EP1048575A1 (fr) 1999-04-30 1999-04-30 Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable

Country Status (1)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1048575A1 (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9682791B2 (en) 2010-05-11 2017-06-20 General Mills, Inc. Compartment container including a secondary reservoir package

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1389226A (fr) * 1964-03-23 1965-02-12 Mauser Kg Récipient en matière synthétique
EP0208352A1 (fr) * 1985-06-11 1987-01-14 Wavin B.V. Couvercle pour un récipient et emballage constitué par un récipient et son couvercle
WO1988007481A1 (fr) * 1987-03-27 1988-10-06 William Touzani Fermeture permettant de verifier la fraicheur du produit et de detecter une eventuelle alteration ou tentative d'ouverture frauduleuse
US4836400A (en) * 1988-05-13 1989-06-06 Chaffey Wayne P Caulking method for forming a leak free cup

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1389226A (fr) * 1964-03-23 1965-02-12 Mauser Kg Récipient en matière synthétique
EP0208352A1 (fr) * 1985-06-11 1987-01-14 Wavin B.V. Couvercle pour un récipient et emballage constitué par un récipient et son couvercle
WO1988007481A1 (fr) * 1987-03-27 1988-10-06 William Touzani Fermeture permettant de verifier la fraicheur du produit et de detecter une eventuelle alteration ou tentative d'ouverture frauduleuse
US4836400A (en) * 1988-05-13 1989-06-06 Chaffey Wayne P Caulking method for forming a leak free cup

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9682791B2 (en) 2010-05-11 2017-06-20 General Mills, Inc. Compartment container including a secondary reservoir package

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6053400A (en) Container having expanding or contracting end closure
CA2268227C (fr) Contenant en materiau composite pour l'emballage sous vide de produits
US6047878A (en) Substantially paper container
CA2362317C (fr) Contenant composite non rond avec courbure inverse
US3940496A (en) Spiral wound can having discrete label and reinforcing elements
EP1081051B1 (fr) Récipient composite facile à ouvrir muni d'une membrane de fermeture
EP1350738B1 (fr) Récipient contenant une poche collabale
JP3054091B2 (ja) 掴み易い非円筒形複層容器
CA2354316C (fr) Recipient muni d'un capuchon d'extremite preforme
EP2209720B1 (fr) Boite a pate composite recyclable comme un produit tout en papier
CA2105450C (fr) Emballage pour biens de consommation
EP1142791A3 (fr) Récipient composite pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires sous vide
US5476213A (en) Container having abuse resistant end seal
US7743974B2 (en) Container wall of paper and process for producing such a container wall
EP1048575A1 (fr) Récipient avec une fermeture gonflable ou contractable
CA2262325A1 (fr) Conteneur a fermeture expansible
CA2298078C (fr) Appareil pour la formation d'un rebord roule vers l'exterieur sur le corps d'un conteneur cylindrique
EP0806367B1 (fr) Couvercle adapté pour l'évacuation et le contre courant de gaz durant sa fermeture avec le col d'un container
US6036629A (en) Cylindrical composite container having a recessed spiral groove and process for manufacturing
EP0015272A4 (fr) Recipients pour boissons et autres.
US5934547A (en) Bridged tab cut for spiral wound container
CA1041924A (fr) Contenant spirale a etiquette et renforts distincts
MXPA00008617A (en) Easy-open composite container with a membrane-type closure

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20000307

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

18W Application withdrawn

Withdrawal date: 20001023