EP1277661A1 - Récipient en plastique pour boissons alcooliques, en particulier du vin - Google Patents

Récipient en plastique pour boissons alcooliques, en particulier du vin Download PDF

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EP1277661A1
EP1277661A1 EP01830475A EP01830475A EP1277661A1 EP 1277661 A1 EP1277661 A1 EP 1277661A1 EP 01830475 A EP01830475 A EP 01830475A EP 01830475 A EP01830475 A EP 01830475A EP 1277661 A1 EP1277661 A1 EP 1277661A1
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Edoardo Tartari
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B65D1/0253—Means facilitating removal of the closure, e.g. cams, levers
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0081—Bottles of non-circular cross-section

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  • the present invention refers to a plastic container for alcoholic beverages, particularly wine.
  • Glass bottles are generally used for packaging wine.
  • various types of containers have been proposed on the market, such as wooden barrels, ceramic urns, metal cans, "bag in box” plastic bags, multi-laminated cardboard cartons.
  • none of these alternatives to glass bottles have met with great commercial success since they have the main defect of not being transparent and the consumer generally wants to see the product held inside the container.
  • glass bottles are generally closed with stoppers of natural or synthetic cork which, when inserted in the mouth of the neck of the bottle, expand to close it with a tight seal.
  • stoppers are removed by the user by means of appropriate cork extractors.
  • the rim of the mouth of the bottle is thicker to provide an abutment surface for cork extractors, such as for example the multi-lever corkscrews commonly used in the home
  • the rim of the mouth is provided with a collar or band protruding outward from the neck of the bottle.
  • the upper surface of said collar acts as an abutment surface for other types of corkscrews, such as the single-lever corkscrews generally used in the catering field.
  • the lower surface of the collar acts as an abutment surface for means for gripping and holding the bottle in some stages of processing of the bottles such as, for example, washing, filling, labelling, lifting for packaging, etc.
  • glass bottles present various problems in packaging and transport.
  • glass bottles besides being fragile, are heavy and bulky because of the considerable thickness of the glass, and consequently they require strong packaging, which is bulky and costly. This is reflected in shipping costs, especially when the bottles are to be sent to distant destinations.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art, providing a plastic container for alcoholic beverages, particularly wine, that is cheap and simple to make.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a plastic container for alcoholic beverages that is light, occupies little space and is convenient for packaging and transport.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a container for alcoholic beverages that is versatile and practical for the user and at the same time is able to make the product contained therein visible.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a container for alcoholic beverages that can be closed with a stopper of artificial or natural cork and is able to provide a mouth with close tolerances to ensure that the cork has a perfectly tight seal.
  • the peculiar characteristic of the container for alcoholic beverages, particularly wine, according to the invention is represented by the fact that said container is made of transparent plastic.
  • the container comprises an upper part defining a neck which rises from a containing part.
  • the neck comprises:
  • the container according to the invention is advantageously obtained by moulding and blowing starting from a parison which has a finished upper part that defines the neck of the container and a lower part destined to be blown to generate the containing part of the container.
  • the advantages of the plastic container according to the invention are evident.
  • the neck of the container being formed of plastic by moulding, has an inner surface with a very close tolerance, particularly suitable to receive an artificial cork ensuring an excellent seal.
  • the plastic container has an extremely reduced thickness and weight with respect to a glass bottle typically used for wine.
  • the container according to the invention besides being unbreakable, ensures reduced weight and bulk which tends to reduce packing and shipping costs.
  • the container according to the invention is made of transparent plastic.
  • Polyolefinic resins are advantageously used for its production, such as, for example, PP (polypropylene) or polyester resins, such as for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or PEN or the like.
  • the container according to the invention can advantageously, but not exclusively, be made using injection moulding and blowing technology starting from a parison, designated as a whole with reference numeral 1 and shown in Figure 1.
  • the parison 1 comprises a body 2, having a substantially cylindrical outer side wall.
  • the body 2 has at its top end a rim 3 of a mouth that protrudes radially outward and defines a circular opening 4.
  • the rim 3 of the mouth has a shape typical of the openings of glass bottles for containing wine. In this manner the rim 3 acts as an abutment surface to receive a corkscrew of the multilever type.
  • the body 2 has at its lower end a bottom 5 shaped like an overturned dome.
  • the inner surface of the body 2 has three distinct parts: a top part A, a middle part B and a bottom part C.
  • the top part A is shorter in length than the bottom part C, has a smaller thickness than the bottom part C and defines a cylindrical chamber with a larger inside diameter than that of the cylindrical chamber defined by the bottom part C.
  • the middle part B is shorter in length than the top part A, grows thicker toward the bottom and defines a tapered or frusto-conical inner chamber.
  • the top part A which is destined to receive a cylindrical artificial or natural cork, is already finished after the injection moulding stage and need not undergo further processing stages.
  • the top part A of the parison 1 is made, by means of injection moulding of plastic materials, with extreme precision, with inside diameters having very close tolerances.
  • a collar or band D which substantially repeats the size of the collar of a glass bottle for containing wine, is formed on the outer surface of the top part A of the body of the parison, below the opening 3.
  • the collar D is made with a plurality of radial rings of various shapes, spaced apart from each other to minimize the total thickness of the collar D. This brings various advantages. In fact the waste of plastic material is reduced, the cooling times of the parison after moulding are reduced and the total weight of the container is reduced.
  • the top ring 6 of the collar D is particularly reinforced to act as an abutment and stopping surface for a cork screw of the single-lever type.
  • bottom ring 7 of the collar D is particularly reinforced to act as an abutment and stopping surface in the various operations of washing, filling, labelling and packaging. Furthermore the bottom ring 7 of the collar D has been particularly designed also to perform the function of supporting ring to support the parison 1 during the subsequent stage of blowing.
  • Said bottom ring 7 is integrated into the bottom profile of the collar D, fulfilling the above mentioned aims without creating the aesthetic problems which would have been evident if said bottom ring 7 had remained separate and spaced apart from the collar D.
  • intermediate radial rings 8 three by way of example, have been inserted between the top ring 6 and the bottom ring 7,.
  • the intermediate rings 8 are thinner than the top ring 6 and the bottom ring 7 and have a diameter that increases progressively from top to bottom, serving to join the top ring 6 and the bottom ring 7, which has a slightly larger diameter than that of the top ring 6.
  • the top part A inside and outside, including the rim 3 of the opening and the collar D, is a finished part and does not require further manufacturing stages. In fact the top part A is destined to form the neck and the mouth of the container according to the invention.
  • the parison 1 is then sent to the subsequent stage of stretching and blowing.
  • the parison 1 is held, by means of its bottom ring 7, and the bottom part C of the parison is heated, stretched and blown. Consequently the bottom part B+C of the parison increases in diameter and decreases in thickness until a bottle-type container is obtained, like that shown in Figure 3 and designated as a whole with reference numeral 10.
  • the container 10 as also shown in Figure 4, has a substantially cylindrical containing part 11 with a substantially circular cross section generated by blowing of the bottom part C of the parison.
  • a tapered part 12 obtained by blowing of the middle part B of the parison extends above the containing part 11.
  • the tapered part 12 joins with a neck part 13 which corresponds to the top part A of the parison which is not blown.
  • the container 10 preferably has a capacity of 75 cl and a height of about 300 mm, like the glass bottles for wine currently in use. However the container 10 has a substantially smaller thickness than that of current wine bottles. The thickness of the container 10 is much less than the thickness of a glass bottle. Consequently the container 10 has an outside diameter of about 67 mm, decidedly less than the outside diameter of a glass bottle, which is about 75-78 mm. As a result, the container 10 occupies about 25% less space than a glass bottle.
  • Figures 5 and 6 show a container 20 according to a second embodiment of the invention, in which like or corresponding elements are designated with the same reference numerals as those used in the first embodiment and are not described in detail.
  • the container 20 differs from the container 10 according to the first embodiment only in that its containing part 21 has a substantially elliptical cross-section. In this manner the front part of the container 20 is larger in size than its side part and substantially reproduces the dimensions of a glass bottle.
  • the containing part of the container can assume different shapes.
  • the neck and the mouth of the container on the other hand, remain substantially the same as the top part A of the parison 1.
  • the containers according to the invention after being filled with wine, are corked with an artificial or natural cork.
  • Artificial cork is preferably used because it is cheaper and readily available. Since the tolerance of the inside diameter of the neck of the container is very close, the artificial cork, though having reduced elasticity with respect to natural cork, adapts perfectly to the opening of the container and ensures a perfect seal.

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DE102005051735A1 (de) * 2005-10-28 2007-05-03 Krones Ag Kunststoffbehälter sowie Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und Verfahren zu seiner Handhabung
US12012253B1 (en) * 2023-03-02 2024-06-18 Verre Vert, Inc. Lightweight polymer wine bottle suitable for use with natural cork or synthetic stoppers

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GB2006108A (en) * 1977-09-24 1979-05-02 Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd Bottle for liquid foodstuffs
DE3343993A1 (de) * 1983-12-06 1985-06-20 Armin 6090 Rüsselsheim Krämer Weinflasche
GB2212435A (en) * 1987-11-12 1989-07-26 Fibrenyle Ltd Blow moulded container
EP0503086A1 (fr) * 1990-09-28 1992-09-16 Nissei Asb Machine Co., Ltd. Ebauche de moulage d'un récipient en matière plastique et moule pour une ébauche de moulage.
DE19924827A1 (de) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-05 Krones Ag Flasche mit Verschluß und Flaschen-Vorformling

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2006108A (en) * 1977-09-24 1979-05-02 Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd Bottle for liquid foodstuffs
DE3343993A1 (de) * 1983-12-06 1985-06-20 Armin 6090 Rüsselsheim Krämer Weinflasche
GB2212435A (en) * 1987-11-12 1989-07-26 Fibrenyle Ltd Blow moulded container
EP0503086A1 (fr) * 1990-09-28 1992-09-16 Nissei Asb Machine Co., Ltd. Ebauche de moulage d'un récipient en matière plastique et moule pour une ébauche de moulage.
DE19924827A1 (de) * 1999-03-24 2000-10-05 Krones Ag Flasche mit Verschluß und Flaschen-Vorformling

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102005051735A1 (de) * 2005-10-28 2007-05-03 Krones Ag Kunststoffbehälter sowie Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und Verfahren zu seiner Handhabung
US12012253B1 (en) * 2023-03-02 2024-06-18 Verre Vert, Inc. Lightweight polymer wine bottle suitable for use with natural cork or synthetic stoppers

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