EP3066010A4 - Hot-fill container - Google Patents

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EP3066010A4
EP3066010A4 EP14859477.3A EP14859477A EP3066010A4 EP 3066010 A4 EP3066010 A4 EP 3066010A4 EP 14859477 A EP14859477 A EP 14859477A EP 3066010 A4 EP3066010 A4 EP 3066010A4
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fill container
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French (fr)
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EP3066010B1 (en
EP3066010A1 (en
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Terry D. Patcheak
David Downing
Frederick C. Beuerle
Walter J. Strasser
Christopher Howe
Luke A. Mast
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Amcor Rigid Packaging USA LLC
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Amcor Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from US14/072,377 external-priority patent/US9394072B2/en
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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
    • 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
    • B65D79/008—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a rigid or semi-rigid container, e.g. in bottles or jars
    • B65D79/0081—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a rigid or semi-rigid container, e.g. in bottles or jars in the bottom part thereof
    • 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
    • B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
    • 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
    • B65D2501/0018—Ribs
    • B65D2501/0036—Hollow circonferential ribs

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Constitution Of High-Frequency Heating (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)
EP14859477.3A 2013-11-05 2014-11-04 Hot-fill container Active EP3066010B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14/072,377 US9394072B2 (en) 2003-05-23 2013-11-05 Hot-fill container
PCT/US2014/063812 WO2015069620A1 (en) 2013-11-05 2014-11-04 Hot-fill container

Publications (3)

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EP3066010A1 EP3066010A1 (en) 2016-09-14
EP3066010A4 true EP3066010A4 (en) 2017-05-17
EP3066010B1 EP3066010B1 (en) 2022-11-23

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EP14859477.3A Active EP3066010B1 (en) 2013-11-05 2014-11-04 Hot-fill container

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EP (1) EP3066010B1 (en)
JP (1) JP6744214B2 (en)
BR (2) BR112016010249B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2925871C (en)
ES (1) ES2935582T3 (en)
MX (1) MX2016003964A (en)
WO (1) WO2015069620A1 (en)

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CA3001132C (en) 2015-12-07 2023-03-07 Amcor Group Gmbh Method of applying top load force

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WO2009120988A2 (en) * 2008-03-27 2009-10-01 Constar International, Inc. Container base having volume absorption panel
US20110017700A1 (en) * 2003-05-23 2011-01-27 Patcheak Terry D Hot-fill container
WO2012129559A2 (en) * 2011-03-24 2012-09-27 Ring Container Technologies Flexible panel to offset pressure differential
EP2623427A1 (en) * 2010-09-30 2013-08-07 Yoshino Kogyosyo Co., Ltd. Bottle

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US6277321B1 (en) 1998-04-09 2001-08-21 Schmalbach-Lubeca Ag Method of forming wide-mouth, heat-set, pinch-grip containers
TWI228476B (en) * 2000-08-31 2005-03-01 Co2 Pac Ltd Semi-rigid collapsible container
US8584879B2 (en) * 2000-08-31 2013-11-19 Co2Pac Limited Plastic container having a deep-set invertible base and related methods
JP2008514521A (en) * 2004-09-30 2008-05-08 マーレイ メルローズ デヴィッド Pressure vessel with differential pressure vacuum panel
WO2011088165A2 (en) * 2010-01-14 2011-07-21 Amcor Limited Heat set container

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20110017700A1 (en) * 2003-05-23 2011-01-27 Patcheak Terry D Hot-fill container
WO2009120988A2 (en) * 2008-03-27 2009-10-01 Constar International, Inc. Container base having volume absorption panel
EP2623427A1 (en) * 2010-09-30 2013-08-07 Yoshino Kogyosyo Co., Ltd. Bottle
WO2012129559A2 (en) * 2011-03-24 2012-09-27 Ring Container Technologies Flexible panel to offset pressure differential

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EP3066010B1 (en) 2022-11-23
BR112016010249A8 (en) 2021-03-30
MX2016003964A (en) 2016-10-21
JP6744214B2 (en) 2020-08-19
ES2935582T3 (en) 2023-03-08
BR112016010250A2 (en) 2017-08-08
EP3066010A1 (en) 2016-09-14
BR112016010249B1 (en) 2022-01-11
CA2925871C (en) 2021-05-18
CA2925871A1 (en) 2015-05-14
JP2016534950A (en) 2016-11-10
WO2015069620A1 (en) 2015-05-14
BR112016010249A2 (en) 2017-08-08

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