US20170341849A1 - Plastic bottle and base cup for a pressurized dispensing system - Google Patents
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- Our invention generally relates to a pressurized dispensing system, such as a system that dispenses an aerosol product. More specifically, our invention relates to a dispensing system that includes a plastic bottle containing a product under pressure, with a base cup being attached to the plastic bottle to allow the system to stand upright.
- Pressurized dispensing systems such as systems used to dispense aerosol products, have conventionally included metallic (e.g. steel or aluminum) containers for containing the product under pressure before it is dispensed from the system.
- metallic e.g. steel or aluminum
- Examples of products that are dispensed with such systems include air fresheners, fabric fresheners, insect repellants, paints, body sprays, hair sprays, shoe or footwear spray products, whipped cream, and processed cheese.
- plastic bottles have several potential advantages. For example, plastic bottles may be easier and cheaper to manufacture than metallic containers, and plastic bottles can be made in a wider variety of interesting shapes than metallic containers.
- an internal pressure required for compressed gas aerosols generally ranges from 45 PSIG to 200 PSIG at 70° F.
- liquefied gas aerosols generally ranges from 17 PSIG to 108 PSIG at 70° F.
- a pressurized dispensing system might be subject to an event that tests the structural integrity of its plastic bottle, for example, when the bottle is dropped, or when the bottle is left in a high temperature environment that heats the contents of the bottle to thereby increase the already high internal pressure. And the potential of a pressurized plastic bottle rupturing as a result of any of these events presents a clear safety risk to users of the dispensing system.
- the ability of a dispensing system to stand upright is very important.
- the use of a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system presents a challenge with respect to making the system be able to stand upright.
- the base of the plastic bottle could be molded in a flat shape that allows the bottle to stand upright, it has been found that imparting such a flat shape often creates problems.
- contours that result from forming a vertically stable base in the bottle may be highly susceptible to stress crazing and cracking.
- a contoured base may be prone to bursting if the plastic bottle is dropped, and the base may deform if the pressure inside the plastic bottle increases, e.g., in elevated temperature environments.
- a rounded base in a plastic bottle of a pressurized dispensing system is far less susceptible to stress crazing and cracking then contoured bases. Further, as compared to a contoured base, a rounded plastic base in a plastic bottle is less prone to bursting when dropped and less easily deformed in elevated temperatures when the bottle is filled with a product and pressurized. But, on the other hand, a rounded base does not provide a surface for making the plastic bottle stand upright.
- a secondary piece, or “base cup,” can be attached to the rounded bottom of a plastic bottle, with the base cup providing a flat surface that allows the plastic bottle to stand upright.
- a base cup might be attached to the bottom of a plastic bottle is through some method of mechanical attachment, for example, the bottom of the bottle could be molded in a shape that locks to the base cup.
- the bottom of the bottle could be molded in a shape that locks to the base cup.
- such shaping of the bottom of the bottle may lead to the same types of problems that are found when the bottom of the bottle is made flat to make the bottle stand upright on its own.
- adhesives might be used to attach the base cup to the plastic bottles. And while there are many types of adhesives that might be considered, many of these adhesives are not suited for use in conjunction with a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system. For example, UV cured glues shrink when cured, which would put additional stress points on the plastic bottle, thereby leading to stress crazing or stress cracking. As another example, solvent based structural adhesives, such as some epoxies, may not be suitable because these adhesives are generally difficult to cure and have poor impact resistance.
- our invention provides a container for a pressurized dispensing system.
- the container comprises a bottle including an opening at a top end and a rounded bottom at a bottom end, with the bottle being molded from a plastic material.
- the container also includes a base cup adhered to the rounded bottom of the bottle with a hot melt adhesive, with the base cup including a pedestal adjacent to a center of the rounded bottom of the bottle, and with the base cup having a flat bottom surface that allows the container to stand upright.
- the hot melt adhesive forms a layer between the pedestal and the rounded bottom of the bottle, with the hot melt adhesive being spread over the pedestal to thereby form an adhesive layer that prevents contact between the rounded bottom of the bottle and the pedestal.
- our invention provides a method of forming a pressurized dispensing system.
- the method includes heating a hot melt adhesive such that the hot melt adhesive is in a molten state, and depositing the molten melt adhesive in a recessed region in a top wall of a pedestal in a base cup.
- the method also includes pressing a center region of a rounded bottom of a plastic bottle against the molten hot melt adhesive such that the molten hot melt adhesive spreads out over the recessed region and the rest of the top wall of the pedestal, and cooling the molten hot melt adhesive to to thereby attach the base cup to the plastic bottle.
- our invention provides an aerosol dispensing system.
- the system includes a bottle having an opening at a top end and a rounded bottom at a bottom end, with the bottle being formed from a plastic material, and with the bottle containing an aerosol product under pressure.
- a spray mechanism is attached to the top end of the bottle, with the spray mechanism including a nozzle through which the aerosol product can be discharged.
- a base cup is adhered to the rounded bottom of the bottle with a hot melt adhesive, with the base cup including a pedestal adjacent to a center of the rounded bottom of the bottle, and the base cup having a flat bottom surface that allows the aerosol dispensing system to stand upright.
- the hot melt adhesive forms a layer between the pedestal and the rounded bottom of the bottle, with the hot melt adhesive being spread over the pedestal to prevent the rounded bottom of the bottle from contacting the pedestal.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a plastic bottle for use in a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention.
- FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the upper side of a base cup according to an embodiment of our invention.
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the base cup shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a base cup shown in FIG. 2 as taken along line 4 - 4 .
- FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the base cup shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 is an elevation view of the lower side base cup shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the base cup shown in FIG. 2 as taken along line 4 - 4 , with an adhesive applied to the base cup.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a base cup shown in FIG. 2 as taken along line 4 - 4 , with the base cup being adhered to the bottom of a plastic bottle according to an embodiment of our invention.
- FIG. 9 is a side view of a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the pressurized dispensing system shown in FIG. 9 as taken along line 10 - 10 .
- Our invention generally relates to pressurized dispensing systems. More specifically, our invention relates to a dispensing system that includes a plastic bottle containing a product under pressure, with a base cup being attached to the plastic bottle to allow the system to stand upright.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a plastic bottle 100 for use in a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention.
- the bottle 100 includes an upper end 102 , a lower end 106 , and a body section 104 .
- a neck region 108 having a crimping ring 110 surrounding an opening 112 of the bottle 100 .
- the body section 104 extends downward from the neck region 108 to the lower end 106 of the bottle 100 .
- the bottle 100 is provided with a rounded bottom 114 . It should be noted that the shape, size, and proportions of the bottle 100 shown in FIG. 1 are merely exemplary.
- the plastic may be molded into a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
- the bottle 100 may be formed using injection and/or blow molding techniques, which are well known in the art. In such techniques a plastic preform is first formed using injection molding; the plastic preform is subsequently heated and stretch blow molded into the final shape of the bottle 100 .
- a spray mechanism including a valve structure may be provided to the upper end 102 of the bottle 100 , with the spray mechanism being crimped onto the crimping ring 108 .
- a spray mechanism includes a nozzle through which product from the bottle is dispensed, for example, as an aerosol mist.
- spray mechanisms are well known in the art.
- the upper end 102 of the bottle 100 may have a different configuration than as shown in order to accommodate other types of spray mechanisms.
- the bottle might be configured without the crimping ring 100 , with the spray mechanism being crimped to the inside of the neck region 108 of the bottle 100 at a position adjacent to the opening 112 .
- the lower end 106 of the bottle 100 includes a rounded bottom 114 .
- the term “rounded” means that the bottom 114 is curved over the area at the lower end 106 of the bottle 100 . That is, a “rounded” bottom includes shapes that could be described as spherical, elliptical, domed, etc.
- the rounded bottom 114 is advantageous compared to other shapes because the rounded bottom 114 is less susceptible to problematic stress crazing and cracking when the bottle is filled with a product and pressurized.
- the rounded bottom 114 does not include contours that would be required to form a self-standing bottle.
- the round shape of the bottom 114 provides other advantages as well. For example, as the plastic is formed into the rounded shape during a blow molding process, stretch crystallinity is formed in the polymers making up the plastic.
- the gate in an injection mold used to form a preform of the bottle may be provided at a position corresponding to the center of the rounded bottom 114 , which leads to the center being the thickest section of the rounded bottom 114 .
- the center will expand the least when the bottle is pressurized with a product, making the center of the rounded bottom 114 a good location for applying an adhesive to connect a base cup, as will be described in detail below.
- the bottle 100 may be formed from a wide variety of plastics.
- plastics include branched or linear polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), polyolefins (PO) such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), and other polyesters, and blends thereof.
- FIGS. 2-6 are views of a base cup 200 according to an embodiment of our invention.
- the base cup 200 is configured to be attached to the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 , as will describe in detail below.
- the base cup 200 includes a side wall 202 defining an outer perimeter of the base cup 200 .
- a bottom wall 204 extends inward from the cylindrical wall 202 , with a plurality of apertures 206 being formed in the bottom wall 204 .
- a pedestal 208 projects upwardly from the bottom wall 204 and within the space enclosed by the cylindrical side wall 202 . More specifically, the pedestal 208 is formed with a cylindrical wall 210 that extends from the bottom wall 204 to a top wall 212 .
- a recessed area 214 is formed in the top wall 212 .
- the base cup 200 may be an injection molded resin, thermoformed, or stretch blow molded.
- polymeric resins that could be used to form the base cup 200 include PET, PEN, PEF, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polyesters, polycarbonates, nylons, poly(vinyl chloride) and polystyrenes.
- Some specific examples of commercially available resins that could be used to form the base cup 200 include FHR Polypropylene P5M6K-048 (a polypropylene copolymer) by Flint Hills Resources of Wichita, Kans., PETROTHENE® NA206000 (a low density polyethylene) by LyondellBasell Industries of Northbrook, Ill., and DURASTAR' DS1910HF (a copolyester) by Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tenn.
- FHR Polypropylene P5M6K-048 a polypropylene copolymer
- PETROTHENE® NA206000 a low density polyethylene
- DURASTAR' DS1910HF a copolyester
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show the application of an adhesive 300 to the pedestal 208 of the base cup 200 and the subsequent attachment of the bottle 100 to the base cup 200 .
- This process starts with an adhesive 300 being deposited in the recessed area 214 of the pedestal 208 .
- the adhesive 300 may be applied with a single deposit or multiple deposits in the recessed area 214 .
- the adhesive 300 is a hot melt, meaning that it is heated to a liquid state and applied to the base cup 200 in that liquid state.
- the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 is subsequently brought into contact with the adhesive 300 , which causes the adhesive 300 to spread out over the recessed area 214 and the top wall 212 of the pedestal 208 .
- the adhesive 300 is then allowed to cool, with the bottle 100 thereby becoming firmly attached to the base cup 200 by the adhesive 300 .
- the apertures 206 in the bottom wall 204 of the base cup 200 increase the speed which the adhesive 300 cools by allowing air to flow to the inside of the base cup 100 where the bottle 200 is attached.
- the adhesive 300 is applied to the base cup 200 first, as opposed to being applied to the bottle 100 .
- the adhesive 300 may therefore cool slightly before it contacts the bottle 100 . This is important because a temperature spike on points of the plastic of the bottle 100 where the adhesive 300 would be applied could potentially soften the plastic and thereby weaken the bottle 100 . That is, if the adhesive 300 was applied first the bottle 100 , the area of the bottle 100 that contacts the adhesive might be susceptible to stress crazing and stress cracking when the bottle 100 is filled with a pressurized product. The slight cooling of the adhesive 300 while the adhesive is first applied to the base 200 reduces the risk of the adhesive 300 damaging the bottle 100 .
- the base cup 200 can accommodate a small range of the sizes of the bottle 100 , e.g., variances arising from manufacturing tolerances in molding the bottle 100 .
- the recessed area 212 is formed around the center of the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 .
- the bottle 100 may be formed in a process where a preform is injection molded, with injection gate corresponding to the center of the rounded bottom 114 in the bottle 100 ultimately formed in the process. Such a configuration results in a slight bulge being formed at the center of the rounded bottom 114 .
- the recessed area 212 of the pedestal 208 can accommodate such a bulge at the center of the rounded bottom 114 .
- the adhesive 300 spreads out evenly over recessed area 214 and the top wall 212 of the pedestal 208 such that there is a layer of adhesive 300 between the pedestal 208 and the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 . That is, the adhesive 300 make it such that there is little, if any, contact between the pedestal 208 of the base cup 200 and the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 .
- That the layer of adhesive 300 separates the pedestal 308 and the rounded bottom 114 is highly advantageous because contact points between the pedestal 208 and rounded bottom 114 are in effect weak spots that increase the risk of the base cup 200 separating from the bottle 100 , for example, during an impact; a strong bond is formed between the base cup 200 and the bottle 100 when the adhesive 300 is spread out over the entirety of the area between the pedestal 208 and the rounded bottom 114 . Factors that can be adjusted to ensure that the adhesive 300 spreads out over the pedestal 208 will be discussed in detail below.
- Hot melt adhesives do have several properties that facilitate the attachment of a base cup to a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system.
- hot melt adhesives with a low surface energy work well to attach the base cup 200 to the bottle 100 in the process describe above.
- Such hot melt adhesives have elastic-like properties that impart impact resistance to the system.
- hot melt adhesives are flexible such that the base cup 200 can remain firmly attached to the bottle 100 even as the bottle 100 expands and contracts. Still further, a hot melt adhesive provides minimal stress when the adhesive is applied to the base cup 200 and bottle 100 . That is, because these adhesives can be applied at a lower temperature, the adhesives are less likely to overheat the base cup 200 and bottle 100 , and as such, the base cup 200 and/or bottle 100 can be made thinner without risking that they will melt during the attachment process. And the low melting temperature of the adhesive 300 means that the adhesive will more quickly cool to the final, adhered state. Hot melt adhesives also induce less stress on the bottle 100 than other types of adhesives from the standpoint that shrinkage of hot melt adhesives is negligible as the adhesives are cooled.
- a further property of hot melt adhesives that is beneficial is the green strength of such adhesives, green strength being the ability of an adhesive to hold before it is cured. Still further, hot melt adhesives can quickly set, with a 75 to 100 percent adhesive strength being achieved after only a few seconds of drying.
- the hot melt adhesive 300 is its viscosity at the time it is applied to the base cup 200 . As discussed above, the adhesive 300 spreads out over the recessed area 214 and the top wall 212 of the pedestal 208 . If the viscosity of the adhesive 300 is too high, the adhesive 300 may not spread out over the area as intended. On the other hand, if the viscosity of the adhesive 300 is too low, the adhesive 300 may spread out too much and spill out over the edge of the top wall 212 . In either case of the viscosity of the adhesive 300 being too high or too low, the result is insufficient adhesive 300 coverage of the surface area between the pedestal 208 and the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 .
- the base cup 200 may in turn easily separate from the bottle 100 when it is pulled, pealed, or when it is dropped.
- a hot melt having a viscosity of 2500 to 5000 cps at application temperature can effectively spread out over the pedestal 208 as described herein. With a viscosity in this range, the hot melt adhesive 300 spreads evenly around the recessed area 214 and the top wall 212 , and an even bead of adhesive 300 is formed around the edge of the top wall 212 adjacent to the cylindrical wall 210 .
- the surface energy of the pedestal 208 is another factor that affects how the adhesive 300 will spread out on the pedestal 208 .
- the material from which the surfaces of the pedestal 208 are constructed will have some inherent surface energy that may, or may not, facilitate the spreading of the adhesive 300 —the adhesive 300 will more easily spread out on a surface that has a higher surface energy than a surface that has a lower surface energy.
- the surfaces of the base cup 200 do not have a desired surface energy, the surfaces may be modified to increase spreading of the adhesive 300 . For example, roughening the top wall 212 and the recessed area 214 creates crevices that allow the adhesive 300 to bite into and thereby more easily spread out over the surfaces.
- the surfaces of the top wall 212 and the recessed area 214 can be made rougher in a process of molding the base cup 200 , or the surfaces could be made rougher after molding the base cup 200 .
- Another example of a treatment that could be applied to the surfaces of the top wall 212 and the recessed area 214 to increase spreading of the adhesive is corona treating.
- a high voltage discharge is directed to the surfaces that are to be modified (i.e., the surfaces of the top wall 212 and the recessed area 214 ).
- the result is that an increased chemical connection can be formed between the corona treated surfaces and the adhesive 300 .
- corona treatment significantly increased spreading of the adhesive 300 when the base cup 200 is formed from low density polyethylene.
- any modification of the properties of the surfaces of the pedestal 208 may be selected in combination with the viscosity of the adhesive 300 . That is, the surfaces of the pedestal 208 may be modified to achieve a desired spreading of the adhesive 300 in a case where the adhesive 300 is set to have a particular viscosity at the time of its application. Alternatively, the viscosity of the adhesive 300 at the time of application can be increased or decreased to achieve a desired spreading given particular properties of the surface of the pedestal 208 .
- hot melt adhesives that can be used in our invention, we have found that solid based hot melt adhesives provide the best combination of properties for attaching the base cup 200 to the plastic bottle 100 .
- Such adhesives are heated to the molten viscosity, with the higher the heating temperature the lower resulting viscosity of the adhesives.
- These adhesives are applied in the molten state, and when the adhesives are cooled to form a bond.
- the density of applied adhesive is approximately the density of adhesive after cooling.
- hot melt adhesives that are based on ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyamides provide good bonding between the base cup 200 and the plastic bottle 100 .
- EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate
- polyamides polyamides
- HM-302D Ellsworth Adhesives of Germantown, Wis.
- SCOTCH-WELDTM3792 LM and 3789Q by 3M of Maplewood, Minn.
- adhesives that include an acrylic component provide the best bonding between the base cup 100 and plastic bottle in embodiments of our invention.
- An example of such an adhesive is comprised of EVA, an acrylic (which we believe to be poly(butly acrylate) or poly(ethyl acrylate)), and polystyrene and is sold under the tradename HMS-792 by Ellsworth Adhesives.
- a hot melt component e.g., EVA
- an acrylic e.g., poly(butly acrylate) or poly(ethyl acrylate)
- HMS-792 Ellsworth Adhesives
- the hot melt adhesives described herein are easy to work with. These adhesives are molten with a viscosity in the range of 2500 to 5000 cps at temperatures around 225-400° F. Further, these hot melt adhesives have significant open times, i.e., the maximum amount of time after the adhesive is applied that a bond can be formed with additional pressure being applied. In this regard, we found that an acrylic hot melt adhesive had open time around 75 seconds, while other hot melt adhesives had open times of about 40 to about 50 seconds. With such extended open times, the hot melt adhesives can be applied to multiple base cups in a production line before bottles are brought into contact with the adhesives, thereby providing flexibility in the manufacturing process.
- a pressure sensitive adhesive might be used, such as EVA blended with a styrene block copolymer.
- An adhesive of this type is sold as H7911-334B by Bostik of Paris, France.
- Another styrenic copolymer based adhesive that could be used is H20182 by Bostik.
- TABLE 1 shows tests that we conducted to determine the adhesive strength between a base cup bonded to a plastic bottle in terms of the pull off force required to separate the base cup and the bottle.
- the plastic bottle was molded from PET, and the base cup was molded from the materials as indicated.
- the base cup and bottle had the configurations described above.
- the bottle and the base cup were sized such that there was about 1.72 in 2 of adhesive area between the pedestal of the base cup and the rounded bottom of the bottle.
- the UV cured adhesive DEVCON® TRU-BONDTM PB 3500 by ITW Performance Polymers of Danvers, Mass., was tested for comparison to the hot melt adhesives.
- the hot melt adhesive containing EVA and an acrylic provided the strongest bond between the base cup and the bottle. It should also be noted that all of the hot melt adhesives provided at least comparable bonding to the UV cured adhesive. But, as discussed above, the hot melt adhesives are advantageous over UV cured adhesives in other ways. For example, hot melt adhesives do not shrink upon hardening, whereas UV cured adhesives do significantly shrink, which can harm the plastic structure of the bottle.
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- the combination of the bottle 100 and the base cup 200 can form a container for a pressurized dispensing system, such as a system for dispensing an aerosol product.
- a pressurized dispensing system 400 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 .
- the rounded bottom 114 of the bottle 100 is adhered with a hot melt adhesive 300 to the pedestal 208 of the base cup 200 .
- the base cup 200 allows the system 400 to stand upright on a flat surface despite the bottle 100 having a rounded bottom 114 .
- the adhesive 300 creates a layer between the rounded bottom 114 and the pedestal 208 .
- the outer rim 216 is the only portion of the base cup 200 that contacts the bottle 100 .
- the outer rim 216 is positioned adjacent to the body section 104 of the bottle 100 such that the rounded bottom 114 cannot be seen. In other embodiments, however, the outer rim 216 is positioned lower on the bottle 100 such that a portion of the rounded bottom 114 can be seen.
- a spray mechanism 402 At the top of the system 400 of the bottle is a spray mechanism 402 , as discussed above.
- the pressurized product contained within the bottle 100 is dispensed through the spray mechanism 402 in this case as an aerosol mist.
- a cap may be provided over the spray mechanism 402 .
- the bottle 100 and base cup 200 provide for a convenient and attractive.
- the system 400 is used to dispense an air freshening composition.
- an air freshening composition examples of formulations for the air freshening composition can be found in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/094,542, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- pressurized dispensing systems have a wide variety of uses, for example, in the market of aerosol products.
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- Our invention generally relates to a pressurized dispensing system, such as a system that dispenses an aerosol product. More specifically, our invention relates to a dispensing system that includes a plastic bottle containing a product under pressure, with a base cup being attached to the plastic bottle to allow the system to stand upright.
- Pressurized dispensing systems, such as systems used to dispense aerosol products, have conventionally included metallic (e.g. steel or aluminum) containers for containing the product under pressure before it is dispensed from the system. Examples of products that are dispensed with such systems include air fresheners, fabric fresheners, insect repellants, paints, body sprays, hair sprays, shoe or footwear spray products, whipped cream, and processed cheese. Recently, there has been increased interest in using plastic bottles as an alternative to metallic containers in pressurized dispensing systems because plastic bottles have several potential advantages. For example, plastic bottles may be easier and cheaper to manufacture than metallic containers, and plastic bottles can be made in a wider variety of interesting shapes than metallic containers.
- One of the biggest challenges in manufacturing plastic bottles for pressurized dispensing systems is providing the plastic bottle with enough structural integrity be able to withstand the internal pressure required for full evacuation of the product. For example, an internal pressure required for compressed gas aerosols generally ranges from 45 PSIG to 200 PSIG at 70° F. whereas liquefied gas aerosols generally ranges from 17 PSIG to 108 PSIG at 70° F. If the plastic aerosol bottle is not provided with enough structural integrity to withstand such pressurization through the life of the dispensing system, then there is a risk that the plastic aerosol bottle could rupture. In this regard, it is known that the pressure inside a plastic bottle can weaken the plastic structure over time, for example, by creating stress crazes and cracks in the plastic. Moreover, a pressurized dispensing system might be subject to an event that tests the structural integrity of its plastic bottle, for example, when the bottle is dropped, or when the bottle is left in a high temperature environment that heats the contents of the bottle to thereby increase the already high internal pressure. And the potential of a pressurized plastic bottle rupturing as a result of any of these events presents a clear safety risk to users of the dispensing system.
- From a user functionality standpoint, the ability of a dispensing system to stand upright is very important. But, the use of a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system presents a challenge with respect to making the system be able to stand upright. While the base of the plastic bottle could be molded in a flat shape that allows the bottle to stand upright, it has been found that imparting such a flat shape often creates problems. For example, contours that result from forming a vertically stable base in the bottle may be highly susceptible to stress crazing and cracking. Further, a contoured base may be prone to bursting if the plastic bottle is dropped, and the base may deform if the pressure inside the plastic bottle increases, e.g., in elevated temperature environments.
- It has been found that a rounded base in a plastic bottle of a pressurized dispensing system is far less susceptible to stress crazing and cracking then contoured bases. Further, as compared to a contoured base, a rounded plastic base in a plastic bottle is less prone to bursting when dropped and less easily deformed in elevated temperatures when the bottle is filled with a product and pressurized. But, on the other hand, a rounded base does not provide a surface for making the plastic bottle stand upright. Thus, a secondary piece, or “base cup,” can be attached to the rounded bottom of a plastic bottle, with the base cup providing a flat surface that allows the plastic bottle to stand upright.
- While a base cup is conceptually an easy solution for making a plastic bottle with a rounded bottom stand upright, in practice attaching a base cup to a plastic bottle as part of a pressurized dispensing system is a tremendous challenge. The pressurized dispensing system will likely be exposed to handling and different environments before ever reaching the end consumer. And, during handling or in different environments, the pressurized dispensing system may encounter conditions that may weaken the attachment between the base cup and bottle, such as varying temperatures and impacts. If the attachment is weakened, the base cup might later become detached from the bottle when being used by the end consumer. It is critical that this does not happen—separation of the base cup and bottle will at least result in unsatisfied consumers, if not result in significant safety hazards for the consumers.
- While there are several techniques that could conceivably be used to securely attach a base cup to a plastic bottle, there are problems with most of these techniques, particularly in the context of pressurized dispensing systems. For example, while welding techniques such as sonic, vibration, laser, and spin welding might be used to tightly attach a base cup to the bottle, the heat generated during the welding softens the material to a molten state, which in turn could lead to problematic stress risers when the bottle is subsequently filled with a product and pressurized. Additionally, welding plastics requires similar plastic families to be used for both the base and base cup, which limits the resins that can be used. Another way that a base cup might be attached to the bottom of a plastic bottle is through some method of mechanical attachment, for example, the bottom of the bottle could be molded in a shape that locks to the base cup. However, such shaping of the bottom of the bottle may lead to the same types of problems that are found when the bottom of the bottle is made flat to make the bottle stand upright on its own.
- As an alternative to welding and mechanical attachments, adhesives might be used to attach the base cup to the plastic bottles. And while there are many types of adhesives that might be considered, many of these adhesives are not suited for use in conjunction with a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system. For example, UV cured glues shrink when cured, which would put additional stress points on the plastic bottle, thereby leading to stress crazing or stress cracking. As another example, solvent based structural adhesives, such as some epoxies, may not be suitable because these adhesives are generally difficult to cure and have poor impact resistance.
- According to one aspect, our invention provides a container for a pressurized dispensing system. The container comprises a bottle including an opening at a top end and a rounded bottom at a bottom end, with the bottle being molded from a plastic material. The container also includes a base cup adhered to the rounded bottom of the bottle with a hot melt adhesive, with the base cup including a pedestal adjacent to a center of the rounded bottom of the bottle, and with the base cup having a flat bottom surface that allows the container to stand upright. The hot melt adhesive forms a layer between the pedestal and the rounded bottom of the bottle, with the hot melt adhesive being spread over the pedestal to thereby form an adhesive layer that prevents contact between the rounded bottom of the bottle and the pedestal.
- According to another aspect, our invention provides a method of forming a pressurized dispensing system. The method includes heating a hot melt adhesive such that the hot melt adhesive is in a molten state, and depositing the molten melt adhesive in a recessed region in a top wall of a pedestal in a base cup. The method also includes pressing a center region of a rounded bottom of a plastic bottle against the molten hot melt adhesive such that the molten hot melt adhesive spreads out over the recessed region and the rest of the top wall of the pedestal, and cooling the molten hot melt adhesive to to thereby attach the base cup to the plastic bottle.
- According to yet another aspect, our invention provides an aerosol dispensing system. The system includes a bottle having an opening at a top end and a rounded bottom at a bottom end, with the bottle being formed from a plastic material, and with the bottle containing an aerosol product under pressure. A spray mechanism is attached to the top end of the bottle, with the spray mechanism including a nozzle through which the aerosol product can be discharged. A base cup is adhered to the rounded bottom of the bottle with a hot melt adhesive, with the base cup including a pedestal adjacent to a center of the rounded bottom of the bottle, and the base cup having a flat bottom surface that allows the aerosol dispensing system to stand upright. The hot melt adhesive forms a layer between the pedestal and the rounded bottom of the bottle, with the hot melt adhesive being spread over the pedestal to prevent the rounded bottom of the bottle from contacting the pedestal.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a plastic bottle for use in a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention. -
FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the upper side of a base cup according to an embodiment of our invention. -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the base cup shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a base cup shown inFIG. 2 as taken along line 4-4. -
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the base cup shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 is an elevation view of the lower side base cup shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the base cup shown inFIG. 2 as taken along line 4-4, with an adhesive applied to the base cup. -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a base cup shown inFIG. 2 as taken along line 4-4, with the base cup being adhered to the bottom of a plastic bottle according to an embodiment of our invention. -
FIG. 9 is a side view of a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention. -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the pressurized dispensing system shown inFIG. 9 as taken along line 10-10. - Our invention generally relates to pressurized dispensing systems. More specifically, our invention relates to a dispensing system that includes a plastic bottle containing a product under pressure, with a base cup being attached to the plastic bottle to allow the system to stand upright.
- In the descriptions that follow, we will sometimes explain features of our invention in the specific context of an aerosol dispensing system. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate, however, that our invention is not limited to use with aerosol products. Rather, the pressurized dispensing systems described herein could alternatively be used in conjunction with products other than aerosols. For example, the dispensing systems described herein might be used to dispense foam products such as shaving cream or soap, or used to dispense food products such as soda, whipped cream, or processed cheese.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of aplastic bottle 100 for use in a pressurized dispensing system according to an embodiment of our invention. Thebottle 100 includes anupper end 102, alower end 106, and abody section 104. At theupper end 102 is aneck region 108 having a crimpingring 110 surrounding anopening 112 of thebottle 100. Thebody section 104 extends downward from theneck region 108 to thelower end 106 of thebottle 100. At thelower end 106, thebottle 100 is provided with arounded bottom 114. It should be noted that the shape, size, and proportions of thebottle 100 shown inFIG. 1 are merely exemplary. Indeed, one of the advantages of using plastic to form thebottle 100 is that the plastic may be molded into a wide variety of shapes and sizes. In this regard, thebottle 100 may be formed using injection and/or blow molding techniques, which are well known in the art. In such techniques a plastic preform is first formed using injection molding; the plastic preform is subsequently heated and stretch blow molded into the final shape of thebottle 100. - A spray mechanism (not shown) including a valve structure may be provided to the
upper end 102 of thebottle 100, with the spray mechanism being crimped onto the crimpingring 108. Such a spray mechanism includes a nozzle through which product from the bottle is dispensed, for example, as an aerosol mist. These types of spray mechanisms are well known in the art. And along these lines, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that theupper end 102 of thebottle 100 may have a different configuration than as shown in order to accommodate other types of spray mechanisms. For example, the bottle might be configured without the crimpingring 100, with the spray mechanism being crimped to the inside of theneck region 108 of thebottle 100 at a position adjacent to theopening 112. - The
lower end 106 of thebottle 100 includes arounded bottom 114. As used herein, the term “rounded” means that the bottom 114 is curved over the area at thelower end 106 of thebottle 100. That is, a “rounded” bottom includes shapes that could be described as spherical, elliptical, domed, etc. As generally discussed above, therounded bottom 114 is advantageous compared to other shapes because therounded bottom 114 is less susceptible to problematic stress crazing and cracking when the bottle is filled with a product and pressurized. For example, therounded bottom 114 does not include contours that would be required to form a self-standing bottle. The round shape of the bottom 114 provides other advantages as well. For example, as the plastic is formed into the rounded shape during a blow molding process, stretch crystallinity is formed in the polymers making up the plastic. - Further, the gate in an injection mold used to form a preform of the bottle may be provided at a position corresponding to the center of the
rounded bottom 114, which leads to the center being the thickest section of therounded bottom 114. By being the thickest section, the center will expand the least when the bottle is pressurized with a product, making the center of the rounded bottom 114 a good location for applying an adhesive to connect a base cup, as will be described in detail below. - The
bottle 100 may be formed from a wide variety of plastics. Some examples of such plastics include branched or linear polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), polyolefins (PO) such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), and other polyesters, and blends thereof. -
FIGS. 2-6 are views of abase cup 200 according to an embodiment of our invention. Thebase cup 200 is configured to be attached to therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100, as will describe in detail below. Thebase cup 200 includes aside wall 202 defining an outer perimeter of thebase cup 200. At the bottom of thebase cup 200, abottom wall 204 extends inward from thecylindrical wall 202, with a plurality ofapertures 206 being formed in thebottom wall 204. Apedestal 208 projects upwardly from thebottom wall 204 and within the space enclosed by thecylindrical side wall 202. More specifically, thepedestal 208 is formed with acylindrical wall 210 that extends from thebottom wall 204 to atop wall 212. A recessedarea 214 is formed in thetop wall 212. - The
base cup 200 may be an injection molded resin, thermoformed, or stretch blow molded. Examples of polymeric resins that could be used to form thebase cup 200 include PET, PEN, PEF, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polyesters, polycarbonates, nylons, poly(vinyl chloride) and polystyrenes. Some specific examples of commercially available resins that could be used to form thebase cup 200 include FHR Polypropylene P5M6K-048 (a polypropylene copolymer) by Flint Hills Resources of Wichita, Kans., PETROTHENE® NA206000 (a low density polyethylene) by LyondellBasell Industries of Northbrook, Ill., and DURASTAR' DS1910HF (a copolyester) by Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tenn. Ultimately, those skilled in the art will recognize that the selection of the material for forming thebase cup 200 will depend on several factors, including cost and appearance (e.g., a colored resin versus a clear resin). The selection of the material for forming thebase cup 200 may also depend on characteristics of the surfaces of the base cup, as will be discussed in detail below. -
FIGS. 7 and 8 show the application of an adhesive 300 to thepedestal 208 of thebase cup 200 and the subsequent attachment of thebottle 100 to thebase cup 200. This process starts with an adhesive 300 being deposited in the recessedarea 214 of thepedestal 208. The adhesive 300 may be applied with a single deposit or multiple deposits in the recessedarea 214. As will be discussed below, the adhesive 300 is a hot melt, meaning that it is heated to a liquid state and applied to thebase cup 200 in that liquid state. Therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100 is subsequently brought into contact with the adhesive 300, which causes the adhesive 300 to spread out over the recessedarea 214 and thetop wall 212 of thepedestal 208. The adhesive 300 is then allowed to cool, with thebottle 100 thereby becoming firmly attached to thebase cup 200 by the adhesive 300. Theapertures 206 in thebottom wall 204 of thebase cup 200 increase the speed which the adhesive 300 cools by allowing air to flow to the inside of thebase cup 100 where thebottle 200 is attached. - In the attachment process the adhesive 300 is applied to the
base cup 200 first, as opposed to being applied to thebottle 100. The adhesive 300 may therefore cool slightly before it contacts thebottle 100. This is important because a temperature spike on points of the plastic of thebottle 100 where the adhesive 300 would be applied could potentially soften the plastic and thereby weaken thebottle 100. That is, if the adhesive 300 was applied first thebottle 100, the area of thebottle 100 that contacts the adhesive might be susceptible to stress crazing and stress cracking when thebottle 100 is filled with a pressurized product. The slight cooling of the adhesive 300 while the adhesive is first applied to thebase 200 reduces the risk of the adhesive 300 damaging thebottle 100. - By configuring the
pedestal 208 with a recessedarea 212, thebase cup 200 can accommodate a small range of the sizes of thebottle 100, e.g., variances arising from manufacturing tolerances in molding thebottle 100. Further, the recessedarea 212 is formed around the center of therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100. As discussed above, thebottle 100 may be formed in a process where a preform is injection molded, with injection gate corresponding to the center of therounded bottom 114 in thebottle 100 ultimately formed in the process. Such a configuration results in a slight bulge being formed at the center of therounded bottom 114. The recessedarea 212 of thepedestal 208 can accommodate such a bulge at the center of therounded bottom 114. - As shown in
FIG. 8 , the adhesive 300 spreads out evenly over recessedarea 214 and thetop wall 212 of thepedestal 208 such that there is a layer of adhesive 300 between thepedestal 208 and therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100. That is, the adhesive 300 make it such that there is little, if any, contact between thepedestal 208 of thebase cup 200 and therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100. That the layer ofadhesive 300 separates the pedestal 308 and therounded bottom 114 is highly advantageous because contact points between thepedestal 208 androunded bottom 114 are in effect weak spots that increase the risk of thebase cup 200 separating from thebottle 100, for example, during an impact; a strong bond is formed between thebase cup 200 and thebottle 100 when the adhesive 300 is spread out over the entirety of the area between thepedestal 208 and therounded bottom 114. Factors that can be adjusted to ensure that the adhesive 300 spreads out over thepedestal 208 will be discussed in detail below. - There are a wide variety of adhesives that could potentially be used to attach the
base cup 200 to thebottle 100. But, as discussed above, some types of adhesives (such as UV cured glues and solvent based structural adhesives) have properties that are not suited for use in a pressurized dispensing system. Hot melt adhesives, however, do have several properties that facilitate the attachment of a base cup to a plastic bottle in a pressurized dispensing system. In particular, we have found that hot melt adhesives with a low surface energy work well to attach thebase cup 200 to thebottle 100 in the process describe above. Such hot melt adhesives have elastic-like properties that impart impact resistance to the system. Further, such hot melt adhesives are flexible such that thebase cup 200 can remain firmly attached to thebottle 100 even as thebottle 100 expands and contracts. Still further, a hot melt adhesive provides minimal stress when the adhesive is applied to thebase cup 200 andbottle 100. That is, because these adhesives can be applied at a lower temperature, the adhesives are less likely to overheat thebase cup 200 andbottle 100, and as such, thebase cup 200 and/orbottle 100 can be made thinner without risking that they will melt during the attachment process. And the low melting temperature of the adhesive 300 means that the adhesive will more quickly cool to the final, adhered state. Hot melt adhesives also induce less stress on thebottle 100 than other types of adhesives from the standpoint that shrinkage of hot melt adhesives is negligible as the adhesives are cooled. A further property of hot melt adhesives that is beneficial is the green strength of such adhesives, green strength being the ability of an adhesive to hold before it is cured. Still further, hot melt adhesives can quickly set, with a 75 to 100 percent adhesive strength being achieved after only a few seconds of drying. - One of the significant properties of the hot melt adhesive 300 is its viscosity at the time it is applied to the
base cup 200. As discussed above, the adhesive 300 spreads out over the recessedarea 214 and thetop wall 212 of thepedestal 208. If the viscosity of the adhesive 300 is too high, the adhesive 300 may not spread out over the area as intended. On the other hand, if the viscosity of the adhesive 300 is too low, the adhesive 300 may spread out too much and spill out over the edge of thetop wall 212. In either case of the viscosity of the adhesive 300 being too high or too low, the result is insufficient adhesive 300 coverage of the surface area between thepedestal 208 and therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100. This means that there will be less adhesion between thebase cup 200 and thebottle 100—thebase cup 200 may in turn easily separate from thebottle 100 when it is pulled, pealed, or when it is dropped. Through experiments we found that a hot melt having a viscosity of 2500 to 5000 cps at application temperature can effectively spread out over thepedestal 208 as described herein. With a viscosity in this range, the hot melt adhesive 300 spreads evenly around the recessedarea 214 and thetop wall 212, and an even bead of adhesive 300 is formed around the edge of thetop wall 212 adjacent to thecylindrical wall 210. - The surface energy of the
pedestal 208 is another factor that affects how the adhesive 300 will spread out on thepedestal 208. The material from which the surfaces of thepedestal 208 are constructed will have some inherent surface energy that may, or may not, facilitate the spreading of the adhesive 300—the adhesive 300 will more easily spread out on a surface that has a higher surface energy than a surface that has a lower surface energy. When the surfaces of thebase cup 200 do not have a desired surface energy, the surfaces may be modified to increase spreading of the adhesive 300. For example, roughening thetop wall 212 and the recessedarea 214 creates crevices that allow the adhesive 300 to bite into and thereby more easily spread out over the surfaces. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the surfaces of thetop wall 212 and the recessedarea 214 can be made rougher in a process of molding thebase cup 200, or the surfaces could be made rougher after molding thebase cup 200. Another example of a treatment that could be applied to the surfaces of thetop wall 212 and the recessedarea 214 to increase spreading of the adhesive is corona treating. - In such a process, a high voltage discharge is directed to the surfaces that are to be modified (i.e., the surfaces of the
top wall 212 and the recessed area 214). The result is that an increased chemical connection can be formed between the corona treated surfaces and the adhesive 300. We found that corona treatment significantly increased spreading of the adhesive 300 when thebase cup 200 is formed from low density polyethylene. - Any modification of the properties of the surfaces of the
pedestal 208 may be selected in combination with the viscosity of the adhesive 300. That is, the surfaces of thepedestal 208 may be modified to achieve a desired spreading of the adhesive 300 in a case where the adhesive 300 is set to have a particular viscosity at the time of its application. Alternatively, the viscosity of the adhesive 300 at the time of application can be increased or decreased to achieve a desired spreading given particular properties of the surface of thepedestal 208. In a specific example, we found that when an adhesive having a viscosity of 2500 to 5000 cps was used, a corresponding VDI 45 finish on the surfaces of the recessedarea 214 andtop wall 212 resulted in the adhesive 300 being evenly spread over the surfaces so that a strong bond was formed between thebase cup 200 and thebottle 100. - As to particular hot melt adhesives that can be used in our invention, we have found that solid based hot melt adhesives provide the best combination of properties for attaching the
base cup 200 to theplastic bottle 100. Such adhesives are heated to the molten viscosity, with the higher the heating temperature the lower resulting viscosity of the adhesives. These adhesives are applied in the molten state, and when the adhesives are cooled to form a bond. Notably, there is minimal shrinkage of these types of adhesives as they are cooled—the density of applied adhesive is approximately the density of adhesive after cooling. - We specifically found that hot melt adhesives that are based on ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyamides provide good bonding between the
base cup 200 and theplastic bottle 100. Examples of such adhesives are sold under the tradenames HM-302D by Ellsworth Adhesives of Germantown, Wis., and SCOTCH-WELD™3792 LM and 3789Q by 3M of Maplewood, Minn. We particularly found that adhesives that include an acrylic component provide the best bonding between thebase cup 100 and plastic bottle in embodiments of our invention. An example of such an adhesive is comprised of EVA, an acrylic (which we believe to be poly(butly acrylate) or poly(ethyl acrylate)), and polystyrene and is sold under the tradename HMS-792 by Ellsworth Adhesives. Without being bound by theory, we think that the combination of a hot melt component (e.g., EVA) and an acrylic (e.g., poly(butly acrylate) or poly(ethyl acrylate)) provides bondings at the molecular level between thebase cup 200 and thebottle 100, with the hot melt component providing a carrier for the acrylic that provides a van der Walls type bond. - The hot melt adhesives described herein are easy to work with. These adhesives are molten with a viscosity in the range of 2500 to 5000 cps at temperatures around 225-400° F. Further, these hot melt adhesives have significant open times, i.e., the maximum amount of time after the adhesive is applied that a bond can be formed with additional pressure being applied. In this regard, we found that an acrylic hot melt adhesive had open time around 75 seconds, while other hot melt adhesives had open times of about 40 to about 50 seconds. With such extended open times, the hot melt adhesives can be applied to multiple base cups in a production line before bottles are brought into contact with the adhesives, thereby providing flexibility in the manufacturing process.
- In alternative embodiments of our invention, other types of adhesives may be used to attach the
base cup 200 to thebottle 100. For example, a pressure sensitive adhesive might be used, such as EVA blended with a styrene block copolymer. An adhesive of this type is sold as H7911-334B by Bostik of Paris, France. Another styrenic copolymer based adhesive that could be used is H20182 by Bostik. Those skilled in the art will recognize still other adhesives that would form a bond between thebase cup 200 and thebottle 100 as described herein. - TABLE 1 shows tests that we conducted to determine the adhesive strength between a base cup bonded to a plastic bottle in terms of the pull off force required to separate the base cup and the bottle. In these tests the plastic bottle was molded from PET, and the base cup was molded from the materials as indicated. The base cup and bottle had the configurations described above. The bottle and the base cup were sized such that there was about 1.72 in2 of adhesive area between the pedestal of the base cup and the rounded bottom of the bottle. Note, the UV cured adhesive DEVCON® TRU-BOND™ PB 3500 by ITW Performance Polymers of Danvers, Mass., was tested for comparison to the hot melt adhesives.
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TABLE 1 Amount of Pull Adhesive Force Adhesive (g) Base Cup Material (lbf) EVA + Acrylic + 0.95 Polypropylene Copolymer 85.90 Polystyrene (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) (Ellsworth HMS 792) EVA + Acrylic + 0.95 Low Density 96.10 Polystyrene Polyethylene (Ellsworth HMS 792) (PETROTHENE ® NA206000) EVA + Acrylic + 0.95 Copolyester 152.00 Polystyrene (DURASTAR ™ (Ellsworth HMS 792) DS1910HF) EVA + Acrylic + 1.00 Polypropylene Copolymer 107.00 Polystyrene (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) (Ellsworth HMS 792) Over-Heated EVA + Acrylic + 1.00 Low Density 97.60 Polystyrene Polyethylene (Ellsworth HMS 792) (PETROTHENE ® Over-Heated NA206000) EVA + Acrylic + 1.00 Copolyester 175.00 Polystyrene (DURASTAR ™ (Ellsworth HMS 792) DS1910HF) Over-Heated EVA + Polystyrene 0.90 Polypropylene Copolymer 68.80 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) 3792) EVA + Polystyrene 0.90 Low Density 28.30 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ Polyethylene 3792) (PETROTHENE ® NA206000) EVA + Polystyrene 0.90 Copolyester 95.00 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ (DURASTAR ™ 3792) DS1910HF) Polyamide 0.90 Polypropylene Copolymer 55.50 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) 3789Q) Polyamide 0.90 Low Density 41.20 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ Polyethylene 3789Q) (PETROTHENE ® NA206000) Polyamide 0.90 Copolyester 93.70 (SCOTCH-WELD ™ (DURASTAR ™ 3789Q) DS1910HF) EVA 0.90 Polypropylene Copolymer 38.90 (Ellsworth HM-302-D) (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) EVA 0.90 Low Density 3.80 (Ellsworth HM-302-D) Polyethylene (PETROTHENE ® NA206000) EVA 0.90 Copolyester 56.60 (Ellsworth HM-302-D) (DURASTAR ™ DS1910HF) UV Cured Adhesive 0.30 Polypropylene copolymer 15.50 (TRU-BOND ™ PB (Flint Hills P5M6K-048) 3500) UV Cured Adhesive 0.30 Low Density 9.70 (TRU-BOND ™ PB Polyethylene 3500) (PETROTHENE ® NA206000) UV Cured Adhesive 0.30 Copolyester 45.20 (TRU-BOND ™ PB (DURASTAR ™ 3500) DS1910HF) - As can be seen from the data in TABLE 1, the hot melt adhesive containing EVA and an acrylic provided the strongest bond between the base cup and the bottle. It should also be noted that all of the hot melt adhesives provided at least comparable bonding to the UV cured adhesive. But, as discussed above, the hot melt adhesives are advantageous over UV cured adhesives in other ways. For example, hot melt adhesives do not shrink upon hardening, whereas UV cured adhesives do significantly shrink, which can harm the plastic structure of the bottle.
- As generally discussed above, due to potential safety hazards, a pressurized dispensing system must be able to withstand impacts without failing. In this regard, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations specifically require that a pressurized dispensing container must be able to withstand being dropped from a height of 1.8 m both onto the bottom of the container and when the container is angled at 45° relative to the ground. We applied DOT tests to the bottle and base cup combinations shown in TABLE 1. We found that the base cup and bottle bonded together with the hot melt adhesives did not generally become separated from the impact of the drop. We believe that the hot melt adhesives provide a flexible layer between the base cup and bottle that does not fatigue as a result of the impact, and this flexing likely contributed to the base cup remaining attached to the bottle in the drop tests.
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bottle 100 and thebase cup 200 can form a container for a pressurized dispensing system, such as a system for dispensing an aerosol product. An example of this type ofpressurized dispensing system 400 is shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 . In thesystem 400, therounded bottom 114 of thebottle 100 is adhered with a hot melt adhesive 300 to thepedestal 208 of thebase cup 200. Thebase cup 200 allows thesystem 400 to stand upright on a flat surface despite thebottle 100 having arounded bottom 114. As discussed above, the adhesive 300 creates a layer between therounded bottom 114 and thepedestal 208. As such, theouter rim 216 is the only portion of thebase cup 200 that contacts thebottle 100. Notably, in this embodiment theouter rim 216 is positioned adjacent to thebody section 104 of thebottle 100 such that therounded bottom 114 cannot be seen. In other embodiments, however, theouter rim 216 is positioned lower on thebottle 100 such that a portion of therounded bottom 114 can be seen. At the top of thesystem 400 of the bottle is aspray mechanism 402, as discussed above. The pressurized product contained within thebottle 100 is dispensed through thespray mechanism 402 in this case as an aerosol mist. Although not shown, a cap may be provided over thespray mechanism 402. In sum, thebottle 100 andbase cup 200 provide for a convenient and attractive. - In a specific embodiment of our invention, the
system 400 is used to dispense an air freshening composition. Examples of formulations for the air freshening composition can be found in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/094,542, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. - Although this invention has been described in certain specific exemplary embodiments, many additional modifications and variations would be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of this disclosure. It is, therefore, to be understood that this invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described. Thus, the exemplary embodiments of the invention should be considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention to be determined by any claims supportable by this application and the equivalents thereof, rather than by the foregoing description.
- The invention described herein can be used in the commercial production of a pressurized dispensing system. Such pressurized dispensing systems have a wide variety of uses, for example, in the market of aerosol products.
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