WO2003037724B1 - Implosion resistant containers - Google Patents

Implosion resistant containers

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Publication number
WO2003037724B1
WO2003037724B1 PCT/US2002/034343 US0234343W WO03037724B1 WO 2003037724 B1 WO2003037724 B1 WO 2003037724B1 US 0234343 W US0234343 W US 0234343W WO 03037724 B1 WO03037724 B1 WO 03037724B1
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Prior art keywords
container
sidewall
sidewall further
dimensional shapes
geometries
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PCT/US2002/034343
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French (fr)
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WO2003037724A2 (en
WO2003037724A3 (en
Inventor
Edward Anthony Bezek
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Frito Lay North America Inc
Edward Anthony Bezek
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Priority to MXPA04004087A priority Critical patent/MXPA04004087A/en
Priority to JP2003540024A priority patent/JP2006503758A/en
Priority to CA002463876A priority patent/CA2463876C/en
Priority to BR0213923-5A priority patent/BR0213923A/en
Priority to EP02784294A priority patent/EP1458615A2/en
Publication of WO2003037724A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003037724A2/en
Publication of WO2003037724A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003037724A3/en
Publication of WO2003037724B1 publication Critical patent/WO2003037724B1/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
    • 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
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • B65D1/16—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical
    • B65D1/165—Cylindrical cans
    • 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
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/44—Corrugations
    • 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
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/46—Local reinforcements, e.g. adjacent closures
    • 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
    • B65D79/0084—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 sidewall or shoulder part thereof

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention overcomes many of the shortcomings inherent in previous containers for packaging potato chips, corn based chips, cookies or the like. The improved implosion-resistant container of the present invention utilizes a collection of stress dissipating mechanisms (10) that counteract the forces causing thermo-plastic container deformation, implosion and loss of seal integrity. This collection of stress dissipating mechanisms, employed collectively or separately, allows a container for storing fragile food products to be fashioned as a relatively lightweight, thin-walled blow molded thermo-plastic container that is capable of adapting to changing environmental conditions while maintaining its visual aesthetic appearance.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS [Received by the International Bureau on 10 June 2003 (10.06.03): original claims 1, 3, 4 and 9 amended; new claim 41-53 added; remaining claims unchanged; (11 pages)] CLAIMS: What is claimed is: 1. A thermo-plastic container for vacuum packaging a single stack of fragile articles, comprising: a generally tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, said body having a sidewall with a corrugated pattern formed therein, a closed end and a sealable open end; wherein said corrugated pattern stiffens said sidewall making it resistant to a vacuum force induced by a manufacturing process and a distortion force induced by a change in at least one environmental condition.
2. The container of Claim 1 wherein the corrugated pattern is annular.
3. The container of Claim 2 wherein the corragated pattern is comprised of a plurality of "C" beams arranged perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.
4. The container of Claim 3 wherein each of the "C" beams is symmetrical about a center traverse axis of its longitudinal cross section.
5. The container of Claim 1 wherein the corrugated pattern traverses the central longitudinal axis at a perpendicular angle.
6. The container of Claim 1 wherein the corrugated pattern traverses the central longitudinal axis in a sinusoidal pattern. The container of Claim 1 wherein the sidewall further includes a smooth section formed therein.
8. A thermo-plastic container for packaging a single stack of fragile articles, comprising: a generally tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, said body having a sidewall, a closed end and an open end; wherein said sidewall includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
9. The container of Claim 8 wherein the plurality of three-dimensional shapes comprise a corrugated pattern.
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10. A thermo-plastic container for packaging a single stack of fragile articles, comprising: a generally tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, said body having a sidewall, a closed end and an open end; wherein said sidewall includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
11. The container of Claim 10 wherein the floating panel mechanism comprises a stable panel area defined by an encompassing flexible corrugated suspension ring formed within the confines of a planar surface fashioned in the sidewall.
12. The container of Claim 10 wherein the sidewall further includes a corrugated pattern formed therein.
13. The container of Claim 10 wherein the sidewall fiirther includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
14. The container of Claim 12 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
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15. A thermo-plastic container for packaging a single stack of fragile articles, comprising: a generally tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, said body having a sidewall, a closed end and an open end; wherein said tubular body includes a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein.
16. The container of Claim 15 wherein the mo hing geometries mechanism comprises an annular bellows means.
17. The container of Claim 15 wherein the sidewall further includes a corragated pattern formed therein.
18. The container of Claim 17 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
19. The container of Claim 17 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
20. The container of Claim 19 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
21. The container of Claim 15 "wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes fonned therein.
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22. The container of Claim 21 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
23. The container of Claim 15 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
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24. A thermo-plastic container for packaging a single stack of fragile articles, comprising: a generally tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, said body having a sidewall, a closed end and an open end; wherein said sidewall includes a flowing geometries mechanism formed therein.
25. The container of Claim 24 wherein the flowing geometries mechanism comprises at least one lateral flexible hinged area defining a weakened panel area.
26. The container of Claim 24 wherein the flowing geometries mechanism comprises at least two flowing geometries mechanisms evenly spaced around the annular periphery of the body.
27. The container of Claim 24 wherein sidewall further includes a corragated pattern formed therein.
28. The container of Claim 27 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of ihree-dimensional shapes formed therein.
29. The container of Claim 27 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
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30. The container of Claim 27 wherein said tubular body includes a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein.
31. The container of Claim 24 wherein the sidewall fiirther includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
32. The container of Claim 31 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechanism formed therein.
33. The container of Claim 32 wherein sidewall further includes a corrugated pattern formed therein.
34. The container of Claim 31 wherein said tubular body includes a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein.
35. The container of Claim 34 wherein sidewall further includes a corrugated pattern formed therein.
36. The container of Claim 24 wherein the sidewall further includes a floating panel mechoniom formed therein.
37. The container of Claim 36 wherein said tubular body includes a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein.
38. The container of Claim 37 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein.
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39. The container of Claim 38 wherein sidewall further includes a corragated pattern formed therein.
40. The container of Claim 24 wherein said tubular body includes a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein.
41. The container of Claim 1 wherein said distortion force is external to said container.
42. The container of Claim 41 wherein said distortion force is compressive.
43. The container of Claim 1 wherein said distortion force is internal to said container.
44. The container of Claim 43 wherein said distortion force is expansive.
45. The container of Claim 1 wherein the sidewall further includes a plurality of three-dimensional shapes formed therein, wherein said shapes stiffen said sidewall making it resistant to said distortion force.
46. The container of Claim 45 wherein the plurality of three-dimensional shapes are randomly spaced.
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47. The container of Claim 1 wherein the sidewall further comprises a floating panel mechanism formed therein, wherein said floating panel mechanism expands and contracts in response to said distortion force.
48. The container of Claim 47 wherein the floating panel mechanism comprises a stable panel area defined by an encompassing flexible corragated suspension ring formed within the confines of a planar surface fashioned in the sidewall.
49. The container of Claim 1 wherein said body further comprises a morphing geometries mechanism formed therein which expands and contracts in response to said distortion force.
50. The container of Claim 49 wherein the morphing geometries mechanism comprises an annular bellows means.
51. The container of Claim 1 wherein the sidewall further comprises a plurality of flowing geometries mechanisms formed therein which expand and contract in response to said distortion force.
52. The container of Claim 51 wherein said flowing geometries mechanism mechanisms each comprise at least one lateral flexible hinged area defining a weakened panel area.
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3. The container of Claim 51 wherein said flowing geometries mechanisms are evenly spaced around the annular periphery of the body.
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PCT/US2002/034343 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Implosion resistant containers WO2003037724A2 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
MXPA04004087A MXPA04004087A (en) 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Implosion resistant containers.
JP2003540024A JP2006503758A (en) 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Internal burst container
CA002463876A CA2463876C (en) 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Implosion resistant containers
BR0213923-5A BR0213923A (en) 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Thermoplastic packaging for vacuum packaging of a single stack of fragile articles
EP02784294A EP1458615A2 (en) 2001-10-29 2002-10-25 Implosion resistant containers

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/032,654 2001-10-29
US10/032,654 US20030080135A1 (en) 2001-10-29 2001-10-29 Implosion resistant containers

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WO2003037724A2 WO2003037724A2 (en) 2003-05-08
WO2003037724A3 WO2003037724A3 (en) 2003-10-16
WO2003037724B1 true WO2003037724B1 (en) 2005-01-20

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US (1) US20030080135A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1458615A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2006503758A (en)
CN (1) CN1701031A (en)
BR (1) BR0213923A (en)
CA (4) CA2667762C (en)
MX (1) MXPA04004087A (en)
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