WO2017143342A1 - Récipient de liquide à prix classique présentant des propriétés optiques uniques - Google Patents

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WO2017143342A1
WO2017143342A1 PCT/US2017/018726 US2017018726W WO2017143342A1 WO 2017143342 A1 WO2017143342 A1 WO 2017143342A1 US 2017018726 W US2017018726 W US 2017018726W WO 2017143342 A1 WO2017143342 A1 WO 2017143342A1
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3283—Cylindrical or polygonal containers, e.g. bottles, with two or more substantially axially offset, side-by-side compartments for simultaneous dispensing
    • B65D81/3288—Cylindrical or polygonal containers, e.g. bottles, with two or more substantially axially offset, side-by-side compartments for simultaneous dispensing composed of two or more separate containers joined to each other
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D1/04—Multi-cavity bottles
    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0842—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations
    • B65D23/085—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations and glued or otherwise sealed to the bottle

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  • the present invention relates to liquid containers having lenticular labels, and more particularly to containers having a lens or lens array formed in the sidewall of a container.
  • lenticular effects is well known in the packaging industry, as are lenticular labels for fluid containers.
  • the drawback to lenticular labels is the relative higher cost versus that of more conventional printing, and because the label must be thin, so do the lenses, necessitating a high lens count per inch, thus reducing the number of images which may be displayed and increasing problems for quality control.
  • lensing effects are known, such as in some liquor bottles, in order to be noticed behind a bar, the natural magnification of a curved bottle shows an inward facing image on a label on the opposite side.
  • Many plastic water bottles have irregular surfaces so that the water within exhibits random lensing effects.
  • US Pat 7,057,823B1 to Raymond discusses locating an image on one side of a container, which is imaged by, instead of a barrier strip, lenses molded into the opposite side.
  • this requires extra glass or plastic to be used.
  • the thickness of the container commonly on the order of 3/16" or more, must be at least as thick as the narrowest portion of the lenses, and the lenses, if covering a substantial portion of one side, add to the volume of material. Or, if the lenses are to be recessed to the same curved plane as the outside of the bottle, this requirement makes the whole bottle thicker.
  • lenses In plastic containers, which can be on the order of 5 or 6 thousandths of an inch, lenses would also require a substantial increase in the amount of plastic that is normally used, and would present fabrication problems in a blow- molded or injection-molded container, which require a uniform wall thickness.
  • the present invention provides an optimally clear and bright display, by means of shaping the container sides in the form of the surface of lenses or lens arrays, with a uniform thickness to the plastic or glass, which act in conjunction with the contained clear fluid to complete the lens effect.
  • the manufacturing cost is no higher than that of an ordinary container and label allowing injection, blow molding, or other methods and does not require printing in register on lenticular, fly's eye, or other types of lenses.
  • the shape of the contour of the surfaces of lenses or lens arrays is substantially more articulated than those of a rounded or curved bottle or container.
  • a first embodiment is a clear-sided container with at least two parallel sides, one of which is shaped as the surface of a lens or lens array, and whose focal plane lies at the back of an opposing, smooth, planar side.
  • the opposing side may optionally have with a slightly indented area, to which is adhered a label, whose inner-facing side is printed with an image corresponding to the lens or lens array.
  • Two such containers can be attached, planar sides together, to create a dual-display container, displaying images through both of its outer sides, and the combined indented areas may be made accessible from the bottom or side, allowing a double-sided image to be inserted, rather than first affixing a label to each container.
  • Such a dual-display container may also be formed as a single container, rather than putting two containers together, and made such that the clear fluid fills both halves, thus requiring only one mouth.
  • the indented section may have flat sides, or sides shaped in lens contours. If lens shaped, the indented section may be slightly enlarged, and the lenses have a focal plane at that of the inserted image, with the outer container sides being flat for viewing. If the hollow section's sides are flat, the outer sides of the container are formed as lens shapes whose focal length is at the plane of the inserted image.
  • the image is printed on a thin, flexible sheet, which is inserted through the mouth of the container, and with the aid of spacers formed into either the image sheet or the container or itself, springs open to position itself parallel to, and at the focal plane of, the lenses created by the sides.
  • the container and image may be plastic or any suitable material.
  • the fluid may be tinted, carbonated, or viscous, so long as it is clear enough to exhibit optical properties necessary.
  • An additional embodiment relates to lenticular or other lens array displays rather than to conventional, practical containers.
  • a flat or curved, substantially planar container exhibiting the same properties as the above-described containers, may be made for image display only, with optionally much larger lenses than are normally used in lens arrays.
  • cost would be substantially reduced both in the amount of plastic used, and shipping weight as well, since the lens may be shipped empty, and the clear liquid such as water may be filled on site.
  • Such a display container would be especially economical in the case of very large, or very long focal length lenses, which would normally require more plastic because of their thickness, or lamination to a thick spacer.
  • Such a liquid-filled display lens also allows insertion of a thin image disposed at the focal plane of the lenses, which by means of attached flotation devices, would be virtually weightless and easily moved by means of an attached ferrous metal piece, activated by an external magnet on a motor shaft or otherwise moved, creating a dramatic change in the image with no motion necessary on the part of the viewer.
  • a "cartesian diver" method of moving the image up and down by means of applying a slight pressure to the container and thereby changing the buoyancy of the floating image could create a novel toy or display.
  • Such a liquid-filled lens would also be useful for outdoor displays, where sunlight would ordinarily heat the image, but whose heat would be dramatically reduced by the contained liquid.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a top view of an embodiment having double containers attached back to back, with each container having its own mouth and discrete interior region;
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of an embodiment also having double containers, but wherein the containers are joined internally and having a single mouth, and a perspective view of the same container;
  • Fig. 4 is another embodiment which has images spaced from the lens walls.
  • Fig. 5 shows a schematic approximation of a single lens in a lens array, and the path taken by light rays when the container is filled with a clear liquid whose index of refraction is
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a substantially rectangular container "A", whose front, or first side is formed in the shape of the surface of a lens array, which, acting in combination with the clear fluid inside of it which completes its lens effect, has a focal plane at the outside surface of its rear, opposed or second side, at which plane is affixed a label with a corresponding image.
  • Fig. 2 shows a double-container, made from two, attached containers, whose labels just fit in the combined, indented space between them, at the focal planes of the outer sides, which double container can hold two distinct liquids, such as oil and vinegar or shampoo and conditioner, wherein each of the two containers are accessible only from its own container mouth.
  • the indented spaces may be made in such a way as to allow either affixed labels, or a double-sided label, inserted after assembly.
  • Fig. 3 shows a single-formed version of the two attached containers, wherein the interior spaces of the two containers are joined and having a single mouth with a single, double-sided label inserted as in the double container of Fig 2.
  • Fig. 4 shows a container whose lensed sides focus within the container at the plane of an inserted image, printed on a flexible substrate, which is rolled or otherwise compressed, so as to be able to be inserted through the container mouth, and subsequently springs open, disposing itself at the focal plane of the lensed sides, by means of spacers formed into the flexible image or the container.
  • Figure 5 shows an enlarged view of a single lens element within an array, and the paths taken by light rays in a fluid-filled versus an empty container.
  • the container wall "A" is of a uniform thickness, which, in a plastic bottle may be as thin as about 0.005". If the container, as shown in area "B", is empty, the light rays, "D" will pass through the wall with little deviation to their direction, since the change in refractive index of 1 from the outer air, to very approximately 1.5 of the glass or plastic (somewhat higher for PET plastic, commonly used in plastic bottles) is reversed when the rays pass from the wall back to air inside the container. The result is that the rays do not focus.
  • the thin, curved surface of the container wall acts in conjunction with the contained fluid as a single lens, much like a "doublet” lens made of two types of glass, and the light rays focus as determined by the radius of curvature of the container surface.
  • the light rays are shown traveling into the container, but of course travel in both directions and an observer on the array- side of the container will see label's inner image as an optical display showing three- dimensionality, motion, or any of those properties commonly associated with such lens arrays.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de créer des lentilles et mosaïques de lentilles hautement articulés à partir de l'effet combiné d'un récipient de liquide clair à parois transparentes, dont les parois présentent une épaisseur classique uniforme, et qui peut donc être fabriqué par des procédés classiques à prix classiques. Les parois du récipient sont façonnées dans la forme de la surface d'une lentille ou d'une mosaïque de lentilles, et en combinaison avec le liquide clair qu'il contient et dont l'indice de réfraction est proche de celui de sa paroi, le récipient remplit la fonction normalement accomplie par une seule lentille de verre ou de plastique et focalise la lumière sur un plan situé à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur dudit récipient. Un tel récipient peut être utilisé à la fois comme dispositif de présentation d'étiquetage amélioré pour récipients de liquide clair tel que l'eau, les sodas, les liqueurs, le savon liquide et beaucoup d'autres produits liquides, et comme dispositif d'affichage uniquement, assurant ainsi des lentilles autrement d'épaisseur peu pratique et onéreuses.
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JP2018563390A JP7263010B2 (ja) 2016-02-19 2017-02-21 固有の光学特性を有する通常の価格の液体容器
CA3014328A CA3014328C (fr) 2016-02-19 2017-02-21 Recipient de liquide a prix classique presentant des proprietes optiques uniques
EP17754038.2A EP3416894B1 (fr) 2016-02-19 2017-02-21 Récipient de liquide à prix classique présentant des propriétés optiques uniques
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