EP1549551A2 - Plastic carafe - Google Patents
Plastic carafeInfo
- Publication number
- EP1549551A2 EP1549551A2 EP03749673A EP03749673A EP1549551A2 EP 1549551 A2 EP1549551 A2 EP 1549551A2 EP 03749673 A EP03749673 A EP 03749673A EP 03749673 A EP03749673 A EP 03749673A EP 1549551 A2 EP1549551 A2 EP 1549551A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- carafe
- plastic
- closure
- panels
- finish
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
- B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
- B65D21/0222—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure and the bottom presenting co-operating peripheral ribs and grooves
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
- B65D79/005—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting
- B65D79/008—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a rigid or semi-rigid container, e.g. in bottles or jars
- B65D79/0084—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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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
- B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
- B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
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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
- B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
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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
- B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
- B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
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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
- B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
- B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
- B65D2501/0081—Bottles of non-circular cross-section
Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to wide-mouth blow- molded plastic containers, and more particularly to such containers that are not only suited for hot- fill applications, but also for applications in which not-from- concentrate chilled juices must be shelved for extended periods of time.
- blow molded plastic bottles for containing liquids such as beverages it is customary to utilize an injection-molded preform having a threaded finish which forms the threaded finish of the container blown from the preform.
- the preform may be injection molded from a variety of desirable plastic materials, with a currently particularly preferred material being polyethylene terephythalate (PET).
- PET polyethylene terephythalate
- vacuum absorption panels are generally provided in the body of the container to accommodate vacuum induced shrinkage resulting from the cooling of the container contents.
- Hot-fill containers molded of PET by this technique have found widespread acceptance in the marketplace. [0005] For quite some time, there has been a need in the marketplace for a so-called wide-mouth container for hot-fill applications. A wide-mouth container enables the consumer to scoop-out contents which are not readily flowable. In the early 1980's, attempts were made to produce hot-fillable PET containers having wide-mouths. Manufacturing technique and resulting containers are disclosed in
- not-from-concentrate chilled juices i.e., juices which are flash-heated to pasteurize them immediately after the fruit is squeezed
- juices which are flash-heated to pasteurize them immediately after the fruit is squeezed
- Certain manufacturers have more recently packed such not-from-concentrate chilled juices in 1.75-liter (59-oz) PET containers shaped like carafes.
- the Simply OrangeTM a trademark of the Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
- not-from-concentrate chilled orange juice has been packaged in an inj ection/stretch blow molded container manufactured in a two-stage process by Schmalbach-Lubeca Plastic Containers.
- a "carafe” is a wide-mouth bottle that is used for serving wine, water or other beverages.
- the Simply OrangeTM carafe comprises a narrow-mouth, injection-molded finish with a cap configured to look like a wide-mouth carafe.
- Similar containers have been manufactured for the dairy industry, including by the assignee of the present invention. It would be desirable, therefore, to provide a wide-mouth container for not-from-concentrate chilled juices and the like, which is truly a carafe and is also adapted for cold-fill applications.
- a particularly persistent problem in the manufacture of plastic containers is known in the industry as "lightweighting.”
- lightweighting involves redesigning a package to use less plastic material, which also tends to make it weigh less.
- Manufacturers continue to develop new technologies that enable them to reduce the amount of PET resin needed to make a bottle without compromising performance.
- These efforts are extremely important in reducing manufacturing costs because PET resin accounts for a significant portion of the cost of a finished bottle. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a wide- mouth plastic container for not-from-concentrate chilled juices and the like, which is a true carafe, is adapted for cold-fill applications, and is lighter than similar packages known in the prior art.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a commercially satisfactory wide-mouth blow-molded plastic container, which is particularly suited for viscous fluid hot-fill applications.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a suitable wide-mouth blown plastic container, which has a blown finish that resists distortion resulting from hot-fill processing.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a suitable wide-mouth blown plastic container, which is also particularly suited for cold-fill applications such as not-from-concentrate chilled juices and the like.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a wide-mouth container, and a preform, which enables commercially acceptable hot-fillable wide-mouth plastic containers to be produced by high speed manufacturing equipment in a manner that ensures consistent quality and performance.
- a preheated preform is disposed in a mold cavity having a particular surface configuration which enables an intermediate container article to be severed at a precise location.
- the moil design cooperates with the preform to ensure the accurate placement of desirably-thick crystallized material in the blown threaded finish. It also produces an inturned flange on the inside of the blown threaded finish.
- the moil portion is severed by rotating the intermediate article relative to an elongate cutter as the intermediate article advances.
- the preform has regions of varying thickness along its wall to provide desired material thicknesses at preselected locations in the wall of the resulting container. Preform pre-heat and mold temperatures are controlled for achieving the desired hot-fillable container.
- the plastic carafe of the present invention has a body portion with an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels. Each of the panels separate one of the posts from one another. A neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe defines a wide-mouth, and a shoulder transitions each of the posts and panels to the neck portion.
- the neck portion preferably includes a plurality of inwardly extending grooves that are adapted to increase top load capacity, to provide an anti-ovalization function, and to provide vacuum absorption when the carafe has been filled, capped, and allowed to cool to ambient temperatures.
- the containers according to the present invention may also be used in cold-fill, not-from-concentrate chilled juice applications.
- the container resulting from the present invention is a true widemouth carafe, in that it comprises a wide-mouth container.
- the wide-mouth finish of such a container is blown, instead of injection-molded, as in the prior art.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the plastic carafe and closure in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a side view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 3 is a top view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 1;
- Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 1;
- Figure 5 is a bottom view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 6 is an enlarged section view of the closure mating mechanism of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the carafe closure shown in Fig. 1;
- Figure 8 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of the plastic carafe according to the present invention.
- Figure 9 is a side view of another alternate embodiment of the plastic carafe according to the present invention.
- Figure 10A is a side view of an additional embodiment of the plastic carafe according to the present invention.
- Figure 10B is a bottom view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 10A.
- Figure 10C is a cross sectional view of the plastic carafe shown in Fig. 10B along line I-I.
- Figure 11 is a partial, cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of a closure in accordance with the present invention and utilized with the plastic carafe of Figs. lOA-lOC.
- Figs 1-6 show a plastic carafe 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- Carafe 10 includes a wide-mouth threaded finish 30, unlike plastic "carafes" according to the prior art.
- a wide-mouth finish is defined as a finish having an outside diameter greater than is currently considered acceptable, achievable or typical for the given container volume.
- the advantage of a wide-mouth finish is that it affords ingress into the interior of the container to enable a consumer to scoop out viscous contents, such as applesauce and the like.
- the finish 30 has an outside diameter of about 2.5 inches, particularly about 2.48 inches.
- the wide-mouth finish is about 2.0 inches or greater in diameter for a volume of about 1.75L.
- the present invention also includes a closure 12 for the widemouth finish of the carafe, shown in more detail in Fig. 7.
- Carafe 10 can be made from a preform (not shown).
- the preform can be injection molded of polyethylene terephythalate (PET), which is a copolyester resin having a crystalline peak melting point of less than 235°C, preferably about 234°C (as contrasted with a 245°C resin used in conventional hot-fill PET containers) and with corresponding lower crystallization rates.
- PET polyethylene terephythalate
- the resulting container can be characterized by a haze value in the region below the blown finish 30 of less than 1.0 as measured by a Hunter Labs, Color Quest 2 spectrophotometer.
- Carafe 10 generally comprises a body portion 13 having an enclosed base, a shoulder portion 14, and a neck portion 16.
- Body portion 13 is generally square-shaped in horizontal cross section and defined by a plurality of posts 18 at each corner.
- Each post 18 is separated from the other by a panel 20, which may comprise a vacuum panel or not.
- Such vacuum panels may be designed to accommodate vacuum-induced volumetric shrinkage and support a label.
- the panels 20 can be flat or curved inwardly or outwardly. Ifthe panels 20 are curved inwardly, handling of the filled container is improved by reducing bottle deformation and product level change, particularly during the initial opening and pouring of the container.
- the carafe 10 can also include a push-up base 34 at the bottom of the carafe 10. The push-up base is discussed in more detail below.
- the neck portion 16 of the carafe according to the present invention can include a plurality of inwardly extending grooves 24, which cooperate to resist top loads, provide an antiovalization function, and provide a small measure of vacuum absorption when the container has been hot-filled, capped, and allowed to cool to ambient temperatures.
- Grooves 24 also provide similar such top load resistance and antiovalization function for cold-fill applications.
- the grooves can be vertical, as shown in the Figures, or horizontal, as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,887,739, incorporated herein by reference.
- Carafe 10 can optionally further comprise a plurality of ornamental design features 22 at the corners of the carafe 10 in the vicinity of the shoulder portion 14.
- Fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of the shoulder portion 14 and a
- the carafe 10 has a height of about 10 inches, particularly about 9.861 inches.
- the body portion 13 has a height of about 6 inches, particularly about 5.778 inches, and a width of about 4 inches, particularly about 4.067 inches.
- the label area width on each side of the body portion is about 2.8 inches, particularly about 2.829 inches.
- the height of the neck and shoulder portion is about 3.4 inches, particularly about 3.357 inches.
- the height of the threaded portion and corresponding closure is about 0.7 inches, particularly about 0.726 inches. As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art, these dimensions are non-limiting and adaptable depending on use or application.
- the carafe 10 can hold about 1.75L of product with an overflow capacity of about 1.815L and weigh about 55-75 grams, particularly about 65 grams.
- the carafe 10 is designed to withstand a top load of at least 40 lbs. [0041] Referring now to Fig. 6, further details of the carafe 10 are shown.
- the blown finish 30 of the carafe 10 can have four leads spaced 90° apart, 120° full turn of thread, and a 0.142 pitch with seven threads per inch.
- the finish can also include a "no-drip" finish 32.
- the no-drip finish includes a slight undercut at the top of the finish that breaks the surface tension of the product to prevent dripping or spillage of residual liquid after pouring.
- the no-drip finish 32 also provides a stiffening function to make the finish more resistant to distortion and ovalization while increasing the ability to lightweight because of the improved stiffening.
- the closure 12 as shown in Fig. 7, is adapted to be screwed on the finish 30 of the carafe 12, and includes a plurality of ornamental design features
- Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate alternative embodiments of the carafe 10 according to the present invention.
- Figs. 8 and 9 show ornamental design features different from that shown in Figs. 1-5.
- Fig. 8 shows one carafe 10 with a plurality of ornamental design features 22b
- Fig. 3 shows another carafe 10 with a plurality of ornamental design features 22c.
- the carafes 10 preferably comprise a wide-mouth blown finish 30 as shown in Figs. 1- 5.
- Containers are subjected to varying internal pressures and volumetric changes (depending on the filling process used). Without structural support, the filling process, particularly a hot-filled process, can cause plastic containers to distort in a commercially-unacceptable manner.
- Improved base construction can prevent the base of the carafe from undergoing deflection or distortion. These improved bases typically include, at least, a standing ring and a central concavity, known as a push-up, to prevent distortion.
- Stackability may be further reduced ifthe carafe has an upper end or closure or the like that also fails to provide a sufficiently large surface area to mate with the base of another carafe.
- the carafes are stackable, they are not likely to be capable of being tilted.
- the base of the carafe more particularly, the portion of the stacking ring that mates with closure of another container can be contoured so as to straddle a closure of another container.
- the phrase straddle is intended to include essentially any straddling engagement, i.e., surface area engagement.
- the carafe 10 can include a base 36 adapted to receive a corresponding closure.
- Base 36 can have standing surface 38 for contact with a horizontal surface (not shown) on which the container can rest.
- Base 36 can also have bottom wall 40 defining a central concavity known as the push-up.
- Stacking ring 42 can be interposed between standing surface 38 and bottom wall 40.
- Stacking ring 42 can be a continuous ring, but in another exemplary embodiment, stacking ring 23 need not be complete and may have gaps.
- Standing surface 38 is connected to stacking ring 42 by wall 44.
- at least a wall 44 can be vertical, i.e., substantially parallel to panel 20.
- the push-up can have a plurality of support ribs 46 extending radically from the central concavity.
- Support ribs 46 can have a base disposed upwardly into the central concavity and an apex disposed downwardly towards stacking ring 42.
- support ribs 46 can have an oval shape.
- support ribs 46 can have a pyramidal or trapezoidal shape.
- the push-up does not include support ribs 46.
- This and other exemplary embodiments of base 36 are shown in U.S. Patent Application No. 10/366,574, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
- the stacking ring 42 is designed to mate a corresponding closure to provide the desired stackability and tiltability.
- one such closure 48 can be a two-part closure.
- Closure 48 can have inner disc portion 50 and a ring 52 with a peripheral wall 58.
- a protrusion 54 can be formed on ring 52.
- a protrusion can be formed on inner disc portion 50.
- ring 52 can have internal threads 56 to threadedly engage a finish of another container.
- Closure 48 can mate with stacking ring 42 by aligning protrusion 48 with stacking ring 42. In such a mating engagement, the stacking ring 42 of container 10 can straddle the protrusion 54 of closure 48.
- standing surface 38 can surround partially peripheral wall 58 of closure 48.
- closure 50 can be one contiguous piece (as shown in Fig. 5), such as a press-fit or screw-on lid or the like, and a protrusion can be formed as a peripheral ring around closure.
- carafe 10 can be manufactured according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6,228,317, which is commonly assigned to the assignee of the present invention and is incorporated herein by reference.
- a pre-heated preform is blow molded in a mold cavity to form an intermediate container article.
- the mold cavity has a surface with a container body region, a thread forming region superadjacent the body forming region, and a moil forming region superadjacent the thread forming region.
- the container body region of the mold cavity includes a base section, a shoulder portion and a neck portion.
- the base portion of the mold cavity is generally square shaped and includes a plurality of alternating upstanding posts and panels.
- the thread region of the mold cavity defines a wide mouth.
- the intermediate container article is formed with a moil portion that is subsequently severed to produce the carafe 10.
- the method of manufacture of the carafe 10 reduces or eliminates distortion of the blown container finish due to hot-fill processing, which is common in conventional wide-mouth containers. Distortion is undesirable because a distorted threaded finish does not function well with the automatic cap tightening equipment and does not ensure seal integrity after the cap has been applied.
- This method of manufacture advantageously results in a blown finish, such as finish 30 shown in Figs. 1-6.
- the blown finish provides for an oriented closure to the carafe, i.e., features on the closure can be oriented to the features on the carafe. This is shown, for example, in Figs. 1, 8 and 9, wherein the ribs 28 on the closure 12 generally align with the ribs 24 on the neck 16.
- Other oriented features can be provided.
- printed or embossed features on the closure can be provided to always align with similar features on the carafe. This results in added readability on a store shelf. Current manufacturing technology does not enable a satisfactorily oriented finish with an injected finish preform.
- the threads for the container are those formed on the preform during the first stage of the manufacturing process.
- the position of the threads on the preform is random with respect to the position of the rotational mold.
- Orienting the finish of injected preforms requires costly machine upgrades to assure proper thread alignment.
- the resulting blown finish of the present invention achieves much higher orientation tolerances as compared with the preform finishes.
- the present invention enables a precise thread orientation in a single stage manufacturing process that results in the improved orientation of the closure with the container described above.
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