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US 10,526,120 B2Granted
Biodegradable bottle for liquids
AssigneeLgab LLC
InventorsAdam Berk, Lee Green, Fuad Khan
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Abstract
A bottle for holding liquids that is biodegradable and that is made from environmentally sustainable materials. The bottle includes a body, a shoulder, a neck portion, and a cap. According to one aspect, the neck portion of the bottle is made of bioplastic, and the shoulder and body of the bottle are made from thermoformed pulp. The bioplastic neck can mate with, and be adhered to, the shoulder, and the shoulder can mate with, and be adhered to, the pulp body.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a container for liquids, comprising:
- thermoforming a pulp body having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- injection molding a unitary bioplastic top having an inner surface, an outer surface, a shoulder portion and a neck portion, wherein the shoulder portion comprises a ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic top;
- mating the pulp body with the bioplastic top such that an upper periphery of the pulp body resides over at least a portion of the shoulder portion below the ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic top;
- and
- bonding the pulp body to the bioplastic top.
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A liquid containing apparatus, comprising:
- a pulp body;
- and
- a bioplastic top formed from one piece of bioplastic comprising a shoulder portion conjoined with a neck portion;
- wherein the bioplastic top mates with the pulp body and is directly bonded to the pulp body;
- wherein the bioplastic top comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the pulp body comprises an outer surface and an inner surface;
- wherein the shoulder portion comprises a ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic top, wherein an upper periphery of the pulp body resides over at least a portion of the shoulder portion below the ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic top.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.