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US 11,814,208 B2Granted
Blow molded article with visual effects
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMark Lewis Agerton, Marc Andrew Mamak, Bradley Scott Neufarth, Andrew Joseph Horton, Ioannis Constantine Constantinides
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Abstract
A blow molded multilayer article with a hollow body defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface has an axial color gradient and/or a gloss gradient. The wall has multiple layers and at least one layer contains an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment.
Claims15
A blow molded multilayer article comprising:
- a hollow body defined by a wall comprising a length, a neck, a base, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a first portion of the wall comprises at least five layers comprising at least two A-layers;
- and at least two B-layers forming the outer surface and the inner surface of the wall;
- wherein the A-layers are transparent and optionally comprise a colored dye or pigment;
- wherein the B-layers comprise an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment;
- wherein the A-layers and B-layers comprise a thermoplastic resin;
- wherein one additional B-layer is located between the at least two B-layers forming the outer surface and the inner surface of the walls and the one additional B-layer extends substantially across the length of the wall from the neck to the base;
- wherein at least one of the B-layers forks;
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- wherein the outer surface comprises an axial color gradient and/or a gloss gradient formed by constituents from the A-layers and B-layers.
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