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US 12,673,447 B2Granted
Molded article, container and a method for the molding and recycling thereof
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorsJohn Robert Galt, Joachim Johannes Niewels, Georgio Kfoury, Jean-Christophe Witz, Sebastien Sang Nguyen-Hoang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a molded article, such as a preform that is blow moldable to form a container, and a related method of forming and recycling a container. The structure and steps includes injection molding a molded article having tubular body.
Claims46
A molded article for providing a container, the molded article comprising:
- a body configurable to define a storage vessel of the container;
- wherein the body includes a carrier layer along at least a part thereof that is encapsulated by an outer skin layer and an inner skin layer, wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer are formed from a first thermoplastic that is stable in contact with water and the carrier layer is formed from a second thermoplastic that is unstable in contact with water,
- wherein a colorant is dispersed within the carrier layer, and
- wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer formed from the first thermoplastic are devoid of any colorant.
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A container, comprising:
- a body configured to define a storage vessel;
- wherein the body includes a carrier layer along at least a part thereof that is encapsulated by an outer skin layer and an inner skin layer, wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer are formed from a first thermoplastic that is stable in contact with water and the carrier layer is formed from a second thermoplastic that is unstable in contact with water,
- wherein a colorant is dispersed within the carrier layer, and
- wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer formed from the first thermoplastic are devoid of any colorant.
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A method for forming and recycling a container, comprising:
- molding a molded article having a body that is configurable to define a storage vessel of the container;
- wherein the body includes a carrier layer along at least a part thereof that is encapsulated by an outer skin layer and an inner skin layer, wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer are formed from a first thermoplastic that is stable in contact with water and the carrier layer is formed from a second thermoplastic that is unstable in contact with water,
- wherein a colorant is dispersed within the carrier layer, and
- wherein the outer skin layer and the inner skin layer formed from the first thermoplastic are devoid of any colorant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.