Process for producing hollow containers comprising a visible disigned pattern on their surface
OwnerAndré Jacobsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing a hollow plastic preform suitable for blow molding a plastic container comprising a visible designed pattern on its surface, and to a plastic container produced thereof. The process of the present invention allows achieving different aesthetics effects on the finished container and may additionally impart those containers with anti-slippery properties and/or pleasant tactile sensation.
Claims18
A process for producing a hollow plastic preform suitable for being blow molded into a plastic container comprising at least one visible designed pattern on a surface of said container, said process comprising the steps of:
- a) injection molding a hollow plastic preform having an exterior surface and an interior surface, and
- b) forming at least one designed pattern on one or more of said surfaces of said preform,
- wherein said at least one designed pattern is formed by a treatment selected from the group consisting of mechanical treatment, chemical treatment, and combinations thereof.
A process for producing a plastic container comprising at least one visible designed pattern on the exterior and/or interior surface of said container, said process comprising the steps of:
- a) injection molding a hollow plastic preform having an exterior surface and an interior surface,
- b) forming at least one designed pattern on one or more of said surfaces of said perform, and
- c) blow molding said preform into a plastic container having an exterior surface and an interior surface comprising at least one visible designed pattern on said exterior and/or interior surface of said container,
- wherein said at least one designed pattern of said perform and/or container is formed by a treatment selected from the group consisting of mechanical treatment, chemical treatment, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.