Heat and Pressure Resistant Bottle With Increased Oxygen Barrier and Method of Production
OwnerJames Duffyinventor
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Abstract
A bottle exhibiting thick walls, constant material thickness, a hemispherical-shaped base-forming portion and a polygonal-shaped flange. The thick walls increase the bottle's resistance to pressure, oxygen permeation and heat, over that of traditional bottles. The hemispherical-shaped base increases the bottle's resistance to pressure, over that of traditional bottles. The polygonal-shaped flange enables processing equipment, including bottle fillers and bottle cappers, to handle the bottle.
Claims21
A hollow, cylindrical-shaped bottle body consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- an intermediate body-forming portion;
- and
- a closed, hemispherical-shaped base-forming portion;
- wherein
- said body-forming portion has essentially constant outer and constant inner diameters;
- and
- said bottom-forming portion has a relatively constant wall thickness and includes a small indention at its center.
A system for processing, filling and capping a hollow, cylindrical-shaped bottle at high speeds comprising:
- a bottle consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- said mouth-forming portion further comprising a polygonal-shaped flange perpendicular to the plane of the body-forming portion and where each isometric outside surface of the flange is substantially straight and used for holding and stabilizing said bottle during processing;
- said polygonal-shaped flange having six straight sides;
- an intermediate body-forming portion;
- said body-forming portion having a constant outer and constant inner diameters;
- a closed, hemispherical-shaped base-forming portion;
- wherein
- said bottle secured in a tray or puck during the processing, filling, and capping in such a manner that it is securely standing upright and stable as it moves along a processing line;
- said polygonal-shaped stabilizes the bottle and permits machinery to grasp and hold the bottle in place during filling and capping while in the tray.
A consumer bottle containing a consumable and having been molded from a preform, the bottle consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- an intermediate body-forming portion extending from the open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- and
- the intermediate body-forming portion terminating with an at least peripherally curved base-forming portion,
- wherein, the intermediate body-forming portion and the base-forming portion have substantially constant outer and constant inner diameters and exhibits a balanced heat distribution during consumable insertion.
A consumer bottle containing a hot-filled consumable and having been molded from a preform, the bottle consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- an intermediate body-forming portion extending from the open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- and
- the intermediate body-forming portion terminating with an at least peripherally curved base-forming portion,
- wherein, the intermediate body-forming portion and the base-forming portion have a sufficiently identical thickness to exhibit a substantially balanced heat distribution prior to consumable cooling.
A commercial bottle containing a consumable and having been molded from a preform, the bottle consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- an intermediate body-forming portion extending from the open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- and
- the intermediate body-forming portion terminating with an at least peripherally curved base-forming portion,
- wherein the intermediate body-forming portion and the base-forming portion have substantially constant outer and constant inner diameters and exhibits a balanced heat distribution during consumable insertion.
A commercial bottle containing a hot-filled consumable and having been molded from a preform, the bottle consisting of:
- an open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- an intermediate body-forming portion extending from the open-ended mouth-forming portion;
- and
- the intermediate body-forming portion terminating with an at least peripherally curved base-forming portion,
- wherein, the intermediate body-forming portion and the base-forming portion have a sufficiently identical thickness to exhibit a substantially balanced heat distribution prior to consumable cooling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.