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US 2023/0092569 A1Published application
Cellulose container with inner-mold label
AssigneeNorth America I.M.L. Containers
InventorNicolas BOUVERET
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Abstract
A container or lid may have a body of molded cellulose, the body of molded cellulose defining one or more walls. The wall has an outer surface and an inner surface. A depression is in the outer surface of the wall or walls. One or more labels, is or are embedded in the depression in the outer surface of the wall. A method for labelling a container or lid having a cellulose body may also be provided.
Claims20
A container or lid comprising:
- a body of molded cellulose, the body of molded cellulose defining
- at least one wall, the wall having an outer surface and an inner surface,
- a depression in the outer surface of the at least one wall;
- and
- at least one label, the at least one label being embedded in the depression in the outer surface of the at least one wall.
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A method for labelling a container or lid having a cellulose body comprising:
- positioning at least one label against a surface of a mold;
- inserting cellulose into the mold such that the at least one label is sandwiched between the cellulose and the surface of the mold;
- pressuring, heating and extracting water from the cellulose in the mold, whereby the cellulose is thermoformed with the at least one label embedded on a surface of the thermoformed cellulose;
- and
- removing the thermoformed cellulose from the mold, the thermoformed cellulose being a container or a lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.