Product containers and bundles thereof, and methods of forming the same
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsTheodore TEKIP, Jessica HAMILTON, Joerg HENDRIX, James MARTINEK, Li ZHANG, Timothy MUI, Stephanie GUSTAFSON, Ryan BROOKS, Clayton OHMES
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Abstract
A product container made of a certain plastic material, and the coupling of multiple such product containers together are disclosed herein. Each of the product containers includes either a solid or a solid/liquid combination product therein, which impacts the process of coupling the product containers.
Claims20
A packaged product, comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each of the first container and the second container having a side wall, the first container being made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and having a minimum wall thickness between 0.003 inches and 0.09 inches, the first container having a product therein;
- and
- a plastic film coupling the first container and the second container together, wherein heat energy is applied to the plastic film to couple it to the first container and the second container.
A product, comprising:
- a plurality of containers, each of the containers having a minimum wall thickness between 0.003 inches and 0.09 inches, each of the containers being made of PET and having a product therein with at least a portion of the product in direct contact with a portion of a side wall for the container;
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- a coupler activatable by heat energy to shrink around portions of the plurality of containers, wherein heat energy is applied to the coupler so that it shrinks.
A method of manufacturing a product, the product including a first container made of PET material and a second container made of PET material, each of the first container and the second container including a side wall having a minimum wall thickness between 0.003 inches and 0.09 inches, each of the first container and the second container including a product therein, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming the first container and the second container via blow molding the PET material;
- placing the first container and the second container proximate to each other;
- placing a coupler around a portion of the first container and a portion of the second container;
- and
- activating the coupler so that the coupler secures the first container and the second container together, wherein the coupler is activated at a temperature between 50 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius, and the coupler is activated by infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV), hot air, or steam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.