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US 5,122,327 AGranted
Blow molding method for making a reversely oriented hot fill container
AssigneeHoover Universal, Inc.
InventorsDennis R. Spina, Samuel E. Evins
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Abstract
A blow molded container formed of a polyester resin for use in hot fill applications. The container includes upright side walls, an integral base and a preselected outwardly thermoelastically deformable portion. Upon being filled with a liquid at an elevated temperature, the deformable portion of the container deforms outwardly to partially increase the volumetric size of the container. The remaining portions of the container generally shrink in response to being hot filled.
Claims6
A method of blow molding a hot fill polyester container, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a preform of polyester material;
- forming said preform into a first configuration of said container by blow molding said preform outward into conformity with interior surfaces defining a mold cavity within a blow molding machine;
- treating said first configuration of said container with heat by heating said first configuration to a temperature sufficient to induce a predetermined amount of thermal stability into said container;
- reshaping a portion of said first configuration inwardly of said cavity to form a second configuration of said container, said reshaped portion developing a region of molecularly oriented polyester;
- cooling said polyester while maintaining said second configuration;
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- removing said container from said mold cavity thereby providing a container having a reshaped portion, said reshaped portion being outwardly thermoelastically deformable into a predetermined shape in response to being hot filled and as a result of said reshaping.
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