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US 5,433,347 AGranted
Liquid container system
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsSimon J. Richter, Gary V. Paisley
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Abstract
A liquid container comprising a multi-layer container including a wall made up of a main layer and a separate, delaminatable inner layer, a container opening at the top for filling and evacuation and a plurality of air vents extending completely through the main layer and terminating at the inner layer, such that the inner layer delaminates when liquid is evacuated by suction.
Claims1
An article comprising:
- (a) a two layer liquid container including a wall, a container opening at a top end of said container for filling and evacuating said container surrounded by a container neck, and a plurality of air vents extending partway through said wall;
- (b) said wall consisting of a main, outer, blow molded PET plastic layer and a separate, delaminatable inner blow molded PET plastic layer such that said inner layer can separate from said main layer when liquid is evacuated by suction from said container and air flows in through said air vents;
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- (c) said air vents extending completely through said main layer and terminating at said inner layer and said air vents being permanently open to atmosphere, such that air can flow through said air vents and in between said inner and main layers as liquid is withdrawn by suction from said container.
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