Reduction or prevention of container deformation due to solutions contained therein
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorsM. Stephen Lajoie, Benny Yam, Peter J. Fallat, II
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Abstract
A method of preventing a deformable container from deforming when it contains a solution, which solution contains a dissolved gas or a species which under storage conditions is capable of generating a gaseous species is disclosed. The method is to provide a headspace in the container which headspace is enriched in the gaseous species which the solution is prone to give up to the atmosphere in the absence of such enrichment.
Claims14
A method of preventing a deformable container from deforming when said container has contained therein an aqueous solution, said aqueous solution containing a component therein selected from the group consisting of a dissolved gaseous species and a species which under storage conditions is capable of generating a gaseous species, said method comprising providing a headspace in said container which headspace is enriched in a member selected from the group consisting of the gaseous species which said solution has dissolved therein and the gaseous species which said aqueous solution is capable of generating.
In a deformable container having therein a headspace and an aqueous solution, said solution containing a member selected from the group consisting of a dissolved gas and a species capable of generating a gas whereby under certain conditions of storage said gas is capable of leaving said solution for said headspace resulting in container deformation, the improvement comprising an effective enrichment of said headspace gas with the same gaseous component dissolved in or capable of being generated by said solution whereby said container deformation is reduced or prevented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.