Composite container with integral support, related method and mold
AssigneeInoac Packaging Group Inc.
InventorYutaka Matsui
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Abstract
A composite container with an integral support, as well as a mold and method for forming such a container, are disclosed. The support may include a first end having a plurality of radially extending slits communicating with a central bore. Hence, when the support is placed in or adjacent to the mold cavity during a blow molding process, a portion of the parison or preform undergoing blow molding penetrates into in at least one, are preferably each of the slits and the bore to form a secure connection. A second end of the support may include a leg for mating with a base. The base may be integrally formed with the leg, or may be separately attached after the blow molding process is complete.
Claims18
A composite container, comprising:
- a hollow body including a plurality of protrusions in a recess formed in an outer surface thereof;
- a support having a first end with a plurality of slits, each of said slits at least partially receiving at least one of said plurality of protrusions in the recess of said body and a second end;
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- a support structure for engaging the second end of the support;
- wherein each of the plurality of slits extends radially from a common center in the first end of the support and the first end of the support further includes a bore located substantially in the center of said radially extending slits, said bore also receiving at least a portion of the body.
A self-supporting composite container, comprising:
- a hollow body having a recess formed in an outer surface thereof;
- a support integrally connected with the body, said support having a first end for engaging a portion of said body and a second end including a leg;
- at least one base mating with the leg to support the body above a stable structure;
- wherein the first end of the support includes a plurality of openings, each comprising a radially extending slit communicating at a first end thereof with a bore and at the opposite end thereof with a peripheral sidewall of said first end of said support, whereby a portion of the body in the recess penetrates at least partially into at least one of the openings to form the integral connection.
A composite container, comprising:
- a hollow blow molded body including a recess formed in an outer surface thereof;
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- a support having a plurality of slits, each extending radially from a common center in the first end of the support, for at least partially receiving a portion of the body in the recess to form an integral connection therewith and a base for supporting the body and support in a generally upright position;
- wherein the first end further includes a bore located substantially in the center of said radially extending slits, said bore also receiving at least a portion of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.