Process for forming an insulated container having artwork
AssigneeBerry Plastics Corporation
InventorsChris K Leser, Charles T Wallace, Philip A Driskill, John B Euler, Jason J Paladino, Milan C Maravich, Daniel O Davis, Jeffrey A Mann, Randy A Bowlds, Svetlana I Contrada
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Abstract
A container is formed to include and interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region. The container includes a floor, a side wall coupled to the floor to define the interior region between the floor and the side wall, and artwork on the side wall.
Claims33
A method of producing a printed strip for use in forming an insulative cup, the method comprising the steps of
- forming a strip of insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material comprising a polypropylene base resin,
- printing an ink layer on one side of the strip to form a printed strip,
- cutting the printed strip to form a body blank having a printed side and an opposite unprinted side and a floor blank having a printed side and an opposite unprinted side,
- compressing a first portion of the body blank to cause the body blank to include a first portion having a first density and a second portion having a relatively greater second density, wherein the second portion defines a fold line allowing for the blank to be easily folded at the fold line, and
- forming the body blank into an insulative cup.
A method of producing a printed strip for use in forming an insulative cup, the method comprising the steps of
- forming a strip of insulative cellular non-aromatic polymeric material comprising a polypropylene base resin,
- printing an ink layer on one side of the strip to form a printed strip,
- cutting the printed strip to form a body blank having a printed side and an opposite unprinted side and a floor blank having a printed side and an opposite unprinted side,
- compressing portions of the body blank to cause the body blank to include a first portion having a first density and a second portion having a relatively greater second density, wherein the first portion and the second portion define a series of alternating thick and thin staves, and
- forming the body blank into an insulative cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.