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US 9,505,521 B2Granted
Biodegradable bottle for liquids
AssigneeLgab LLC
InventorsAdam Berk, Lee Green, Fuad Khan
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Abstract
A bottle for holding liquids that is biodegradable and that is made from environmentally sustainable materials. The bottle includes a body, a shoulder, a neck portion, and a cap. According to one aspect, the neck portion of the bottle is made of bioplastic, and the shoulder and body of the bottle are made from thermoformed pulp. The bioplastic neck can mate with, and be adhered to, the shoulder, and the shoulder can mate with, and be adhered to, the pulp body.
Claims16
A liquid containing apparatus, comprising:
- a pulp body;
- a pulp shoulder comprising an outer surface and an inner surface;
- and
- a bioplastic neck portion comprising an outer surface and an inner surface,
- wherein the bioplastic neck mates with the pulp shoulder, and the pulp shoulder mates with the pulp body,
- wherein the pulp shoulder further comprises an opening at its top, and
- wherein the bioplastic neck portion further comprises a ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic neck portion, wherein the pulp shoulder resides over at least a portion of the bioplastic neck portion below the ridge along the outer surface of the bioplastic neck portion.
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A liquid containing apparatus, comprising:
- a pulp body;
- a pulp shoulder comprising an outer surface and an inner surface;
- and
- a bioplastic neck portion comprising an outer surface and an inner surface,
- wherein the bioplastic neck mates with the pulp shoulder, and the pulp shoulder mates with the pulp body,
- wherein the pulp shoulder further comprises an opening at its top,
- wherein the pulp shoulder is disposed over at least a portion of the bioplastic neck portion,
- wherein the bioplastic neck portion further comprises a bioplastic neck that extends through the opening of the pulp shoulder, and
- wherein the bioplastic neck portion is secured to the pulp shoulder by way of at least one of:
- a heat seal formed between at least a portion of the outer surface of the bioplastic neck portion and at least a portion of the inner surface of the pulp shoulder;
- and
- an adhesive applied between at least a portion of the outer surface of the bioplastic neck portion and at least a portion of the inner surface of the pulp shoulder portion.
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A liquid containing apparatus, comprising:
- a pulp body;
- a pulp shoulder comprising an outer surface and an inner surface;
- and
- a bioplastic neck portion comprising an outer surface and an inner surface,
- wherein the bioplastic neck mates with the pulp shoulder, and the pulp shoulder mates with the pulp body, and
- wherein the bioplastic neck portion is secured to the pulp shoulder by way of at least one of:
- a heat seal formed between at least a portion of the inner surface of the bioplastic neck portion and at least a portion of the outer surface of the pulp shoulder;
- and
- adhesive applied between at least a portion of the inner surface of the pulp shoulder and at least a portion of the outer surface of the bioplastic neck portion.
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A method of manufacturing a container for liquids, comprising:
- thermoforming a pulp body;
- thermoforming a pulp shoulder comprising a shoulder outer surface and a shoulder inner surface;
- injection molding a neck portion with a bioplastic, the bioplastic neck portion comprising a neck outer surface and a neck inner surface;
- attaching the pulp shoulder to the bioplastic neck portion so that the bioplastic neck portion mates with the pulp shoulder;
- and
- attaching the pulp shoulder to the pulp body so that the pulp shoulder mats with the pulp body,
- wherein the bioplastic neck portion is secured to the pulp shoulder by way of at least one of:
- a heat seal formed between at least a portion of the neck inner surface and at least a portion of the shoulder outer surface;
- and
- an adhesive applied between at least a portion of the shoulder inner surface and at least a portion of neck outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.