Compressible plastic container with base cup
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorRupert Meinzinger
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Abstract
A container, in particular a plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein the container can be compressed along its longitudinal direction for the removal of liquid located in the container is provided. On the base region a base cup is disposed which forms a base surface for the container and which when the container is compressed can also serve as a die element and/or die counter-element for compressing the container.
Claims13
A plastic container comprising:
- a mouth region,
- a base region with a bottom surface and side surfaces;
- and
- a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid,
- wherein the plastic container can be compressed along its longitudinal direction for the removal of liquid located in the plastic container,
- a contact element having a body with a downwardly directed surface, said contact element disposable about the mouth region,
- a base cup disposable about the base region, said plastic container being compressible between the contact element and the base cup,
- wherein when the plastic container is compressed, the downwardly directed surface of the contact element geometrically corresponds to an inner surface of the bottom of the base region of the plastic container to empty the container as completely as possible.
Die elements for use with a plastic container, said plastic container has having a mouth region, a base region, and a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, wherein the container can be compressed along its longitudinal direction for removal of liquid located in the plastic container, said die elements comprising:
- a contact element having a body with a downwardly directed convex surface, said contact element disposable about the mouth region,
- a base cup, disposable about the base region, said plastic container being compressible between the contact element and the base cup, wherein when the plastic container is compressed, the downwardly directed convex surface of the contact element geometrically corresponds to an inner surface of the base region of the plastic container to empty the container as completely as possible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.