Multiple blow molded metallic container sidewalls
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJohn Adams, Rajesh Gopalaswamy, Simon Shi, Wen Zeng
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Abstract
A system and method of forming a metal container with a featured sidewall may include providing a blow molded metal container. The metal container may be positioned into a mold inclusive of at least one sidewall feature. The metal container may be blow molded again to cause the at least one sidewall feature to be created in the sidewall of the container as defined by the mold. In one embodiment, a sidewall of the metal container may be at least partially annealed. The sidewall feature may include a portion of a profile of a sporting good, such as a baseball, embossed feature (e.g., word), logo, or otherwise. The metal container may be a shaped metal container.
Claims18
A method of forming at least one molded feature in a container, said method comprising:
- accessing a metal container with a sidewall;
- at least partially annealing the sidewall of the metal container;
- positioning the metal container into a mold inclusive of at least one mold feature;
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- blow molding the metal container to cause the at least one molded feature to be created in the sidewall of the metal container as defined by the at least one mold feature in the mold.
A system for forming a metal container with a featured sidewall, said system comprising:
- a heater configured to at least partially anneal the featured sidewall of the metal container;
- a mold inclusive of at least one mold feature, and adapted to receive a blow molded metal container with a sidewall;
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- a blowing mechanism configured to blow mold the metal container again to cause the at least one mold feature to create at least one molded feature in the sidewall of the metal container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.