PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2010

PATENTS 35 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 03/10 www.petpla.net PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de Secondary packaging European Patent granted No. EP 1849714 B1 Applicant: Nestlé Waters Management & Technology, Issy-les-Moulineaux (FR) Date of application: 3.4.2006 A number of water bottles are placed on a common base and shrink-wrapped ready for presentation on the store shelf. After the consumer has bought the pack the bottles on the left and right of the handle can be folded down and so can be conven- iently carried. Base shape International Patent No. WO 2009 / 092936 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-mer (FR) Date of application: 8.1.2009 This international application describes the base shape of a plas- tic bottle. The base, and the bottom of the walls are designed such that the bottle meets the requirements of stability and rigidity. Two additives in the cap European Patent No. EP 2093157 A1 Applicant: Dr. Theiss Naturwaren GmbH, Homburg (D) Date of application: 25.2.2009 This special cap for a beverage bottle contains separate chambers to accept two different additives which are released before or during the opening of the bottle to mix with the liquid contained within that bottle. Cap with grip aid / fixing aid International patent No. WO 2009 / 067748 A1 Applicant: Daaday Pty Ltd., Woollahra (AU) Date of application: 27.11.2008 The lid of a container - e.g. a beverage bottle - has gripping aids on the outer surface to make it easier to carry or, using the openings in the integrated tabs, it can be hung from some sort of carabiner (for example to be used as a water bottle when out hiking). Carrier for PET bottles Registered design DE 202008016709 U1 Applicant: Georg Friedrich, Dietzenbach (D) Date of application: 18.12.2008 A flexible carrier consisting of a strap fitted with clips at either end and whose inner surface is fixed to a second strap in order to carry several PET bottles. Beverage packaging European Patent granted No. EP 1181208 B1 Applicant: Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta (US) Date of application: 25.4.2000 The choice of material and/or mate- rial combinations for a plastic bottle are described. The aim is to avoid negatively affecting the taste of the beverage with a “plastic taste”.