PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2010

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 60 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 09/10 www.petpla.net Strengthened grip area International patent No. WO 2010 / 030473 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., York (US) Date of application: 19.9.2009 A plastic bottle with a strengthened and specially shaped grip area to avoid the bottle squashing and collapsing when firmly gripped. Non-removable cap International patent No. WO 2008 / 150831 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., York (US) Date of application: 29.5.2008 A closure is fitted to a container such that once it has been screwed on it can no longer be unscrewed without caus- ing irreversible changes to the fixture. The cap, which also has a hinged lid, is designed as a dis- pensing cap for use on a container that stands in the inverted position. Beverage pouring spout European patent granted No. EP 1966059 B1 Applicant: Bapco Closures Research Ltd., Woking (GB) Date of application: 19.12.2006 A reduced weight, resealable hinged closure designed to be screwed on a bottle is described in this application. The tamper evident closure is designed for use as a one-handed sports cap. Multi-pack International patent No. WO 2010 / 040153 A1 Applicant: Johannes Whitehead, Polokwane (ZA) Date of application: 13.3.2009 A number (here 8) of single, specially shaped containers are fitted together to form a multi- pack. The devices that hold the individual packs together are additional screw closures which are screwed onto the appropri- ate part of each container. The final result is roughly spherical in shape. Plastic bottle International patent No. WO 2010 / 046561 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations S.A.S, Octeville-Sur-Mer (FR) Date of application: 20.10.2009 On the plastic bottle described in this international application there are, on the thread form, markings and locking posi- tions so that when a cap (with a pouring spout or similar feature) always locks in one particular position. The container has suitably located grip recesses, which in conjunction with the precisely posi- tioned closure makes gripping and pour- ing a simple and convenient process. Preform Public disclosure No. DE 102007029810 A1 Applicant: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg (D) Date of application: 27.6.2007 A preform and the process for manufacturing a container for medical liquids. The preform is equipped with a hanger device whose ends are not yet fixed together, which simpli- fies its production.