PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2012

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 40 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 06/12 www.petpla.net Modular closing system International Patent No. WO 2011 / 128067 A1 Applicant: SHB GmbH, Crailsheim (D) Application Date: 12.4.2011 An adapter is snapped on to the shoulder of a plastic bottle so as to enable a very wide range of closure caps and/or screw tops to be used. This makes it possible to use one bottle for a very diverse range of products. Bottom of a plastic bottle European Patent No.EP 2374732 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Tokyo (JP) Application Date: 24.12.2009 The bottom and the side walls of a plastic bottle are constructed in such a way as to enable them to be folded “inwards” as the level of content inside the bottle falls, thus reducing the volume. Improvements are being made to emptying the remaining contents of the container, which is fitted with a pump sprayer. Dispensing of detergent International Patent No. WO 2010 / 079023 A1 Applicant: Unilever Plc., London (GB) Application Date: 4.12.2009 Lid for mounting on a squeezable container for liquid detergent. Pressure on the container forces the product upwards via the uptake tube and at this point it is conveyed via guide rods into the dispensing chamber. The risk of any contamination during the dispens- ing operation is reduced. Foldable bottom section European Patent No.EP 2383205 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokio (JP) Application Date: 27.1.2010 A plastic bottle with a pump sprayer for deploying the contents is fitted with a bottom section that can be “pressed in“ as the level in the con- tainer falls in order to enable optimum delivery of the remaining quantity via the uptake tube. Improved sealing US - Patent Nr. US 2008 / 0245761 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., York (US) Application Date : 9.10.2008 The selection of materials and the moulding of a plastic bottle are described. The bottle has been improved with regard to pasteurisation and the associated change in volume, deforma- tion and leakage problems. Closure for beverage containers European Grant of Patent No. EP 1786693 B1 Applicant: Threadless Closures Ltd., London (GB) Application Date: 23.6.2005 Multiple section closure for a con- tainer with carbonated content. The closure is constructed in the form of a type of bayonet closure. The container does not require its own separate thread on the outside.