PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2012

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 28 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 12/12 www.petpla.net Integrated pourer Intern. Patent No. WO 2012 / 061174 A2 Applicant: Amcor Ltd., Hawthorn (AU) Date of Application: 26.10.2011 The preform for manufacturing a container from PET is already fitted with the pourer. Childproof closure US Patent No. US 2011 / 00006030 A1 Applicant: Mark Branson, Newburgh (US) Date of Application: 8.7.2009 During transport, screw closures secured by means of a turn and press action can be dam- aged when stacked one on top of another and thus adversely affected in terms of their safety. Improvements are described to eliminate this problem. Snap lid Intern. Patent No. WO 2012 / 062569 A1 Applicant: Unilever PLC.,London (GB) Date of Application: 25.10.2011 Preform and containers manufactured from PET. The con- tainer incorporates an edge over which one cap closure can be placed and then “locks into position” there. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2012 / 061885 A1 Applicant: Southern Star Corp., Sydney (AU) Date of Application: 9.11.2011 Forming, construction and process for the manufacture of a bottle from plastic is the subject of an international application. The container is designed for carbonated products. Plug-in plastic bottle European Patent No. EP 2447176 A1 Applicant: Ahmet Nurdag, Istanbul (TR) Date of Application: 17.10.2011 A plastic bottle is shaped in such a way in the area of the bottom section that the shoulder and the closure of the bottle underneath can be locked into position so as to give a positive fit. Bottle with handle Europ. Patent No. EP 2468649 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokio (JP) Date of Application: 25.8.2006 Design and process for the manufacture of a high volume, rectangular plastic bottle. The bottle is fitted with an inte- grated recess for secure grip and for pouring operations using one hand only.