PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 36 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 01+02/13 www.petpla.net Variable multipack Intern. Patent No. WO 2012 / 076577 A1 Applicant: Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) Application Date: 7.12.2011 A multipack for water or beverages which is made up of a number of containers of different sizes, thus ensuring that users have the right one to hand, in the home or in the office environment or for sports applications. The use of a special arrangement during transport means that the containers are able to absorb the forces encountered in an optimum manner. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2012 / 081627 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Application Date: 14.12.2011 The surface of this plastic bottle is designed so as to absorb any forces that may arise (hot fill) without the bottle undergoing plastic deformation. The design of the compensating surfaces is described. Contact-free drinking Europ. Patent No. EP 2468644 A1 Applicant: Shi Eun Jung, Busan (KR) Application Date: 12.8.2010 A plastic bottle is fitted with a projection which enables the user to place the bottle beneath the lower lip / on the chin prior to consuming the contents – with no contact between lip and bottle. Plastic bottle Disclosure No. DE 102010064125 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Application Date: 23.12.2010 The disclosure describes the shape of the bottom section of a plastic bottle. The bottom section is moulded using standard blow-moulding machine pressure and can be manufactured without any problems. Container with drinking straw Intern. Patent No. WO 2011 / 023586 A1 Applicant: Innoprax AG, Meggen (CH) Application Date: 17.8.2010 A recess complete with a ratchet ele- ment is integrated in the wall of a plastic bottle to accommodate a drinking straw. The shrink label on the container is pre- perforated at this point to protect the drinking straw against dirt and any unau- thorised removal. Bottle with handle Europ. Patent No. EP 2471718 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application Date: 20.8.2007 A plastic bottle incorporates a special zone intended to accommodate a separately manufactured handle. The handle is placed in position at an angle of approx. 30° and subsequently rotated to fix it in the vertical position.