PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 92 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 09/13 www.petpla.net Stabilising sleeve Utility Model DE 202012007933 U1 Applicant: Karl-Heinz Schön, Rastatt (D) Date of Application: 18.8.2012 One drawback of thin-walled PET bottles is the risk of the bottles becoming slightly distorted during gripping and lifting so that product is accidentally discharged or the bottle slips out of the user’s hands. In order to prevent this, a re-usable sleeve is proposed which can be mounted on the top of the bottle. Drip-free closure Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 011581 A1 Applicant: Zenshin Co. Ltd., Fukuoka (JP) Date of Application: 20.7.2011 Construction of a 2-section container closure which is opened by pressing the top section down and is of “drip-free” construction. Sliding Lid Intern. Patent No. WO 2013 / 010934 A1 Applicant: Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) Date of Application: 13.7.2012 Cup-type packaging with an elongated lid complete with opening. The lid is so constructed that it can be pushed along on the edge of the cup until the discharge opening appears inside the cup open- ing. Pushing the lid back closes the cup again. Engagement keyway European Grant of Patent No. EP 2173623 B1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Date of Application: 16.7.2008 A plastic bottle manufactured from a preform incorporates a support ring which enables the bottle to be gripped mechanically. In order to make this ring smaller (saving material) a proposal has been made to incorporate a keyway in the preform which acts as a new ”gripping point“ for machinery. Container closure International Patent No. WO 2013 / 017810 A1 Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Date of Application: 11.7.2012 Multiple-section closure for dispensing a free-flowing product. Openings in the area of the top surface simplify the manu- facture of the lid and make it easier to incorporate retention features that enable the lid to be securely fixed on to the con- tainer opening. Container shapes International Patent No. WO 2013 / 025464 A1 Applicant: Graham Packaging Comp., York (US) Date of Application: 10.8.2012 This international application describes a number of ways of designing a container and the base of a container so as to ensure that the deformation forces that are absorbed during hot filling and subsequent cool- ing can be absorbed to best pos- sible effect.