PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2013

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 44 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 11/13 www.petpla.net Base shape for bottle International Patent No. WO 2011 / 154670 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-Sur-Mer (FR) Date of Application: 14.6.2011 The shape of the base on a PET bottle is specially moulded / designed so that, when it is being manufactured from the preform, the material characteristics (crystallisation) can be utilised to an optimum extent. Plastic container European Grant of Patent No. EP 1561691 B1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 27.10.2003 The European Grant of Patent describes the special design of the external wall and the process for manufacturing a plastic bottle that is suitable for hot filling. Lightweight bottle International Patent No. WO 2011 / 157952 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville-Sur-Mer (FR) Date of Application: 15.6.2011 In ordered to comply with the necessary requirements in rela- tion to stability, the base of a lightweight / reduced-weight PET bottle needs to incorporate reinforcement ribs and notches coordinated with one another in order to meet the necessary stability requirements. Multiple nozzle International Patent No. WO 2013 / 064299 A1 Applicant: Unilever N.V., Rotterdam (NL) Date of Application: 14.9.2012 A re-closable nozzle with a number of channels is placed on the opening of a squeezy container and fixed in position. This facilitates the atomising action of the product and also ensures its application over a wider area. Internal tamper-proofing International Patent No. WO 2013 / 064790 A1 Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Date of Application: 12.9.2012 The partly transparent dispensing closure on a container for mouthwashes, detergents and similar is fitted with a tamper-proofing device. Unscrewing for the first time displaces the “different coloured“ disk, thus clearly indicating that successful opening has been achieved. Pack with carrying handle European Patent No. EP 2589545 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (D) Date of Application: 24.10.2012 A number of individual bot- tles are held together using a length of shrink film, tape or another form of secondary packaging. To enable the pack to be carried safely the handle is directly connected to the bottle. This direct link prevents the film from being ripped out and also makes it possible to use a thinner film.