PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2014

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 52 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 03/14 www.petpla.net Fixed open position European Grant of Patent No. EP 2427387 B1 Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Date of Application: 4.5.2010 A hinged lid for closing a container incorporates snap-in features that fix the lid in the open position. Optimised container European Grant of Patent No. EP 2316740 B1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Tokyo (JP) Date of Application: 28.2.2000 This European Grant of Patent describes a number of options for mounting reinforcing grooves, ribs or recesses in order to make a container more stable. The container is nevertheless “lightweight” and can be easily compressed for low volume disposal. Base design International Patent No. WO 2012 / 038075 A1 Applicant: Red Bull GmbH, Fuschl am See (AT) Date of Application: 21.9.2011 The design of the base of a plas- tic bottle specially adapted to the needs of a drink containing car- bonic acid is outlined. Dispensing closure International Patent No. WO 2013 / 113640 A1 Applicant: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach (CH) Date of Application: 25.1.2013 Single or multi-section con- tainer closure with pour- ing spout and hinged lid is described. The lower section can be adjusted to the shape of the container. Plastic bottle International Patent No. WO 2013 / 114760 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Tokio (JP) Date of Application: 20.12.2012 A plastic bottle is specially designed in the areas of the base, shoulder and side wall to guarantee adequate stabil- ity along with simultaneous low weight. The shape of the all-round, wavy grooves is irregular. Multipack International Patent No. WO 2013 / 117849 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participa- tions, Octeville-Sur-Mer (FR) Date of Application: 4.2.2013 The film for holding a number of individual bottles together in a multipack is specially formed in the area of the shoulder and the base and/or incorpo- rates openings that allow a number of multipacks to be stacked together without the base of the top bottle touching / destroying the film.