PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 60 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 03/16 www.petpla.net Base shape Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 084324A1 Applicant: Amcor Ltd., Victoria (AU) Date of application: 3.12.2014 The shape of the base of a bottle with carbonated contents must be especially shaped to withstand the increased inner pressure, whilst at the same time offering a sufficiently break-proof footprint. Improved look Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 084369 A1 Applicant: Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) Date of application: 5.12.2013 The international application describes a PET bottle, which has high stability in relation to the negative pressure in the bottle and with strengthening grooves which are visually appropriate. Base shape Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 092172 A1 Applicant: Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer (FR) Date of application: 27.10.2014 The base of a PET bottle is designed in such a way that when several bottles are stacked on top of one another, the stacking crush pressure can be optimally withstood. Closing cap Registered design DE 202012007857 U1 Applicant: Incap International Ltd., Hong Kong (CN) Date of application: 9.8.2012 A closing cap for a con- tainer, simple to produce and cost-effective. The easy-to- use cap contains an additional product which is only mixed in shortly before being used with the main product. The additional product is protected against environmental influ- ences. Light bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 099813 A1 Applicant: Niagara Bottling LLC, Ontario (US) Date of application: 16.1.2014 The application describes the vari- ous possibilities for groove design, groove positioning and the base shape, in order to make a weight-reduced plastic bottle suf- ficiently stable. Stable plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2015 / 098961 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Date of application: 24.12.2014 The application describes a plastic bottle with circumferential grooves for stabilisation and for taking up the pressure and/or volume variables. Several shapes of the bottle neck are shown.