PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 64 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 11/16 www.petpla.net Indent to level out pressure Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 016372 A1 Applicant: S.I.P.A., Vittorio Veneto (IT) Application date: 30/7/2015 To reach the necessary stability (specific internal pressure) after cooling a light PET bottle conceived for hot filling, it is suggested to integrate an all-round notch / indentation in the shoulder region. This adapts to the internal pressure in a flexible way and provides the necessary change of volume. Plastic bottle Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 021009 A1 Applicant: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Osaka (JP) Application date: 6/8/2014 The design of a plastic bottle with especially developed pressure balance surface is described. Collapsible floor Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 029016 A1 Applicant: Amcor Ltd., Victoria (AU) Application date: 20/8/2015 The floor of a PET bottle intended for hot filling is designed in such a way that it can be pushed inwards after the manu- facture, filling and cooling of the bottle, in order to increase the internal pressure inside the container and in so doing the stability of the bottle. Light container Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 028393 A1 Applicant: Amcor Ltd., Victoria (AU) Application date: 29/6/2015 The design of the bottle and floor of a lightweight PET bottle are announced. The bottle sufficiently pos- sesses balance surfaces to be able to register pressure differences through elastic deformation. Movable floor Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 029023 A1 Applicant: Amcor Ltd., Victoria (AU) Application date: 20/8/2015 Design and manufacture of the bottle and floor of a light- weight plastic PET bottle are announced. Particular reference is made to floor deformability and the change in the plastic struc- ture. Bundle with binding elements Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 037748 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (DE) Application date: 22/7/2015 The application proposes connecting several / at least two bottles with double- sided adhesive binding elements. Single bot- tles can be removed from the bundle with- out “destroying” the bundle as a whole.