PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2016

PET patents www .verpackungspatente.de 40 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 12/16 www.petpla.net Container closing device Intern. Patent No. WO 2014 / 170215 A1 Applicant: S.A. des Eaux Minerales D’Evian Saeme, Evian les Bains (FR) Application date: 10.4.2014 The application describes a new kind of option for closing a plastic bottle. The closing device allows the bottle to be closed without a bottle screw. It works via a type of seal membrane and a strengthening element. Bottle with colour grading Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 031150 A1 Applicant: Yoshino Kogyosho Co. Ltd., Tokyo (JP) Application date: 6.8.2015 Multi-layer preform for producing a bottle with integrated colour grading. Compressible plastic container Europ. Patent No. EP 3000742 A1 Applicant: Krones AG, Neutraubling (DE) Application date: 10.9.2015 Compressible PET container for filling with liquid. A base cup is fitted in the base area, which serves as a stamp or anti-stamp element when the container is pressed together. The pre- ferred volume is above 30l. Containers which can be coupled Deut. Pat. Issue No. DE 102015113761 B3 Applicant: Alexandra Kuhn, Kalchreuth (DE) Application date: 19.8.2015 A disadvantage of large-volume PET bottles is handling the unstable bottle and its heavy total weight. The patent proposes bringing several smaller-volume bottles together. This simplifies, e.g. for older people to pick up the water to be drunk and to have control when doing so. Carrying handle Registered design DE 202014105384 U1 Applicant: Bericap GmbH & Co. KG, Budenheim (DE) Application date: 10.11.2014 A separately produced carrying handle to put on a canister. The handle is folded open and the canister is easier to carry. After use, the handle can be folded back into its “flat” starting position. It does not hinder pouring out and can be better kept for re-use. Folding bottle for water Intern. Patent No. WO 2016 / 050977 A1 Applicant: SIPA S.p.A., Vittorio Veneto (IT) Application date: 2.10.2015 Design, creation and process for manufacturing a large-volume PET bottle for drinking water, to be placed “upside down“ in a dispenser. The bottle folds together in a pre-set controlled way.