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Combination of synthetic resin bottle and closure therefor

Assignee: DIC Corp
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Filing: 1988-11-10
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2008-11-10
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Abstract

Abstract A combination of a bottle (1) and a closure (2) for containing a drink, having an improved sealability. The bottle (1) is produced by a blow-molding process with a resin comprised mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate, so that a bottle neck (3) is in a non-crystalline state while a bottle body (5) is given an improved heat durability by a bi-axial orientation followed by a heat treatment for relaxation. The closure (2) is made of a thermoplastic resin such a a polyolefin and provided with a top wall and a side wall having a thread (7) on the inner surface (9) thereof corresponding to a thread (4) on the outer surface (12) of the bottle neck (3). The closure (2) has an annular shoulder (10) on the inner surface (8) of the top wall thereof which is engageable with the upper surface (11) of the bottle neck (3) and with the outer surface (12) of the bottle neck (3) adjacent thereto and an annular rib (13) protruded downward from the top wall at a place inside of the shoulder (10) to be resiliently engageable with the inner surface (14) of the side wall of the bottle neck (3).

Inventors

  • 👤 Morio Abe
  • 👤 Ichiro Yokota

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 01:50
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/04; B65D41/0407; B65D41/0414; B65D41/0421; B29; B29C; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/081; B29C2949/0811; B29C2949/0813; B29C2949/082; B29C2949/0822

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
A combination of a bottle and a closure for containing a drink, having an improved sealability, said bottle being produced by a blow-molding process with a resin comprised mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate, so that a bottle neck is in a non-crystalline state while a bottle body is given an improved heat durability by a bi-axial orientation followed by a heat treatment for relaxation, said closure being formed by a resin and provided with a top wall and a side wall having a thread on the inner surface thereof corresponding to a thread on the outer surface of the bottle neck, said closure comprising an annular shoulder on the top wall thereof which is engageable with the annular upper surface of said bottle neck and with the outer surface of the bottle neck adjacent thereto and an annular rib protruded downward from the top wall at a place inside the shoulder to be resiliently engageable with the inner surface of the side wall of the bottle neck.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
A combination of a bottle and a closure for containing a drink, having an improved sealability, said bottle being produced by a blow-molding process with a resin comprised mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate, so that a bottle neck is in a non-crystalline state while a bottle body is given an improved heat durability by a bi-axial orientation followed by a heat treatment for relaxation, said closure being formed by a resin and provided with a top wall and a side wall having a thread on the inner surface thereof corresponding to a thread on the outer surface of the bottle neck, said closure comprising an annular shoulder on the top wall thereof which is engageable with the annular upper surface of said bottle neck and with the outer surface of the bottle neck adjacent thereto and an annular rib protruded downward from the top wall at a place inside the shoulder to be resiliently engageable with the inner surface of the side wall of the bottle neck.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein the bottle is formed of a polyethylene terephthalate resin alone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein the bottle is formed of a laminated structure in which a core layer of a heat-durable resin is sandwiched by two skin layers of a polyethylene terephthalate resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the closure is formed of an polyolefin resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the closure is provided with a pilfer-proof means.

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