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Plastic blow molded container

US5772056A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
21References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 1996
Grant dateJun 30, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W90/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic blow molded container (10) and method for making the container with a hollow body portion (11), an upper dispensing end (14), and a lower freestanding base (18). The container (10) is biaxially oriented and has an outer layer (19) and an inner liner (20). The inner liner (20), which is a virgin resin having a nominal wall thickness that is less than 0.25 of the total wall thickness of the container, and the outer layer (19) is post consumer recycled, green colored polyethylene terephthalate. The virgin resin of the inner liner (20), which is preferably polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate or blends thereof with each other or with other resins, is extruded and then blow molded to form an inner liner about which the post consumer recycled, green colored polyethylene terephthalate is injection molded to provide the outer layer.

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