Multilayer plastic container and method of making the same
US6521159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1393
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The multilayer plastic container comprises a neck portion, a body portion, adjacent the neck portion, forming a cylindrical wall, and a bottom portion adjacent the body portion and opposite the neck portion. The cylindrical wall comprises a first layer of PET, a layer of EVOH adjacent the first layer of PET and a second layer of PET adjacent the layer of EVOH the EVOH has an average thickness which is greater near the neck portion of the container than near the bottom portion of the container.
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