Lenticular lens system and method for use in producing images with clear-walled containers
US6781761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for producing a graphical image within the container. A container wall is provided with a front portion and a rear portion. A lenticular lens array is provided integral with the front portion of the container wall with a first optic surface, e.g., a plurality of parallel lens or ribs providing lenticules, contiguous with an exterior surface of the container wall and a second optic surface contiguous with an interior surface of the container wall. The array has a focal point on the rear portion of the container wall. A printed image is positioned near the focal point on the rear portion of the container wall to be registered to the lenticules of the array and may be printed directly on the exterior surface on the rear portion of the container wall or printed on a label that is attached to the exterior surface of the container wall.
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