Method for storing thermoplastic preforms in a container
US7093411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B63/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to store thermoplastic preforms in a container, the outside faces of the preforms are treated so as to make said outside faces more slippery, and the preforms are stored in bulk in the container, with the outside faces of the preforms after treatment presenting a coefficient of friction that is low enough to ensure that the packing density, i.e. the number of preforms stored per unit volume, is greater than the packing density that would be obtained under the same conditions with non-treated preforms.
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