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Container for a flowable product, process of manufacture and the use thereof

US7201291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 2004
Grant dateApr 10, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2949/0715
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container for a flowable product, particularly for a beverage and, in particular, for still or sparkling mineral water. The container according to the invention includes a body having in a greater section a dimension d1 and of at least one neck with an internal diameter d2 which can be closed by a member for closing off and/or of distributing the flowable product from the container. The wall or walls forming the body of the container are preferably made of a flexible plastic which can deform for constant surface area, particularly under the weight of the flowable product from the container when the wall or walls encounter a point or bearing surface, so as to form, at least locally, a non-planar wall portion and wherein the ratio d2 to d1 is between 1:3 and 1:10.

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