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Plastic bottom for package

US8245872B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 2007
Grant dateAug 21, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D3/10
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a rigid or semirigid plastic part designed to form the bottom of a package whose side wall consists of a laminated film. The plastic part has a central axis and includes the following features: a peripheral welding zone designed to contact and be welded to the inside surface of the side wall; a convex inside face and a concave outside face; the inside face and the outside face each comprise a zone whose centre is on the axis and which is designed to contact a tool used to attach the part to the side wall; and a profile at least partially defined by a curve. The invention also relates to a package having a bottom consisting of the plastic part.

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