Plastic bottle for hot filling or heat treatment
US8567164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Process of hot-filling a plastic container comprising a side wall connected to a neck and to a base, with a liquid or viscous product; process consisting in at least filling the container with a product at high temperature, hermetically sealing the container, cooling the container and its contents; process characterized in that a plastic container is used for which the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the side wall is greater than 0.00014 m/(m.K) and in that the container is allowed to expand and shrink at least as much as its contents.
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