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Title:
PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING GEOMETRY MINIMIZING SPHERULITIC CRYSTALLIZATION BELOW THE FINISH AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002002419
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A plastic container (10) for retaining a commodity during a high temperature pasteurization or retort process. The container (10) includes a finish (12) defining an aperture for receiving the commodity, a body portion (16) generally extending downward from the finish portion (12), and a base portion (14) generally extending inward from the body portion (16) and closing off the bottom of the container (10). The body portion (16) itself includes a sidewall (23) having a crystallinity of greater than 30% and a shoulder portion (22) flaring outward, from a generally transverse plane defined by the mouth (18) of the container (10), at an angle ( alpha ) of about 15 DEG or less.

Inventors:
BOYD TIMOTHY J (US)
SILVERS KERRY W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/020732
Publication Date:
June 20, 2002
Filing Date:
June 29, 2001
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Assignee:
SCHMALBACH LUBECA (DE)
BOYD TIMOTHY J (US)
SILVERS KERRY W (US)
International Classes:
B65D1/02; B65D1/10; (IPC1-7): B65D1/10; B65D1/02
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