Integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container having a bag anchoring point, process for the production thereof, and tool thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10864671-B2
Application number	US-201715853597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Priority date	Apr 19, 2007
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

The invention is an integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container obtainable by blow-moulding an injection moulded multi-layer preform. The bag-in-container includes an inner layer forming, the bag and an outer layer forming the container, and a single opening, the mouth, fluidly connecting the volume defined by the bag to the atmosphere. The container further includes at least one interface vent fluidly connecting the interface between inner and outer layers to the atmosphere, wherein the bag is anchored to the outer layer at at least one point remote from the single opening and interface vent. The invention also relates to a process and a mould for the production of the blow-moulded bag-in-container.

First claim

We claim:

1. A mould for the production of a blow-moulded bag-in-container having
an inner layer forming the bag and an outer layer forming the container;
a single opening, the mouth, fluidly connecting the volume defined by the bag to the atmosphere; and
at least one interface vent fluidly connecting the interface between inner and outer layers to the atmosphere, wherein
the bag is anchored to the outer layer at at least one point remote from said single opening and interface vent;
said mould comprises at least one point a sump which creates an anchoring point between the inner and outer layers upon blow-moulding of said container, said point being remotely located from the container's opening mouth, further comprising specific heating means to enhance physical or chemical adhesion between the inner and outer layers, said specific heating means located at the desired anchoring area.

Assignees

• Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa

Inventors

• Van Hove Sarah
• Peirsman Daniel
• Verpoorten Rudi

Classifications

• B29C49/48

  Moulds · CPC title

• B29C49/12

  Stretching rods · CPC title

• B29C49/22 Primary

  using multilayered preforms or parisons · CPC title

• B65D83/771

  for dispensing fluent contents by means of a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm · CPC title

• B29K2067/003

  PET, i.e. poylethylene terephthalate · CPC title