Non-drip upside down bottles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11136160-B2
Application number	US-202016748048-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	Jan 24, 2019
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

The need for a bottom dispensing package comprising a base having an orifice comprising a slit-valve, which is less prone to leakage, even when a lower viscosity product is comprised in the container, is met by providing the container with a more elastic resiliently squeezable container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) for a liquid composition comprising:
a. a resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) for housing a fluid, the resiliently squeezable container comprising a wall ( 11 ) and a base ( 20 ) operably connected to said container ( 10 ), wherein the base comprises an orifice ( 30 ), wherein the orifice ( 30 ) comprises a slit-valve ( 40 );
wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) is an injection stretch-blow moulded container (ISBM), wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has an elasticity index

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of greater than about 0.65% to about 2.0%, wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) comprises a resin material, such that the ratio of weight of the resin material (in grams) to an overflow volume (in millilitres) is less than about 0.058:1, wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) comprises:
i. a non-circular cross-section wherein the non-circular cross-section of the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has a maximum ratio of a cross-sectional width ( 16 ) to a cross-sectional depth ( 17 ) which is greater than about 1.25, wherein the cross-sectional width and depth are measured at a selected height of the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 );
ii. at least one panel ( 13 ) wherein the at least one panel ( 13 ) forms at least about 40% of an outer-surface ( 12 ) of the wall ( 11 ).

2. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has an overflow volume of from about 0.1 litres to about 5 litres.

3. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has an overflow volume of from about 0.2 litres to about 1.5 litres.

4. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has an elasticity index of from about 0.75% to about 1.75%.

5. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has an elasticity index of from about 0.85% to about 1.4%.

6. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) is made from a resin material selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), and mixtures thereof.

7. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the resin material is polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

8. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of weight of the resin material (in grams) to the overflow volume (in millilitres) is from about 0.035:1 to 0.057:1.

9. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the non-circular cross-section of the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has a maximum ratio of the cross- sectional width ( 16 ) to the cross-sectional depth ( 17 ) which is from about 1.25 to about 3.0.

10. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the non- circular cross-section of the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) has a maximum ratio of the cross-sectional width ( 16 ) to the cross-sectional depth ( 17 ) which is from about 1.5 to about 2.0.

11. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the slit valve ( 40 ) opens at a pressure differential of from about 10 to about 250 mbar, measured at 20° C.

12. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the wall ( 11 ) of the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) comprises the at least one panel ( 13 ) wherein the at least one panel ( 13 ) forms from about 40% to about 75% of the outer-surface ( 12 ) of the wall ( 11 ) and:
a. the panel ( 13 ) has an average thickness of from about 0.1 mm to about 0.7 mm; or
b. the panel ( 13 ) comprises a panel-circumference ( 14 ) surrounding the panel ( 13 ), the panel-circumference ( 14 ) comprising a flexible hinge element ( 15 ) such that the panel ( 13 ) is able to move relative to a rest of the wall ( 11 ) with a change in internal pressure.

13. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 12 , wherein the panel ( 13 ) has an average thickness of from about 0.25 mm to about 0.4 mm.

14. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the slit-valve ( 33 ) comprises at least two coincident slits ( 34 ).

15. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the base ( 20 ) further comprises an impact resistance system ( 50 ) localized upstream of the orifice ( 30 ), the system ( 50 ) comprises a housing ( 51 ) having a cavity ( 52 ) therein and extending longitudinally and radially inwardly from the base ( 20 ), wherein the housing ( 51 ) comprises at least one inlet opening ( 53 a ) that provides a flow path for the liquid from the resiliently squeezable container ( 10 ) into the housing ( 51 ) and at least one outlet opening ( 53 b ) that provides a path of egress for the liquid from the housing ( 51 ) to the exterior atmosphere when the orifice ( 30 ) is opened, wherein the cavity ( 52 ) is adapted to be partially occupied by a compressible substance ( 54 ).

16. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) comprises a liquid detergent composition, the liquid detergent composition having viscosity of from about 100 mPa·s to about 3,000 mPa·s, measured at a shear rate of about 10 s −1 .

17. The bottom dispensing package ( 1 ) according to claim 16 , wherein the liquid detergent composition comprises from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of surfactant.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Schoubben Jimmy

Classifications

• B65D47/2031

  the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure (B65D47/2025 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D1/0207

  characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features · CPC title

• B65D1/32 Primary

  Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents · CPC title

• B65D51/249

  the closure being specifically formed for supporting the container · CPC title

• B65D2501/0081

  Bottles of non-circular cross-section · CPC title