Container capable of standing on its bottom

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11926449-B2
Application number	US-202217587191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Jan 28, 2021
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A container ( 1 ) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) and including a tubular body ( 10 ) having a longitudinal weld ( 11 ) substantially parallel to the axis (X), a bottom ( 20 ) and a head ( 30 ), the tubular body ( 10 ) including at least 50% by weight of paper, the bottom ( 20 ) including an annular distal end ( 21 ) and an oblique portion ( 22 ), the oblique portion ( 22 ) extending along an axis (Y) forming an angle α with the longitudinal axis (X), the tubular body ( 10 ) being attached to the bottom ( 20 ) at the level of the oblique portion ( 22 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal weld substantially parallel to the axis, a bottom and a head, said tubular body comprising at least 50% by weight of paper, said bottom comprising an annular distal end and an oblique portion, said oblique portion extending along an axis forming an angle with the longitudinal axis, the tubular body being attached to said bottom at a level of said oblique portion, the head comprising a distribution orifice and an attachment surface for attaching the tubular body.

2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom comprises an undercut.

3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the oblique portion flares out towards an outside of the container.

4. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom comprises an annular rim defining a stop for the tubular body.

5. The container according to claim 4 , wherein the annular rim has a depth greater than or equal to a thickness of the tubular body.

6. The container according to claim 4 , wherein the annular rim has a depth between 0.1 and 0.7 mm.

7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the angle is between 5 and 45°.

8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the oblique portion has a thickness e 2 between 0.1 and 2.5 mm.

9. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom has a maximum external diameter and the tubular body has an external diameter upstream of the bottom, a ratio of the maximum external diameter of the bottom to the maximum external diameter of the tubular body being between 1.01 and 1.1.

10. The container according to claim 1 , wherein at least one part of the oblique portion has a diameter smaller than an internal diameter of the tubular body.

11. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom comprises a central disc and an annulus comprising the oblique portion.

12. The container according to claim 11 , wherein the disc is a laminate.

13. The container according to claim 12 , wherein the disc comprises at least one paper layer and at least one plastic layer.

14. The container according to claim 11 , wherein the annulus comprises plastic.

15. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container comprises at least 50% by weight of paper.

16. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the angle is between 10 and 20°.

17. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom has a maximum external diameter and the tubular body has an external diameter upstream of the bottom, a ratio of the maximum external diameter of the bottom to the maximum external diameter of the tubular body is between 1.01 and 1.05.

18. The container according to claim 14 , wherein the plastic comprises polyethylene (PE).

Assignees

• Albea Services

Inventors

• Suvarna Sudheer

Classifications

• B65D3/12 Primary

  Flanged discs permanently secured, e.g. by adhesives or by heat-sealing · CPC title

• B65D3/04

  essentially cylindrical · CPC title

• B65D15/08 Primary

  with end walls made of plastics material · CPC title