US4065536A
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Method of making a precisely partitioned bulbous-shape container
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1975-11-10
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Granted: 1977-12-27
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Expires: 1995-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A longitudinally partitioned bulbous-shape, top-opening container of unitary construction is provided which comprises a precisely shaped, sized, and oriented integral bulkhead. Such containers may be made by the method of providing a thermoplastic preform which is longitudinally partitioned by an integral bulkhead of the size, shape, and orientation desired in the finished container, and then blow molding the outer wall of the preform to the bulbous-shape of the finished container while constraining or confining the bulkhead from changing size, shape, or orientation.
Inventors
- 👤 Malcolm Bramel Lucas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/02; B65D1/04; B29; B29C; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/0715; B29C2949/073; B29C2949/0733; B29C2949/0734; B29C2949/074; B29C2949/075; B29C2949/0751; B29C2949/0752; B29C2949/0753; B29C2949/0754; B29C2949/076; B29C2949/0768; B29C2949/077; B29C2949/0772; B29C2949/0773; B29C2949/078; B29C2949/20; B29C2949/22; B29C2949/24; B29C2949/26; B29C2949/28; B29C49/00; B29C49/02; B29C49/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of making a bulbous-shape open-top container of unitary construction of thermoplastic material which container is precisely partitioned by a longitudinally extending internal bulkhead of predetermined size, shape and orientation, said method comprising: providing a longitudinally partitioned preform of said thermoplastic material which preform comprises a tubular exterior wall and said internal bulkhead, said step of providing a preform comprising cutting a predetermined length from an endless longitudinally partitioned tubular extrusion comprising said tubular exterior wall and an integral longitudinally extending said internal bulkhead; heating the body of said preform to a sufficiently high temperature equal to or greater than the thermoplastic temperature of said thermoplastic material to enable pinching one end of said preform closed and to enable blow molding said exterior wall to said bulbous-shape of said container; pinching said one end of said preform closed prior to said blow molding; and converting said preform into said container by blow molding said exterior wall of said preform to said bulbous-shape while constraining said bulkhead along its faces and edges, during said heating, said pinching, and said blow molding, to virtually obviate changing its size, shape, or orientation during said blow molding.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of making a bulbous-shape open-top container of unitary construction of thermoplastic material which container is precisely partitioned by a longitudinally extending internal bulkhead of predetermined size, shape and orientation, said method comprising: providing a longitudinally partitioned preform of said thermoplastic material which preform comprises a tubular exterior wall and said internal bulkhead, said step of providing a preform comprising cutting a predetermined length from an endless longitudinally partitioned tubular extrusion comprising said tubular exterior wall and an integral longitudinally extending said internal bulkhead; heating the body of said preform to a sufficiently high temperature equal to or greater than the thermoplastic temperature of said thermoplastic material to enable pinching one end of said preform closed and to enable blow molding said exterior wall to said bulbous-shape of said container; pinching said one end of said preform closed prior to said blow molding; and converting said preform into said container by blow molding said exterior wall of said preform to said bulbous-shape while constraining said bulkhead along its faces and edges, during said heating, said pinching, and said blow molding, to virtually obviate changing its size, shape, or orientation during said blow molding.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-12-26 | 1985-06-27 | 1985-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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