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Laminate and container therefrom
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1978-04-07
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Granted: 1980-04-08
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Expires: 1998-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A laminate comprising a substrate of paperboard having first and second surfaces; a layer of frangible paper having first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface of the frangible paper is bonded to the second surface of the paperboard; and a layer of frangible metal foil having first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface of the frangible metal foil is bonded to the second surface of the frangible paper; and wherein the laminate is so constructed that when a strip of material which has been securely bonded to the metal foil side of the laminate is pulled away from the laminate substantially all of the underlying laminate bonded to the strip will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer. Also disclosed are blanks of such laminates which are suitable for forming a container, containers formed from such laminates, and sealed containers formed from such laminates.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest L. Smith
- 👤 Clifford G. Morse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/10; B65D77/20; B65D77/2024; B65D77/2028; B65D77/2032; B65D77/2044; B65D2577/00; B65D2577/10; B65D2577/20; B65D2577/2025; B65D2577/2033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A laminate comprising a substrate of paperboard having first and second surfaces; a layer of frangible paper having first and second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said frangible paper is bonded to said second surface of said paperboard; and a layer of frangible metal foil having first and second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said frangible metal foil is bonded to said second surface of said frangible paper; and wherein the strength of the paperboard, the frangible paper, the frangible metal foil, and the bonds between said paperboard, said frangible paper, and said frangible metal bond are such that when a strip of material which has been securely bonded to the metal foil side of the laminate is pulled away from said laminate the laminate underlying the bond to said strip will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A laminate comprising a substrate of paperboard having first and second surfaces; a layer of frangible paper having first and second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said frangible paper is bonded to said second surface of said paperboard; and a layer of frangible metal foil having first and second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said frangible metal foil is bonded to said second surface of said frangible paper; and wherein the strength of the paperboard, the frangible paper, the frangible metal foil, and the bonds between said paperboard, said frangible paper, and said frangible metal bond are such that when a strip of material which has been securely bonded to the metal foil side of the laminate is pulled away from said laminate the laminate underlying the bond to said strip will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A laminate according to claim 1 wherein said paperboard has an average thickness in the range of about 0.014 to about 0.028 inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A laminate according to claim 2 wherein said frangible paper is kraft paper having a weight of about 25 pounds per 3000 square feet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A laminate according to claim 3 wherein said frangible metal foil is aluminum foil having an average thickness of about 0.00035 inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A laminate according to claim 4 wherein said paperboard is bonded to said frangible paper by a heat-sealable thermoplastic coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A laminate according to claim 5 wherein said heat-sealable thermoplastic coating is low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.001 inch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A laminate according to claim 6 wherein said kraft paper is bonded to said aluminum foil by a coating of hot melt adhesive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A laminate according to claim 7 wherein said second surface of said aluminum foil is covered with a coating of low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.001 inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
A container comprising a tubular sidewall and a rim surrounding an opening in the top end of said tubular sidewall, wherein said tubular sidewall comprises a laminate according to claim 8 with the metal foil of said laminate being closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is the paperboard of said laminate, and wherein said rim comprises an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
A sealed container comprising a container according to claim 9 and a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container and in such a manner than when said closure is removed the laminate of said rim that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer and said severed portion of said laminate will be retained on the removed closure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A sealed container according to claim 10 wherein said closure has on its lower surface a coating of low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.0015 inch and wherein said closure is bonded to said rim as a result of fusion between the polyethylene on said rim and the polyethylene on the lower surface of said closure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
A blank suitable for the manufacture of a tubular container comprising a generally planar sheet of the laminate of claim 8, wherein said sheet has two side edges, a bottom edge, and a top edge so shaped that a tube is formed when a margin of one side edge is overlapped over a margin of the other side edge.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
96 words
A container comprising a tubular sidewall and a rim surrounding an opening in the top end of said tubular sidewall, wherein said tubular sidewall is a tube formed when a margin of one side edge of a blank as specified in claim 12 is overlapped over a margin of the other side edge of said blank with the metal foil of said laminate being closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is the paperboard of said laminate; and wherein said rim comprises an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
83 words
A sealed container comprising a container according to claim 13 and a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container and in such a manner that when said closure is removed the laminate of said rim that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer and said severed portion of said laminate will be retained on the removed closure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
A sealed container according to claim 14 wherein said closure has on its lower surface a coating of low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.0015 inch and wherein said closure is bonded to said rim as a result of fusion between the polyethylene on said rim and the polyethylene on the lower surface of said closure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A sealed container according to claim 14 wherein said closure comprises a generally planar sheet of aluminum foil having an average thickness of about 0.003 inch.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sealed container according to claim 16 wherein said rim comprises an outwardly rolled portion of said sidewall which is generally arcuate in cross-section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
71 words
A container comprising a tubular sidewall and a rim surrounding an opening in the top end of said tubular sidewall, wherein said tubular sidewall comprises a laminate according to claim 1 with the metal foil of said laminate being closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is the paperboard of said laminate, and wherein said rim comprises an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
83 words
A sealed container comprising a container according to claim 18 and a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container and in such a manner that when said closure is removed the laminate of said rim that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer and said severed portion of said laminate will be retained on the removed closure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
A blank suitable for the manufacture of a tubular container comprising a generally planar sheet of the laminate of claim 1, wherein said sheet has two side edges, a bottom edge, and a top edge so shaped that a tube is formed when a margin of one side edge is overlapped over a margin of the other side edge.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
96 words
A container comprising a tubular sidewall and a rim surrounding an opening in the top end of said tubular sidewall, wherein said tubular sidewall is a tube formed when a margin of one side edge of a blank as specified in claim 20 is overlapped over a margin of the other side edge of said blank with the metal foil of said laminate being closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is the paperboard of said laminate; and wherein said rim comprises an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
83 words
A sealed container comprising a container according to claim 21 and a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container and in such a manner that when said closure is removed the laminate of said rim that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer and said severed portion of said laminate will be retained on the removed closure.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
140 words
A sealed container comprising (1) a tubular sidewall formed of a laminate comprising paperboard bonded to frangible paper which in turn is bonded to frangible metal foil wherein the frangible metal foil of said laminate is closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is said paperboard; (2) a rim comprising an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall, and (3) a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container, wherein the strength of the paperboard, the frangible paper, the frangible metal foil, the closure, and the bonds therebetween are such that when said closure is separated from said rim the laminate that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
140 words
A sealed container comprising (1) a tubular sidewall formed of a laminate comprising paperboard bonded to frangible paper which in turn is bonded to frangible metal foil wherein the frangible metal foil of said laminate is closer to the interior of said tubular sidewall than is said paperboard; (2) a rim comprising an outwardly extending portion of the upper end of said tubular sidewall, and (3) a closure bonded to said rim in such a manner as to provide a continuous seal around the opening in the top end of said container, wherein the strength of the paperboard, the frangible paper, the frangible metal foil, the closure, and the bonds therebetween are such that when said closure is separated from said rim the laminate that underlies the bond to said closure will be severed substantially in the frangible paper layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
75 words
A sealed container according to claim 23 wherein said laminate includes a coating of thermoplastic on the surface of the frangible metal foil that is closest to the interior of said container, the closure has a coating of thermoplastic on its lower surface, and wherein the closure is bonded to said rim as a result of fusion between the thermoplastic on said frangible metal foil and the thermoplastic on the lower surface of the closure.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
64 words
A sealed container according to claim 24 wherein said tubular sidewall is a tube formed when a margin of one side edge of a blank having two side edges, a bottom edge and a top edge is overlapped over a margin of the other side edge, and wherein said rim comprises an outwardly rolled portion of said sidewall which is generally arcuate in cross-section.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
128 words
A sealed container according to claim 25 wherein said paperboard has an average thickness in the range of about 0.014 to about 0.028 inch, said frangible paper is kraft paper having a weight of about 25 pounds per 3,000 square feet, said frangible metal foil is aluminum foil having an average thickness of about 0.00035 inch, said paperboard is bonded to said frangible paper by a coating of low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.001 inch, wherein said kraft paper is bonded to said aluminum foil by a coating of hot melt adhesive, and wherein the coating of thermoplastic on the surface of the aluminum foil that is closest to the interior of the container is low-density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.001 inch.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
34 words
A sealed container according to claim 26 wherein the coating of thermoplastic on the lower surface of the closure is a coating of low density polyethylene having an average thickness of about 0.0015 inch.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
26 words
A sealed container according to claim 27 wherein said closure comprises a generally planar sheet of aluminum foil having an average thickness of about 0.003 inch.
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