US4370369A
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Heat-sealable sheet and container
Assignee: Portage Industries Corp
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Filing: 1981-07-02
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Granted: 1983-01-25
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Expires: 2001-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A multilayered thermoplastic sheet, suitable for forming into a heat-sealable container, comprising a structural layer for providing bulk and rigidity, a sticky heat-sealing layer on top of the structural layer for bonding the structural layer to a lid, and a nonsticky cover layer on top of the heat-sealing layer and made of material that permits contact and bonding of the heat-sealing layer to the lid when the heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied.
Inventors
- 👤 Laszlo J. Bonis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:38
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C51/00; B29C51/14; B32; B32B; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B27/36; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/10; B65D77/20; B65D77/2024; C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/30; C09J7/35; B32B2331/00; B32B2331/04; B65D2577/00; B65D2577/10; B65D2577/20; B65D2577/2025; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A thermoplastic sheet for use in making a first object capable of being bonded at a bond region by heat-sealing to a second object, said sheet comprising a rigid structural layer of sufficient thickness and strength to provide bulk and rigidity to said first object, a sticky heat-sealing layer on top of said structural layer, and a nonsticky cover layer on top of said heat-sealing layer, said cover layer being sufficiently thin and being made of material with strength and melt characteristics appropriate to cause exposure and bonding of said heat-sealing layer when heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied to said bond region, and to cause the first object to have nonsticky surfaces before heat-sealing and after heat-sealing at regions other than said bond region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A thermoplastic sheet for use in making a first object capable of being bonded at a bond region by heat-sealing to a second object, said sheet comprising a rigid structural layer of sufficient thickness and strength to provide bulk and rigidity to said first object, a sticky heat-sealing layer on top of said structural layer, and a nonsticky cover layer on top of said heat-sealing layer, said cover layer being sufficiently thin and being made of material with strength and melt characteristics appropriate to cause exposure and bonding of said heat-sealing layer when heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied to said bond region, and to cause the first object to have nonsticky surfaces before heat-sealing and after heat-sealing at regions other than said bond region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein said cover layer is made of material that dissolves into the heat-sealing layer when said heat-sealing temperatures and pressure are applied.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein said cover layer is made of material that breaks up when said heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied, thereby permitting said heat-sealing layer to rise to the surface and contact said second object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The sheet of claim 2 wherein said cover layer is made of a polyolefin, and said heat-sealing layer is a made of polyolefin and an adhesive that will bond to said second object and said structural layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The sheet of claim 4 wherein said adhesive is ethylene vinyl acetate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
117 words
A thermoformed heat-sealable object for heat-sealable bonding at a bond region to a second object, said heat-sealable object comprising a rigid structural layer of sufficient thickness and strength to provide bulk and rigidity to said first object, a sticky heat-sealing layer on top of said structural layer, and a nonsticky cover layer on top of said heat-sealing layer, said cover layer being sufficiently thin and being made of material with strength and melt characteristics appropriate to cause exposure and bonding of said heat-sealing layer when heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied to said bond region, and to cause the first object to have nonsticky surfaces before heat-sealing and after heat-sealing at regions other than said bond region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
117 words
A thermoformed heat-sealable object for heat-sealable bonding at a bond region to a second object, said heat-sealable object comprising a rigid structural layer of sufficient thickness and strength to provide bulk and rigidity to said first object, a sticky heat-sealing layer on top of said structural layer, and a nonsticky cover layer on top of said heat-sealing layer, said cover layer being sufficiently thin and being made of material with strength and melt characteristics appropriate to cause exposure and bonding of said heat-sealing layer when heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied to said bond region, and to cause the first object to have nonsticky surfaces before heat-sealing and after heat-sealing at regions other than said bond region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The object of claim 6 in which said heat-sealable object is a container and said bond region is an annular flange surrounding a depressed portion, and said second object is a cover for sealing to said flange.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The object of claim 7 wherein said cover layer is made of material that dissolves into the heat-sealing layer when said heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The object of claim 7 wherein said cover layer is made of material that breaks up when said heat-sealing temperature and pressure are applied, thereby permitting contact of said heat-sealing layer with said second object.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The object of claim 7 wherein said cover layer is polyolefin, and said heat-sealing layer is made of a polyolefin and an adhesive that will bond to said second object and said structural layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The object of claim 10 wherein said adhesive is ethylene vinyl acetate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The object of claim 7 wherein said cover is made of material permeable to disinfecting gases.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The sheet of claim 5 in which said structural layer is made of methylacrylate butadiene styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, high impact polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The object of claim 11 in which said structural layer is methylacrylate butadiene styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, high impact polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sheet of claim 1, 2 or 13 in which said layers are coextruded.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The object of claim 6, 7 or 14 in which said layers are coextruded.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The sheet of claim 4 wherein said structural layer is polyester and said adhesive is ethylene-vinyl acetate-malic anhydride terpolymer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The object of claim 10 wherein said structural layer is polyester and said adhesive is ethylene-vinyl acetate-malic anhydride terpolymer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein said cover layer remains intact at thermoforming temperature and pressure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein said cover layer remains intact at disinfecting temperature and pressure.
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