US4551365A
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Rigid coextruded sheet and container
Assignee: Composite Container Corp
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Filing: 1981-10-23
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Granted: 1985-11-05
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Expires: 2001-10-23
Abstract
Abstract A coextruded thermoplastic sheet suitable for thermoforming into a rigid container, the sheet including a bulk layer made of a first material and a pair of bending moment resisting layers adhered to opposite surfaces of the bulk layer, the moment resisting layers being made of a second material that is more rigid than the first material, whereby the bulk layer acts to locate the second material of more rigidity at a location spaced from the neutral axis of the sheet where it efficiently resists bending moments and provides rigidity to the sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Laszlo J. Bonis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:49
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/08; B29C48/16; B29C48/18; B29C48/21; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/305; B29C48/307; B29C51/00; B29C51/14; B32; B32B; B32B1/00; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B7/00; B32B7/02; B32B7/022; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31917; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A coextruded thermoplastic sheet suitable for thermoforming into a rigid container, said sheet comprising a bulk layer made of a first nonfoamed material, a pair of bending moment resisting layers adhered to opposite surfaces of said bulk layer and made of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said second material being acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer, said moment resisting layers being adhered to said bulk layer by adhesive tie layers coextruded with said bulk layer and said moment resisting layers, whereby said bulk layer acts to locate said second material of more rigidity at a location spaced from the neutral axis of said sheet where it efficiently resists bending moments and provides rigidity to said sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A coextruded thermoplastic sheet suitable for thermoforming into a rigid container, said sheet comprising a bulk layer made of a first nonfoamed material, a pair of bending moment resisting layers adhered to opposite surfaces of said bulk layer and made of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said second material being acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer, said moment resisting layers being adhered to said bulk layer by adhesive tie layers coextruded with said bulk layer and said moment resisting layers, whereby said bulk layer acts to locate said second material of more rigidity at a location spaced from the neutral axis of said sheet where it efficiently resists bending moments and provides rigidity to said sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sheet of claim 1 further comprising a cover layer bonded to a said moment resisting layer by a tie layer, to permit use of said sheet in packaging food.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The sheet of claim 2 wherein said cover layer is made of said first material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sheet of claim 1 or 3 wherein said first material is medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, or polypropylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A container thermoformed from a coextruded sheet, said container comprising a bulk layer made of a first nonfoamed material, a pair of bending moment resisting layers adhered to opposite surfaces of said bulk layer and made of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said second material being acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer, said moment resisting layers being adhered to said bulk layer by adhesive tie layers coextruded with said bulk layer and said moment resisting layers, whereby said bulk layer acts to locate said second material of more rigidity at a location spaced from the neutral axis of said sheet where it efficiently resists bending moments and provides rigidity to said sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
A container thermoformed from a coextruded sheet, said container comprising a bulk layer made of a first nonfoamed material, a pair of bending moment resisting layers adhered to opposite surfaces of said bulk layer and made of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said second material being acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer, said moment resisting layers being adhered to said bulk layer by adhesive tie layers coextruded with said bulk layer and said moment resisting layers, whereby said bulk layer acts to locate said second material of more rigidity at a location spaced from the neutral axis of said sheet where it efficiently resists bending moments and provides rigidity to said sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The container of claim 5 further comprising a cover layer bonded by a tie layer to the said moment resisting layer that is on the interior of said container, to permit use of said container to package food.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The container of claim 6 wherein said cover layers is made of said first material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The container of claim 5 wherein said first material is medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, or polypropylene.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-04 | 1993-05-06 | 1993-11-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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