US4948665A
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Modified thermoplastic and a method for the manufacture of the thermoplastic
Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings and Finance SA
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Filing: 1989-05-22
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Granted: 1990-08-14
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Expires: 2009-05-22
Abstract
Abstract The prerequisites for the injection moulding from thermoplastic material of container lids with a tear-up opening arrangement which is to function well on opening as well as on reclosing are improved through the use of a modified thermoplastic containing inert filler in a quantity of 10-15% of the weight of the mixture. Such a modified thermoplastic is manufactured by the heating of a thermoplastic,known in itself, e.g. polyethylene, to melting temperature with simultaneous admixture of the filler,and the mixture is mechanically processed for a good distribution of the filler in the melted plastic mass which thereafter is cooled to form the modified thermoplastics.
Inventors
- 👤 Klas A. Rosen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:17
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/20; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/01; C08K3/013; C08K3/18; C08K3/24; C08K3/26; C08K3/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/14; Y10S220/16; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A modified thermoplastic injection molded container lid comprising an injection molded thermoplastic lid having an opening arrangement of the tear-up type, the modified thermoplastic containing inert inorganic filler dispersed in the thermoplastic in an amount of 10-15% of the weight of the mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A modified thermoplastic injection molded container lid comprising an injection molded thermoplastic lid having an opening arrangement of the tear-up type, the modified thermoplastic containing inert inorganic filler dispersed in the thermoplastic in an amount of 10-15% of the weight of the mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 1, wherein the filler consists of particles of an average grain size of substantially 10 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 1, wherein the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of mica, talc, chalk, gypsum, wollastonite and clay and combinations thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a wetting agent for the filler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 4, wherein the wetting agent constitutes between 0.5 and 2% of the weight of the material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic is constituted of polyolefin material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 6, wherein the polyolefin material is a member selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A modified thermoplastic lid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic is polyethylene.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for preparation of a modified thermoplastic injection moulded thermoplastic container lid provided with tear-up, reclosable opening arrangements, the method comprising the steps of: heating the thermoplastic to its melting temperature; adding an inorganic filler to the thermoplastic; mechanically processing the thermoplastic and filler to distribute the filler in the thermoplastic; and cooling the mixture of thermoplastic and filler to form the modified thermoplastic, the amount of filler added to the thermoplastic being controlled so that the mixture includes filler in an amount of 10-15% of the weight of the mixture.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for preparation of a modified thermoplastic injection moulded thermoplastic container lid provided with tear-up, reclosable opening arrangements, the method comprising the steps of: heating the thermoplastic to its melting temperature; adding an inorganic filler to the thermoplastic; mechanically processing the thermoplastic and filler to distribute the filler in the thermoplastic; and cooling the mixture of thermoplastic and filler to form the modified thermoplastic, the amount of filler added to the thermoplastic being controlled so that the mixture includes filler in an amount of 10-15% of the weight of the mixture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method in accordance with claim 9, further comprising the step of wetting the filler through the addition of a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent being added either separately or together with the filler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein the quantity of dispersing agent added to the filler amounts of 0.5-2% of the weight of the material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method in accordance with claim 10, further comprising the step of heating the filler prior to addition of the filler to the thermoplastic.
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