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Preform with geodesic reinforcement ring
Assignee: FMT Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1989-10-11
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Granted: 1991-01-01
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Expires: 2009-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A plastic preform for forming blow molded plastic bottles which comprises: a neck portion defining an opening; a tubular sidewall portion depending therefrom; and an integral base structure depending from the tubular sidewall portion to a closed end; the preform having an outside wall face and an inside wall face with one of these in the base structure having integrally formed thereon a plurality of filets, extending longitudinally of the preform and defining a continuous reinforcing ring of varying thickness spaced from the closed end and circumscribing the base structure, wherein the filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness at least from the reinforcing ring toward the closed end. The preform is capable of forming a blow molded plastic bottle with a bottom portion having a continuous reinforcing ring of circumferentially continuous radially extending alterations in wall thickness with a regularly undulating cross-section along the circumference. Preferably the filets are integral with the inside wall face.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick J. Feddersen
- 👤 Jizu J. Cheng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/02; B65D1/0223; B65D1/0261; B65D1/0276; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/26; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/072; B29C2949/0723; B29C2949/0724; B29C2949/0725; B29C2949/073; B29C2949/0732; B29C2949/0733; B29C2949/074; B29C2949/0747; B29C2949/076; B29C2949/0761; B29C2949/0766; B29C2949/0768; B29C2949/0769; B29C2949/077; B29C2949/0772; B29C2949/0773; B29C2949/0777; B29C2949/078; B29C2949/081; B29C2949/082; B29C2949/0826; B29C2949/0827; B29C2949/0861; B29C2949/0872; B29C2949/20; B29C2949/22; B29C2949/24; B29C2949/26; B29C2949/28; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/253; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1397
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A plastic preform for forming blow molded plastic bottles which comprises, a neck portion defining an opening; a tubular sidewall portion depending therefrom; and an integral base structure depending from the tubular sidewall portion to a closed end; said preform having an outside wall face and an inside wall face, with at least one of the inside wall face and the outside wall face of the base structure having integrally formed thereon a plurality of filets, extending longitudinally of the preform and contacting one another to define a continuous reinforcing ring of varying thickness spaced from the closed end and circumscribing the base structure, wherein said filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness at least from said reinforcing ring toward said closed end, the preform being capable of forming a blow molded plastic bottle with a bottom portion having a continuous reinforcing ring of circumferentially continuous alterations in wall thickness with a regularly undulating cross-section along said circumference.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A plastic preform for forming blow molded plastic bottles which comprises, a neck portion defining an opening; a tubular sidewall portion depending therefrom; and an integral base structure depending from the tubular sidewall portion to a closed end; said preform having an outside wall face and an inside wall face, with at least one of the inside wall face and the outside wall face of the base structure having integrally formed thereon a plurality of filets, extending longitudinally of the preform and contacting one another to define a continuous reinforcing ring of varying thickness spaced from the closed end and circumscribing the base structure, wherein said filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness at least from said reinforcing ring toward said closed end, the preform being capable of forming a blow molded plastic bottle with a bottom portion having a continuous reinforcing ring of circumferentially continuous alterations in wall thickness with a regularly undulating cross-section along said circumference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A preform according to claim 1 wherein said filets are integral with said inside wall face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A preform according to claim 2 wherein said filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness from said reinforcing ring toward said sidewall portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A preform according to claim 3 wherein said filets each define two substantially triangular facets joined together to form a straight ridge at said ring, said facets substantially facing inward toward one another and being oriented to facilitate removal of said preform from a core rod during injection molding of the preform.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A preform according to claim 4 wherein said inside wall face tapers inwardly from said reinforcing ring toward said closed end with adjacent portions of said filets integrally formed thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A preform according to claim 5 wherein the preform defines a longitudinal axis and said facets located between said reinforcing ring and said sidewall portion, and said taper subtend substantially the same angle to said axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A preform according to claim 5 wherein said inside wall face is substantially cylindrical from said reinforcing ring toward said sidewall portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A preform according to claim 6 wherein there are from 3 to 12 said filets symmetrically disposed about said axis to define said reinforcing ring normal to said axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A preform according to claim 7 wherein there are 6 said filets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
A preform according to claim 9 wherein angle is about 4°.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A preform according to claim 8 wherein said filets have only a point contact with each other between said ridges.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A preform accordinq to claim 8 wherein said filets have a line contact with each other between said ridges thereby producing a reinforcing ring having a finite width longitudinally of said axis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A preform according to claim 12 wherein said width is produced by overlapping the circumferentially disposed corners of the triangular facets located between the reinforcing ring and the closed end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A preform according to claim 5 wherein the outside wall tapers in similar manner to the taper of the inside wall.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A preform according to claim 5 wherein the closed end is substantially flat and terminates in a rapid transition to the base structure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
62 words
A preform according to claim 2 wherein a symmetrical plurality of longitudinally extending ribs are formed in the interior of the base structure sized and located to provide a desired control of stretching of the base structure relative to said sidewall portion during stretching of the preform in a blow mold, following temperature conditioning of the preform, in preparation for blow molding.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A preform according to claim 2 wherein said base structure has at least two pluralities of said filets disposed longitudinally of one another to form a like number of longitudinally spaced continuous reinforcing rings circumscribing the inside wall face of the base structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A preform according to claim 9 wherein said filets form a reinforcing ring having a hexagonal configuration.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A preform according to claim 18 wherein the inside of the reinforcing ring is hexagonal and the inside wall face adjacent the closed end and the outside wall face are round.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A preform according to claim 2 including an axially inwardly directed frusto-conical part on said base structure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
A container when blow molded from a preform according to claim 2.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
157 words
A plastic preform for forming blow molded plastic bottles which comprises: a neck portion defining an opening; a tubular sidewall portion depending therefrom; and an integral base structure depending from the tubular sidewall portion to a closed end; said preform having an outside wall face and an inside wall face, with at least one of the inside wall face and the outside wall face of the base structure having integrally formed thereon a plurality of filets, extending longitudinally of the preform and defining a substantially continuous reinforcing ring of varying thickness spaced from the closed end and circumscribing the base structure, wherein said filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness at least from said reinforcing ring toward said closed end, the preform being capable of forming a blow molded plastic bottle with a bottom portion having a substantially continuous reinforcing ring of circumferentially continuous alterations in wall thickness with a regularly undulating cross-section along said circumference.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
157 words
A plastic preform for forming blow molded plastic bottles which comprises: a neck portion defining an opening; a tubular sidewall portion depending therefrom; and an integral base structure depending from the tubular sidewall portion to a closed end; said preform having an outside wall face and an inside wall face, with at least one of the inside wall face and the outside wall face of the base structure having integrally formed thereon a plurality of filets, extending longitudinally of the preform and defining a substantially continuous reinforcing ring of varying thickness spaced from the closed end and circumscribing the base structure, wherein said filets decrease progressively in width and radial thickness at least from said reinforcing ring toward said closed end, the preform being capable of forming a blow molded plastic bottle with a bottom portion having a substantially continuous reinforcing ring of circumferentially continuous alterations in wall thickness with a regularly undulating cross-section along said circumference.
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