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Reinforced container base and method of forming same
Assignee: Graham Packaging Pet Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1987-04-02
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2007-04-02
Abstract
Abstract The reinforcement of a blow molded base of the type including a generally hemispherical configuration interrupted at circumferentially spaced intervals by protruding legs. Prior cracking problems at the intersection of the foot-radii of such legs with the generally hemispherical portion are solved by an internal reinforcement of the base in that area. The reinforcement may be either localized with the points of reinforcement being circumferentially spaced and in alignment with the legs, or may be in the form of a continuous band. The reinforcement is effected by providing a preform from which a container employing such base is blow molded and wherein the preform is provided either with internal ribs or an internal band of reinforcement and the resultant containers are blow molded in the same mold as previously utilized.
Inventors
- 👤 Wayne N. Collette
- 👤 Bryan H. Miller
- 👤 Suppayan M. Krishnakumar
- 👤 Thomas E. Nahill
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 04:57
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/02; B65D1/0223; B65D1/0261; B65D1/0284; B29; B29C; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/072; B29C2949/0723; B29C2949/0724; B29C2949/0725; B29C2949/073; B29C2949/0732; B29C2949/0733; B29C2949/074; B29C2949/0747; B29C2949/076; B29C2949/0768; B29C2949/077; B29C2949/0772; B29C2949/0773; B29C2949/0777; B29C2949/078; B29C2949/20; B29C2949/22; B29C2949/24; B29C2949/26; B29C2949/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A base of a hollow member, said base being of a blow molded plastic material construction and comprising a generally hemispherical upwardly opening configuration interrupted by a series of radially extending circumferentially spaced hollow legs, each of said legs having a lowermost foot sloping axially upwardly and radially inwardly and joined to a central portion of said generally hemispherical configuration by a downwardly opening radius, said hollow member base being improved by a localized thickening of said base, said thickening of said base being substantially restricted to a band-like area of said base including each radius.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A base of a hollow member, said base being of a blow molded plastic material construction and comprising a generally hemispherical upwardly opening configuration interrupted by a series of radially extending circumferentially spaced hollow legs, each of said legs having a lowermost foot sloping axially upwardly and radially inwardly and joined to a central portion of said generally hemispherical configuration by a downwardly opening radius, said hollow member base being improved by a localized thickening of said base, said thickening of said base being substantially restricted to a band-like area of said base including each radius.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A base according to claim 1 wherein said thickening of said base is in circumferentially spaced areas only and said areas are aligned with said feet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A base according to claim 1 wherein said thickening of said base is continuous in said band-like area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A base according to claim 2 wherein said band-like area is of a width corresponding to the radial extent of said radius.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a plastic hollow member having a base which has a generally hemispherical upwardly opening configuration interrupted by a series of radially extending circumferentially spaced hollow legs with each of the legs having a lowermost foot sloping axially upwardly and radially inwardly and joined to a central portion of the generally hemispherical configuration by a downwardly opening radius, and the base is reinforced in the area of each radius, said method comprising the steps of utilizing a conventional blow mold having a configuration defining the exterior configuration of the hollow member base, providing a plastic preform having a tubular body and a substantially hemispherical bottom with the preform bottom having an internal reinforcement, placing the preform in the blow mold, and blowing the preform within the blow mold to form a blow molded hollow member having a base of a configuration conforming to the configuration of the base and wherein the internal reinforcement of the preform results in the thickening of the blow molded base at each radius.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a plastic hollow member having a base which has a generally hemispherical upwardly opening configuration interrupted by a series of radially extending circumferentially spaced hollow legs with each of the legs having a lowermost foot sloping axially upwardly and radially inwardly and joined to a central portion of the generally hemispherical configuration by a downwardly opening radius, and the base is reinforced in the area of each radius, said method comprising the steps of utilizing a conventional blow mold having a configuration defining the exterior configuration of the hollow member base, providing a plastic preform having a tubular body and a substantially hemispherical bottom with the preform bottom having an internal reinforcement, placing the preform in the blow mold, and blowing the preform within the blow mold to form a blow molded hollow member having a base of a configuration conforming to the configuration of the base and wherein the internal reinforcement of the preform results in the thickening of the blow molded base at each radius.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the internal reinforcement of the preform is in the form of axially extending circumferentially spaced ribs of a number corresponding to the number of the legs of the hollow member base, and the preform is oriented in the mold with the preform ribs being aligned with those portions of the mold defining the base legs prior to the blowing of the preform.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the internal reinforcement of the preform is in the form of an internal annular thickening so as to eliminate any necessity of circumferentially orienting the preform relative to the blow mold, and the thickening of the blow molded base is in the form of a continuous annular band which includes each radius.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein the preform internal annular thickening is formed to have a radially inwardly projecting convex shape in cross section.
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