Package making – Methods – With contents treating
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Durand, Paul R (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
With contents treating
C053S471000, C053S127000, C053S281000, C215S381000, C220S609000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07926243
ABSTRACT:
Method and system for handling a plurality of hot-filled and capped containers having temporary deformations or distortions caused by vacuums induced in the containers. For each container, temporary deformations are confined or directed to a particular portion of the container. Annular hoop rings can be provided to confine the temporary deformations to a smooth sidewall portion of the container between the annular hoop rings. Alternatively, one or more supplemental vacuum panels can be provided to confine or direct the temporary deformation thereto. The annular hoop rings and the one or more supplemental vacuum panels can provide for substantially stable touch points for the container. The containers are conveyed with temporary deformations such that substantially stable contact points of each container are in contact with corresponding substantially stable contact points of other containers. After the conveying, a moveable element in a bottom end of each container is activated substantially permanently to remove the vacuum in the container.
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Bysick Scott E.
Kelley Paul V.
Aycock, II Stephen W.
Carmichael James T.
Durand Paul R
Graham Packaging Company L.P.
Miles & Stockbridge PC
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