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EP2726378B1
EP2726378B1 EP12724471.3A EP12724471A EP2726378B1 EP 2726378 B1 EP2726378 B1 EP 2726378B1 EP 12724471 A EP12724471 A EP 12724471A EP 2726378 B1 EP2726378 B1 EP 2726378B1
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Thomas Joseph Pecorini
Cedric Perben
Calvin James BECKER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D23/10—Handles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0207—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
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  • the present invention is directed to bottles having handles. More particularly, the present invention is directed to large capacity bottles having handles and being suitable for use in liquid dispensers, such as water coolers.
  • BPA-based polycarbonates have long been used to produce various types of food and beverage containers.
  • BPA-based polycarbonates may have negative health effects
  • an emphasis has recently been placed on producing containers that are "BPA-free.”
  • the container industry has focused on the production of beverage bottles, where leaching of BPA into the beverage has been a concern due to the prolonged exposure of the beverage to the BPA-based polycarbonate.
  • most of the bottle industry's BPA-free focus has been on smaller bottles with a capacity of less than one liter.
  • BPA-free bottles having a large capacity (e.g., at least 9.46 litres (2.5 gallons)) that are sufficiently designed to exhibit the desired characteristics (e.g., strength, toughness, chemical resistance, heat resistance, and/or clarity) sought in large capacity bottles.
  • WO2011/017481 A2 discloses all features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • US3845884 discloses a bottle with a handle within a substantially cylindrical side wall.
  • One embodiment of this invention is directed to a bottle comprising an outlet at a first end of the bottle, a base at a second end of the bottle, and a main body located between the outlet and base.
  • a central longitudinal axis extends in a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends of the bottle.
  • the main body of the bottle comprises a well panel and an integrally-formed handle.
  • the well panel at least partly defines a recessed well and the handle spans at least a portion of the recessed well.
  • the outer surface of the well panel defines a concave longitudinal panel curve along a longitudinal reference plane, which contains the longitudinal axis and extends through the centroid of the well panel.
  • the outer surface of the well panel defines a convex transverse panel curve along a transverse reference plane that extends through the centroid of the well panel and is oriented such that the longitudinal axis is normal to the transverse reference plane, wherein a handle orientation line is defined between said first and second handle end points, wherein said handle orientation line is either parallel to said central longitudinal axis or skewed relative to said central longitudinal axis by an angle of less than 20 degrees, wherein said main body further comprises a substantially cylindrical sidewall to which said well panel is coupled, wherein said handle orientation line is spaced inwardly from the outer circumference of said sidewall by a distance of at least 2.54 mm.
  • the present invention is directed to a large bottle having enhanced strength properties such as, for example, drop impact resistance.
  • Such bottles may be suitable for use in liquid dispensers such as water coolers.
  • the bottle can have a liquid holding capacity of at least 9.46, 15.14, 17.03 or 17.98 litres (2.5, 4.0, 4.5, or 4.75 gallons) and/or not more than 37.85, 30.28, 22.71 or 20.82 litres (10, 8, 6, or 5.5 gallons). In one embodiment, the bottle can have a liquid holding capacity of about 19 litres (5 gallons). Furthermore, the bottle can have a weight of at least 600, 650, 700, or 725 grams and/or not more than 900, 850, 800, or 775 grams.
  • the bottle can have a maximum diameter of at least 152, 203 or 254 mm (6, 8, or 10 inches) and/or not more than 457, 356, or 305 mm (18, 14, or 12 inches).
  • the strength of the bottle can be measured in terms of drop impact resistance.
  • the bottle can have a drop impact resistance of at least 0.91, 1.22 or 1.52 metres (3, 4, or 5 feet) as measured by ASTM D 2463-95.
  • the enhanced strength of the bottle can be at least partly derived from its physical design. To further illustrate the physical design of the bottle, various features of the bottle are described in detail below with reference to the drawing figures.
  • the bottle 20 comprises an outlet 22 at a first end 24 of the bottle 20, a base 26 at a second end 28 of the bottle 20, and a main body 30 located between the outlet 22 and the base 26.
  • the main body 30 comprises a well panel 32 and an integrally-formed handle 34.
  • the well panel 32 at least partly defines a recessed well 36 and the handle 34 at least partially spans this recessed well 36.
  • the main body 30 may also include a first rib 38, a second rib 40, and a substantially cylindrical sidewall 42 disposed between the first rib 38 and second rib 40.
  • the main body 30 can also include a panel fillet 44 for joining the well panel 32 with the sidewall 42, as well as handle fillets 46 for joining the handle 34 to the well panel 32.
  • the panel fillet 44 can circumscribe the entire well panel 32.
  • the bottle 20 depicted in FIGS. 1-3 also includes a neck 52, an expansion section 54, and a shoulder 56.
  • the neck 52 is located adjacent to the outlet 22
  • the shoulder 56 is located adjacent to the main body 30, and the expansion section 54 is located between the neck 52 and shoulder 56.
  • the expansion section 54 can have, for example, a generally frusto-conical shape.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the central longitudinal axis 58 of the bottle 20.
  • the central longitudinal axis 58 extends in a longitudinal direction between the first end 24 and second end 28 of the bottle 20 and through the geometric center of the outlet 22 and the geometric center of the base 26.
  • the sidewall 42 can be centered on and can extend substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis 58.
  • FIG. 4 depicts a side view of the bottle 20 (not showing the handle) focusing on the well panel 32 and showing reference planes (dashed lines) used to help describe the shape of the well panel 32.
  • FIG. 4 also shows that the expansion section 54 can form an angle (A1) of at least 20, 25, or 27.5 degrees and/or not more than 40, 35, or 30 degrees from a plane oriented such that the central longitudinal axis 58 is normal thereto.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a longitudinal (vertical) reference plane 60 that contains the central longitudinal axis 58 and extends through a centroid 50 of the well panel 32. Further, FIG. 4 shows a transverse (horizontal) reference plane 61 that extends through the centroid 50 of the well panel 32 and is oriented such that the central longitudinal axis 58 is normal (perpendicular) to the transverse reference plane 61.
  • the longitudinal and transverse reference planes 60, 61 will be discussed in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 5-10 .
  • FIG. 5 shows that the handle 34 of the bottle 20 can be substantially hollow and in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle 20.
  • the handle 34 defines an open internal passageway 66 sized to permit a sphere having a diameter of at least 13, 19, 25 or 32 mm (0.5, 0.75, 1, or 1.25 inches) to pass entirely therethrough.
  • FIG. 5 also shows that the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32 can define a convex transverse panel curve 64 at the location where the well panel 32 is cut by the transverse reference plane 61.
  • the transverse panel curve 64 has a radius of curvature (R2) that is greater than the radius of curvature (R3) of the sidewall 42, measured at the location where the transverse reference plane 61 cuts through the bottle 20.
  • the ratio of the radius of curvature (R2) of the transverse panel curve 64 to the radius of curvature (R3) of the sidewall 42, as measured along the transverse reference plane 61 can be at least 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, or 5:1 and/or not more than 20:1, 15:1, 10:1, or 8:1.
  • the radius of curvature (R2) of the transverse panel curve 64 can be at least 254, 508 or 635 mm (10, 20, or 25 inches) and/or not more than 1524, 1270 or 1016 mm (60, 50, or 40 inches). Additionally or alternatively, the radius of curvature (R3) of the sidewall 42, as measured along the transverse reference plane 61, can be at least 2, 3.5, or 4.5 and/or not more than 254, 203 or 152 mm (10, 8, or 6 inches).
  • the transverse panel curve 64 can extend circumferentially through an angle (A2) of least 15, 25, or 30 degrees and/or not more than 90, 80, or 70 degrees. Additionally or alternatively, the transverse panel curve 64 can extend circumferentially through an angle (A3) of at least 90, 100, 110, or 120 degrees and not more than 180, 160, or 140 degrees, as measured relative to the central longitudinal axis 58.
  • the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32 can define a concave longitudinal panel curve 72 at the location where the well panel 32 is cut by the longitudinal reference plane 60.
  • the radius of curvature (R4) of the longitudinal panel curve 72 can be at least 25, 51 or 76 mm (1, 2, or 3 inches) and/or not more than 254, 152 or 102 mm (10, 6, or 4 inches). Additionally or alternatively, the longitudinal panel curve 72 can extend longitudinally through an angle (A4) of at least 100, 115, or 125 degrees and/or not more than 180, 160, or 145 degrees.
  • the concave longitudinal panel curve 72 and the convex transverse panel curve 64 can provide the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32 with the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid.
  • the handle 34 can define first and second handle end points 68 and 69 located on the outermost opposite terminal ends of the handle 34. Furthermore, a handle orientation line 70 can be defined between the first and second handle end points 68.
  • the handle orientation line 70 can be either parallel to the central longitudinal axis 58 or skewed relative to the central longitudinal axis 58 by an angle of less than 20, 10, 5, or 1 degrees. Further, the handle orientation line 70 can be spaced inwardly (toward the central longitudinal axis 58) from the outer circumference 71 of the sidewall 42 by a distance of at least 3, 6 or 13 mm (0.1, 0.25, or 0.5 inches).
  • FIG. 6 shows that the handle 34 can have a curved outer profile 74 extending between the first and second handle end points 68, 69.
  • the curved outer profile 74 of the handle 34 can have a radius of curvature (R5) of at least 102, 203, 305 mm (4, 8, or 12 inches) and/or not more than 762, 610 or 457 mm (30, 24, or 18 inches). Additionally or alternatively, the curved outer profile 74 of the handle 34 can extend longitudinally through an angle (A5) of at least 5, 10, 15 degrees and/or not more than 50, 40, 30 degrees.
  • the base 26 of the bottle 20 can comprise a pair of concave tunnel recesses 76. Additionally, the base 26 can comprise a weld 78 that extends along the transverse reference plane 61 and through the tunnel recesses 76 so as to prevent contact between the weld 78 and a planar supporting surface (not showns) on which the base 26 of the bottle 20 rests.
  • the base 26 can also include a footprint 80 for supporting the bottle 20 on a planar surface and a concave push-up 82 positioned radially inward from the footprint 80. As shown in FIG.
  • the push-up 82 can have a substantially circular outer perimeter 84 having a radius (R6) of at least 25, 38 or 44 mm (1, 1.5, or 1.75 inches) and/or not more than 127, 76 or 64 mm (5, 3, or 2.5 inches).
  • FIG. 8 clearly shows the concave nature of the push-up 82.
  • the push-up 82 can have a radius of curvature (R7) of at least 51, 102 or 152 mm (2, 4, or 6 inches) and/or not more than 457, 305 or 203 mm (18, 12, or 8 inches). Additionally or alternatively, the push-up 82 can extend through an angle (A7) of at least 15, 20, or 27.5 degrees and/or not more than 50, 40, or 35 degrees.
  • the push-up 82 can have the general shape of a partial sphere (i.e., the top portion of a sphere).
  • the base 26 can further comprise a chime 86.
  • the chime 86 can have a radius of curvature (R8) of at least 25, 38 or 44 mm (1, 1.5, or 1.75 inches) and/or not more than 102, 76 or 51 mm (4, 3, or 2 inches).
  • the bottle of the present invention can be made from materials other than BPA-based polycarbonates.
  • substantially BPA-free refers to an article or material that contains less than 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, or 0.01 weight percent of BPA-based polycarbonate.
  • the bottle can be at least partly formed from a substantially BPA-free synthetic polymeric material.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can make up at least 50, 75, 90, 95, or 100 percent of the total weight of the bottle.
  • the bottle of the present invention can be formed by blow molding the synthetic polymeric material into the desired configuration discussed in detail above.
  • the synthetic polymeric material used to make the bottle can have a flexural modulus of at least 689, 1034, 1379 or 1482 MPa (100,000, 150,000, 200,000, or 215,000 psi) and/or not more than 2431, 2068, 1724 or 1586 MPa (350,000, 300,000, 250,000, or 230,000 psi) as measured by ASTM D790.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a flexural yield strength of at least 34, 48 or 59 MPa (5,000, 7,000, or 8,500 psi) and/or not more than 83, 69, 66 MPa (12,000, 10,000, or 9,500 psi) as measured by ASTM D790.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a tensile strength at yield of at least 28, 34, 41, 45 or 50 MPa (4,000, 5,000, 6,000, 6,500, or 7,250 psi) and/or not more than 69, 62, 55 or 48 MPa (10,000, 9,000, 8000, or 7,000 psi) as measured by ASTM D638.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a glass transition temperature of at least 90, 100, or 110 and/or not more than 140, 130, or 120°C as measured by ASTM E1640-09.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a melt viscosity of at least 1,000, 2,000, or 3,000 poise and/or not more than 20,000, 15,000, 12,000, 10,000, 8,000, or 6,000 poise as measured at 1 radian per second on a rotary melt rheometer at 290°C.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.65, or 0.7 and/or not more than 1.0, 0.9, 0.8, or 0.75, as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 grams per 100 milliliters at 25°C.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a transmittance of at least 75, 85, or 88 percent as measured by ASTM D1003.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can have a haze of less than 5, 3, or 1.5 percent as measured by ASTM D1003.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can be a polyester or copolyester.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can comprise glycol units derived from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and/or 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can be a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component, where the dicarboxylic component comprises at least 70, 80, 90, 95, or 100 mole percent of residues of terephthalic acid or an ester thereof (dimethyl terephthalate) and the glycol component comprises at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40 mole percent of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and at least 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65 or 60 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
  • the dicarboxylic component comprises at least 70, 80, 90, 95, or 100 mole percent of residues of terephthalic acid or an ester thereof (dimethyl terephthalate)
  • the glycol component comprises at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40 mole percent of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and at least 90,
  • the dicarboxylic acid component of the polyesters useful in the invention comprises 70 to 100 mole % terephthalic acid residues and/or dimethyl terephthalate residues.
  • the glycol component for the polyesters useful in the bottle of the invention include but are not limited to at least one of the following combinations of ranges: 10 to 40 mole % 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 90 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 10 to 35 mole % 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 65 to 90 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; and 10 to 30 mole % 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 70 to 90 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 15 to 40 mole % 2,2,4,4-
  • the polyester useful in the invention can have 70 to 100 mole percent terephthalic residues, 15 to 40 mole percent 2,2,4,4-tetra methyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 85 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
  • the polyester may contain residues of a branching agent.
  • All mole percentages of diacid residues or diol residues in the polyester useful in the invention are based on a total of 100 mole percent diacid residues and a total of 100 mole percent diol residues.
  • the polyesters useful in the invention may exhibit at least one of the following inherent viscosities as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/ tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25oC: 0.50 to 1.0 dL/g; 0.50 to 0.75 dL/g; 0.50 to 0.68 dL/g; 0.60 to 0.75 dL/g; 0.60 to 0.68 dL/g; 0.65 to 1.2 dUg; 0.65 to 1 dL/g; or 0.65 to 0.75 dUg.
  • the polyester useful in the invention can have 70 to 100 mole percent terephthalic residues, 15 to 40 mole percent 2,2,4,4-tetra methyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 85 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
  • the polyester may contain residues of a branching agent.
  • Modifying glycols useful in the polyesters useful in the invention refer to diols other than 2,2,4,4,-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and may contain 2 to 16 carbon atoms.
  • suitable modifying glycols include, but are not limited to, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, p-xylene glycol or mixtures thereof.
  • the modifying glycol is ethylene glycol.
  • polyesters useful in the polyesters compositions of the invention can comprise from 0 to 10 mole percent, for example, from 0.01 to 5 mole percent, from 0.01 to 1 mole percent, from 0.05 to 5 mole percent, from 0.05 to 1 mole percent, or from 0.1 to 0.7 mole percent, or 0.1 to 0.5 mole percent, based the total mole percentages of either the diol or diacid residues; respectively, of one or more residues of a branching monomer, also referred to herein as a branching agent, having 3 or more carboxyl substituents, hydroxyl substituents, or a combination thereof.
  • the branching monomer or agent may be added prior to and/or during and/or after the polymerization of the polyester.
  • the polyester(s) useful in the invention can thus be linear or branched.
  • branching monomers include, but are not limited to, multifunctional acids or multifunctional alcohols such as trimellitic acid, trimellitic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, trimethylolpropane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, citric acid, tartaric acid, 3-hydroxyglutaric acid and the like.
  • the branching monomer residues can comprise 0.1 to 0.7 mole percent of one or more residues chosen from at least one of the following: trimellitic anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, glycerol, sorbitol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, pentaerythritol, trimethylolethane, and/or trimesic acid.
  • the synthetic polymeric material can comprise TRITANTM WX500 or TRITANTM WX510, commercially available from Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, TN.

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  1. Bouteille (20) comprenant un orifice de sortie (22) au niveau d'une première extrémité (24) de ladite bouteille (20), une base (26) au niveau d'une seconde extrémité (28) de ladite bouteille (20), et un corps principal (30) situé entre ledit orifice de sortie (22) et ladite base (26), dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) définit un axe longitudinal central (58) s'étendant dans une direction longitudinale entre lesdites première et seconde extrémités (24, 28) de ladite bouteille (20), dans laquelle ledit corps principal (30) comprend un panneau formant cavité (32) et une poignée intégrée (34), dans laquelle ledit panneau formant cavité (32) définit au moins partiellement une cavité encastrée (36) et ladite poignée (34) couvre au moins une partie de ladite cavité encastrée (36), dans laquelle la surface externe dudit panneau formant cavité (32) définit une courbe de panneau longitudinale concave (72) le long d'un plan de référence longitudinal (60) contenant ledit axe longitudinal central (58) et s'étendant à travers le centroïde (50) dudit panneau formant cavité (32), dans laquelle la surface externe dudit panneau formant cavité (32) définit une courbe de panneau longitudinale convexe (64) le long d'un plan de référence transversal (61) qui s'étend à travers le centroïde (50) dudit panneau formant cavité (32) et est orientée de manière à ce que ledit axe longitudinal central (58) soit normal audit plan de référence transversal (61), dans laquelle ladite poignée (34) définit des premier et second points d'extrémité de poignée (68, 69) situés sur les extrémités terminales opposées ultrapériphériques de ladite poignée (34), dans laquelle une droite d'orientation de la poignée (70) est définie entre lesdits premier et second points d'extrémité de poignée (68, 69), dans laquelle ladite droite d'orientation de la poignée (70) est soit parallèle audit axe longitudinal central (58) soit oblique par rapport audit axe longitudinal central (58) d'un angle inférieur à 20 degrés, caractérisée en ce que ledit corps principal (30) comprend en outre une paroi sensiblement cylindrique (42) à laquelle ledit panneau formant cavité (32) est couplé, dans laquelle ladite droite d'orientation de la poignée (70) est espacée vers l'intérieur de la circonférence extérieure (71) de ladite paroi (42) d'une distance d'au moins 2,54 mm (0,1 pouce).
  2. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la surface externe dudit panneau formant cavité (32) a la forme d'un paraboloïde hyperbolique.
  3. Bouteille selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite courbe transversale du panneau (62) a un rayon de courbure (R2) d'au moins 254 mm (10 pouces) et d'au plus 1 524 mm (60 pouces), dans laquelle ladite courbe transversale du panneau (62) s'étend circonférentiellement selon un angle (A3) d'au moins 90 degrés et d'au plus 180 degrés, mesuré par rapport audit axe longitudinal central (58).
  4. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite courbe longitudinale du panneau (72) a un rayon de courbure (R4) d'au moins 25,4 mm (1 pouce) et d'au plus 254 mm (10 pouces), dans laquelle ladite courbe longitudinale du panneau (72) s'étend longitudinalement selon un angle (A4) d'au moins 100 degrés et d'au plus 180 degrés.
  5. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la paroi (42) s'étend sensiblement parallèlement audit axe longitudinal central (58), dans laquelle ladite paroi (42) est centrée autour dudit axe longitudinal central (58), dans laquelle le rapport du rayon de courbure (R2) de ladite courbe transversale du panneau (64) au rayon de courbure (R3) de ladite paroi (42), mesuré le long dudit plan de référence transversal (61), est d'au moins 2/1 et d'au plus 20/1.
  6. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite poignée (34) définit une voie de passage interne ouverte (66) dimensionnée pour permettre à une sphère ayant un diamètre d'au moins 12,7 mm (0,5 pouce) de la traverser entièrement.
  7. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite poignée (34) présente un profil extérieur incurvé convexe (74), dans laquelle ledit profil extérieur incurvé (74) a un rayon de courbure (R5) d'au moins 101,6 mm (4 pouces) et d'au plus 762 mm (30 pouces), dans laquelle ledit profil extérieur incurvé (74) s'étend longitudinalement selon un angle (A5) d'au moins 5 degrés et d'au plus 50 degrés.
  8. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite base (26) comprend un rebord (86) et un enfoncement concave (82).
  9. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle ledit enfoncement (82) a un rayon de courbure (R7) d'au moins 50,8 mm (2 pouces) et d'au plus 457,2 mm (18 pouces).
  10. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle ledit enfoncement (82) a un périmètre extérieur sensiblement circulaire (84) ayant un rayon (R6) d'au moins 38,1 mm (1,5 pouce) et d'au plus 127 mm (5 pouces).
  11. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) comprend un raccord (78) s'étendant le long dudit plan de référence transversal (61), dans laquelle ladite base (26) comprend en outre une paire de creux formant des tunnels concaves (76), dans laquelle ledit raccord (78) s'étend à travers lesdits creux formant des tunnels (76).
  12. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) comprend en outre un collet (52), une partie d'élargissement (54) et un épaulement (56), dans laquelle ledit collet jouxte ledit orifice de sortie (22), ledit épaulement jouxte ledit corps principal (30), et ladite partie d'élargissement (54) est située entre ledit collet et ledit épaulement, dans laquelle ladite partie d'élargissement a une forme globalement frustoconique, dans laquelle ladite partie d'élargissement (54) forme un angle (A1) d'au moins 25 degrés et d'au plus 40 degrés par rapport à un plan normal audit axe longitudinal central (58).
  13. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) a un poids d'au moins 600 grammes et d'au plus 900 grammes, dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) a une capacité de contenance de liquide d'au moins 9,46 litres (2,5 gallons) et d'au plus 37,9 litres (10 gallons).
  14. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 13, dans laquelle ladite bouteille (20) est au moins partiellement constituée d'un matériau polymère synthétique, dans laquelle ledit matériau polymère synthétique constitue au moins 50 pour cent du poids total de ladite bouteille (20).
  15. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle ledit matériau polymère synthétique comprend moins de 1 pour cent en poids de polycarbonate de bisphénol A.
  16. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle ledit matériau polymère a un module d'élasticité en flexion d'au moins 689,5 MPa (100 000 psi) et d'au plus 2 068 MPa (300 000 psi) tel que mesuré selon la norme ASTM D790.
  17. Bouteille (20) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle ledit matériau polymère comprend de 70 pour cent en mole à 100 pour cent en mole de résidus d'acide téréphtalique et de 0 à 30 pour cent en mole de résidus d'acide modificateur, de 15 pour cent en mole à 40 pour cent en mole de résidus de 2,2,4,4-tetraméthyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, et de 60 pour cent en mole à 85 pour cent en mole de résidus de 1,4-cyclohexanediméthanol, sur la base d'un total de 100 pour cent en mole de résidus de diacide et de 100 pour cent en mole de résidus de diol.
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