Abstract: In an apparatus of making a hollow plastic article wherein a label is positioned in each of a plurality of spaced partible molds in a predetermined array, a preform is positioned in each set of partible molds and the molds are closed and the preform is blown outwardly to the confines of the mold to apply the label to the resultant hollow plastic article, the apparatus which comprises providing labels on a roll of labels, successively engaging the free end of the web of the roll of labels by a first endless vacuum conveyor, tensioning the portion of the web between a point upstream and the free end by the first endless vacuum conveyor, successively cutting a label on the free end from the remaining tensioned portion, transferring each label successively by moving the first endless conveyor adjacent a second endless vacuum conveyor which is transverse to the first conveyor, indexing the second endless conveyor to provide an array of labels on the second endless conveyor which corresponds in spacing to the spaci

Abstract: A hand operable dispensing package for dispensing first and second viscous products in a composite product having a bead of the first viscous product and a plurality of spaced apart longitudinally extending stripes of the second viscous product on the outside of the bead of the first viscous product. The dispensing package has an elongate dispensing spout and an annular insert positioned in the dispensing spout with an outer surface of an inner portion of the annular insert and an inner surface of an inner portion of the dispensing spout defining an annular recess. The second viscous product is packaged in the annular recess and the first viscous product is packaged in a portion of the dispensing package below the annular recess and at least to the level of a free end of the annular insert.

Abstract: A plastic container having a multilayer label applied by in-mold labeling during the blow molding of the plastic container. The label includes a non-cellular inner layer, an intermediate cellular layer compatible with the inner layer and heat bonded to the inner layer, and an outer non-cellular plastic layer compatible with the intermediate cellular layer and heat bonded thereto. The label is positioned in a mold cavity with the outer layer in contact with the mold. When a hot plastic parison at molding temperature is expanded by fluid pressure against the walls of the mold to form a container, the non-cellular inner layer becomes bonded to the outer surface of the container by heat from the container.

Abstract: A hand operable dispensing package for dispensing first and second viscous products in a composite product having a bead of the first viscous product and a plurality of spaced apart longitudinally extending stripes of the second viscous product on the outside of the bead of the first viscous product. The dispensing package has a polygonal elongate dispensing spout with a generally star-shaped tip to dispense the first viscous product in a star-shaped configuration with a core portion and a plurality of lobes extending outwardly from the core portion, and a circular annular insert snugly positioned in the dispensing spout with an outer surface of an inner portion of the annular insert and an inner surface of an inner portion of the dispensing spout defining an annular recess and a circumferential series of longitudinally extending passages.

Abstract: A dispensing closure is equipped with child resistant means of securing same on a container and provides for concentric primary orifice for dispensing that is capable of enlarging its size to a secondary orifice for easy rinsing of the container package or complete product removal as desired. A pull ring is secured to the closure top wall surrounding the primary orifice and an annular line of weakening is formed in the top wall encircling the ring pull and defining an enlarged area. The ring pull may be used to manually remove the material of the enlarged area portion and provide the enlarged orifice. The removable material can provide for marketing promotions of the package. The preferred closure is illustrated as a snap hinged cover cap and child resistant dispensing closure in which the main closure includes a skirt wall and radially-spaced flexible outer wall that is deformable to open the cover cap which provides a further child resistant feature to the package.

Abstract: A can package comprising a plurality of cans, preferably twelve, including a flat carrier in the form of a sheet having openings stretched over the upper ends of the cans and a tubular banding strap of plastic material stretched about the periphery of the group of cans and bonded along one edge to the periphery of the carrier. The band includes an integral handle.

Abstract: A self draining container is disclosed. The container has a body and an upper integral pouring spout. The upper part of the container body and the spout define a generally funnel shaped section. A ring member is attached to and surrounds the pouring spout. The ring member and the pouring spout define a flow back chamber. An opening extends between the flow back chamber and the container body. A separable cap is removably mounted over the pouring spout.

Abstract: A method for making a partially crystalline, biaxially oriented heat set hollow polyethylene terephthalate free standing container from a hollow parison having an open end and a closed end including engaging the open end of a plastic parison which is at a temperature within its molecular orientation temperature range, positioning a mold base in axial alignment with said engaged hot parison, enclosing a hot mold about the mold base, the mold being at heat setting temperature and the mold base being at a temperature preferably significantly lower than the mold, expanding the plastic parison within the hot mold and mold base by internal pressurization to induce biaxial orientation of the plastic parison and force the plastic parison into intimate contact and conformance with the hot mold and to maintain contact by such internal pressurization between the mold and mold base and the biaxially oriented container for a time sufficient to induce partial crystallization in the side wall and base of the biaxially orien

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a partially crystalline, biaxially oriented heat set hollow plastic container from a hollow parison having an open end and a closed end including engaging the open end of a plastic parison which is at a temperature within its molecular orientation temperature range, enclosing the hot parison in a hot mold, which is at heat setting temperature, expanding the plastic parison within the hot mold by internal pressurization to induce biaxial orientation of the plastic parison and to induce partial crystallization in the biaxially oriented container, exhausting the blow molding fluid while continuously introducing a cooling fluid such as liquid carbon dioxide into the biaxially oriented container and continuously removing the cooling fluid while the hot mold is closed for a period of time, opening the hot mold while continuing to introduce, circulate and remove coolant fluid for a predetermined period of time until the container is cooled sufficiently to prevent significant shrinka

Abstract: A method including engaging the open end of a first plastic parison which is at a temperature within its molecular orientation temperature range, enclosing a hot mold which is at heat setting temperature about the parison at a first position, simultaneously enclosing a cold mold at a second position about a container previously blown in the hot mold to cool the previously blown container, expanding the plastic parison within the hot mold by internal pressurization through the open end to induce biaxial orientation of the plastic parison and force the plastic parison into intimate contact and conformance with the hot mold and to maintain contact by such internal pressurization between the mold and biaxially oriented container for a time sufficient to induce partial crystallization in the biaxially oriented container, moving the hot mold and the cold mold in unison to bring the hot mold to the second position and the cold mold to a third position during the expanding of the parison within the hot mold and durin

Abstract: In the method of making hollow plastic articles wherein a label is positioned in each of a plurality of spaced partible molds in a predetermined array, preforms are positioned in each set of partible molds and the molds are closed and the preforms are blown outwardly to the confines of the molds to apply the label to the resultant hollow plastic article, and apparatus for providing labels on a web of a roll of labels, successively die cutting the labels from the web of the roll of labels and simultaneously delivering each label directly to an endless vacuum conveyor, indexing the endless vacuum conveyor to provide an array of labels on the conveyor which corresponds in spacing to the spacing of the array of molds, engaging the array of labels on the conveyor and removing them from the conveyor and depositing the array of labels in the array of molds.

Abstract: A dispensing package comprising a pressure pumping source provided by the container, and a three-piece fluid delivery system which includes closure, dip tube fitted on the closure and a delivery spout for handling light-duty liquid. The closure functions as a push-pull closure providing an "on"/"off" position for dispensing without a need to remove or replace the closure on the container. Dispensing is accomplished without the need to lift or tip the container. The closure seals in a liquid-tight condition when placed in the "off" position. The side dispensing spout can be rotated horizontally to any desired position for ease of dispensing or for shipping in an out-of-the-way position.

Abstract: An improved single piece plastic carrier for a plurality of filled and capped bottles in which the neck of each bottle to be carried by the carrier is received in an aperture in the top panel of the carrier and is supported by spaced apart tabs which extend radially inwardly from the aperture. Each such tab has a substantially greater arcuate extent than the tabs utilized in prior art carriers, and each such tab, therefore, is substantially less yieldable than such prior art tabs. The substantially reduced tab yieldability is particularly advantageous when the carrier is used in conjunction with bottles that are capped with tamper-indicating molded plastic closures, especially closures with a tamper-indicating band of the heat shrinkable type, because it will help to prevent the tab from being deflected upwardly under the tamper-indicating band, which could lead to the fracture of the band prior to any attempt to open the band.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of forming a hollow partially crystalline heat set biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate container having a hemispherical base comprising blowing a heated parison at orientation temperature outwardly against the confines of a mold which is at heat setting temperature wherein the side wall and the major portion of the base of the container are subjected to a heat setting temperature and the center of the base of the container is subjected to a temperature not greater than 150.degree. C. so that the central portion is crystallized a substantially lesser amount than the side wall and the major portion of the base. The container is then quenched. The resultant container can be formed at a rapid cycle and has good drop impact properties and obviates the problems of sticking to the hot mold or blow out when the hot mold is opened.

Abstract: A tamper indicating package including a bottle and a molded plastic closure removably secured to the finish portion of the bottle by engaging helical threads on the outside of the bottle finish and the inside of an annular skirt portion of the closure, respectively. The closure is provided with at least one aperture in the annular skirt and a flexible finger on the outside of the annular skirt in radial alignment with the aperture. The flexible finger has a lower end which is affixed to the annular skirt and an upper free end, and the upper free end is deflected inwardly through the aperture, after the molding of the closure, to engage the underside of an annular bead on the finish of the bottle in an interference fit.

Abstract: A plastic container and package having a self-draining feature is provided. The container includes a bottle with a dispensing spout which has a thread or other closure retention device molded therein and an annular sleeve encircling the spout and cooperating therewith to form a channel for capturing excess liquid flowing down the outside of the spout following dispensing of such liquids. An aperture is provided for draining liquid from the channel to the body portion of the container. A closure having thread or other retention device engages the closure retention device of the spout to form the remainder of the package.

Abstract: In the method of making a hollow plastic articles wherein a label is positioned in each of a plurality of spaced partible molds in a predetermined array, a preform is positioned in each set of partible molds and the molds are closed and the preform is blown outwardly to the confines of the mold to apply the label to the resultant hollow plastic article, the method and apparatus which comprises providing labels on a roll of labels, successively engaging the free end of the web of the roll of labels by a first endless vacuum conveyor, tensioning the portion of the web between a point upstream and the free end by the first endless vacuum conveyor, successively cutting a label on the free end from the remaining tensioned portion, transferring each label successively by moving the first endless conveyor adjacent a second endless vacuum conveyor which is transverse to the the first conveyor, indexing the second endless conveyor to provide an array of labels on the second endless conveyor which corresponds in spacin

Abstract: In the forming of an article by blow molding parisons into conformity with cavities of an array of mold sections wherein parisons in the form of tubes are extruded from an extruder into an array of neck molds on a head, the head is moved axially away from the extruder to define the parisons, mold sections are closed about the parisons and the parisons are blown outwardly and a take out mechanism grasps and removes the containers after the mold sections are opened, the apparatus for application of labels to the hollow blown plastic articles which comprises a label carrier mounted for reciprocating movement between the open mold sections and supporting an array of spaced vacuum pick up devices.

Abstract: In the method of making hollow plastic articles wherein a label is positioned in each of a plurality of spaced partible molds in a predetermined array, preforms are positioned in each set of partible molds and the molds are closed and the preforms are blown outwardly to the confines of the molds to apply the label to the resultant hollow plastic article, the method which comprises providing labels on a roll of labels, successively die cutting the labels from the web of the roll and simultaneously delivering each label directly to an endless vacuum conveyor, indexing the endless vacuum conveyor to provide an array of labels on the conveyor which corresponds in spacing to the spacing of the array of molds, engaging the array of labels on the conveyor and removing them from the conveyor and depositing the array of labels in the array of molds.

Abstract: An oven for preheating glass containers in which the containers are moved through the oven on a conveyor with the conveyor moving at a linear speed that is in excess of the permitted speed of the container movement. This permits the containers to produce a "gear effect" rotation of the containers that are guided on the conveyor by side rails that are spaced apart a distance greater than the container diameter. A source of heated air is directed against the shoulder of the container by an adjustable nozzle and another nozzle is directed against the heel so that these areas of the container will be preheated so that the shrinking of a plastic label about the container will be uniform.