Patents Assigned to Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
  • Plastics bottle that, when empty, is collapsible by axial compression
    Patent number: 5746339
    Abstract: A plastics material bottle is collapsible by applying axial compression, the bottle comprising a cylindrical body having a polygonal cross-section, e.g. a section that is substantially square or rectangular with rounded corners (18), the body being formed with transverse fluting grooves (14) which include fold starters (16) situated in the immediate vicinity of the above-mentioned rounded corners (18). The invention is particularly applicable to bottles for containing beverages such as mineral water, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Des Eaux Minerales D'Evian
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Petre, Isabelle Fandeux
  • Molded plastics bottle and a mold for making it
    Patent number: 5713480
    Abstract: A molded plastics bottle including a bottom having improved strength and stability, the bottom comprising a concave central portion (26) which connects via a plane annular surface (28) with a convex peripheral surface (30) for standing on a support surface (32), radial grooves (38) being formed in said convex annular surface (30) and connecting tangentially with the plane annular surface (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Des Eaux Minerales D'Evian
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Petre, Alain Colloud
  • Axially-crushable bottle made of plastics material, and tooling for manufacturing it
    Patent number: 5632397
    Abstract: An axially crushable bottle made of plastics material and formed with transverse corrugations over the major portion of its height has fold starters in each corrugation, which fold starters project outwards from the bottoms of the corrugations and are angularly offset from one corrugation to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventors: Isabelle Fandeux, Jean-Marie Petre
  • Nipple adapter for a bottle comprising a screw ring
    Patent number: 5024341
    Abstract: A nipple end-piece adapter is disclosed for a bottle having a threaded neck, and further comprising an inner threaded chimney adapted for cooperating with the thread of the neck of the bottle, a sidewall also threaded for receiving the ring of the end-piece and, in addition, a skirt connected to the chimney, shaped and positioned so that it cooperates sealingly with the internal face of the neck of the bottle when the adapter is fixed thereon by screwing its chimney on the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Benoit Dekerle
  • Closure device for bottles comprising a screwable cap
    Patent number: 4699285
    Abstract: A closure device for bottles comprising a cap with a pilfer or tamper proof strip, and with thread conical screwing means on the neck of the bottle and on the cap. The screwing means comprises insert means adapted to cooperate with a cylindrical part of the neck bottle and a lip outside the insert and designed to provide a longitudinal positioning stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Astraplastique & Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventors: Raymond Perne, Jean Huitel
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D449517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Dominique Vignon
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D269500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Claude Bit
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D306262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Claude Bit
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D332225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Jean Perret
  • Collapsible bottle
    Patent number: D370178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Petre, Isabelle Fandeux-Escobar
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D434314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d'Evian
    Inventor: Dominique Vignon