Patent ID: 6585829
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B08B,B65B

Abstract:
A method of washing a container, comprising:charging a material to be contained into a container body having a mouth-and-neck portion; mounting a container closure on the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body, the container closure having a top panel wall, a cylindrical skirt wall extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top panel wall, and a washing liquid passage formed in at least one of an upper portion of the skirt wall and a peripheral edge portion of the top panel wall; and jetting a washing liquid at the container closure for 10 minutes or more so that the washing liquid passes through the washing liquid passage and enters a space between the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body and the skirt wall of the container closure to wash an outer peripheral surface of the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body and an inner peripheral surface of the skirt wall of the container closure, wherein the washing liquid is heated to a temperature in the range of from 65Â° C. to 70Â° C. when the washing liquid is jetted.