Patent SG-11201808658R-A (SG)
Title: Ergonomic integral handle assembly
Inventor: MELLEN NICK
IPC: B65D23/10
Filed: 2017-04-04
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110101111111110111011111111101111011111 International Bureau 0.. .... .. ..... ..or::,„, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/173477 Al 12 October 2017(12.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: WALLINGTON-DUMMER PATENT AND B65D 23/10 (2006.01) B29B 11/08 (2006.01) TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS; PO Box 3888, Sydney, B65D 1/02 (2006.01) B29B 11/14 (2006.01) NSW 2001 (AU). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/AU2017/000082 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (22) International Filing Date: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, 4 April 2017 (04.04.2017) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (25) Filing Language: English HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (26) Publication Language: English MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (30) Priority Data: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 2016901243 4 April 2016 (04.04.2016) AU RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (71) Applicant: INTEGRATED PLASTICS PTY LIMITED ZA, ZM, ZW. [AU/AU]; 12 Birmingham Avenue, Villawood, NSW 2163 (AU). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventor: MELLEN, Nick; 12 Birmingham Avenue, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Villawood, NSW 2163 (AU). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, = [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: ERGONOMIC INTEGRAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY (57) : A method of controlling a preform for stretch blow-moulding a = 1-100 container with an integrally formed handle; the preform comprising a body = _ ii portion and the integrally formed handle; the preform transferred from a per- form supply source to a blow moulding die for blowing the container; the = 102 -\,,.. .,—,1 104 method including the steps of - passing the preform through a preform handle 115 ; ------- 1 . 105 orientating apparatus, - transferring the preform to a preform transportation = _3 = = 113 A „ = = 513 = = = 121 ,----1 1-1 IN IN 7r M IN 1-1 --.... IN 1-1 0 ei 5C i 50 135 120 136 5B (118 5A A ), 5A 116 137 140 Fig. 7142 ,a( 2 system, - maintaining orientation of the preform handle imposed by the per- form handle orientating apparatus during transfer to the perform transportation system and transfer to the blow moulding die, - rotating the preforms during transport along the transportation system past an array of preform heating ek - ments while shielding the integrally formed handle from excessive exposure to the heating elements, - transferring the preform from the transportation system 103 to the blow moulding die, and wherein the handle comprises a loop of orient - 103 able material extending between an upper connection region and a lower con- nection region on the body portion of the preform; characterised in that the handle has a generally uniform cross section from proximate the lower con- nection region to a gradually widening cross section approaching the upper connection region; the cross section reaching and maintaining a maximum width proximate the upper connection region. O WO 2017/173477 Al MIDEDIMOHNIIMMEOMMIIIINHOBERVOIMIE LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, before the expiration of the time limit for amending the SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))