Patent ID: 7364033

Claim:
A method of lubricating the interface between a container and a moving conveyor surface, in the substantial absence of foamed lubricant and lubricant runoff, the method comprising: (a) forming a continuous thin film of a liquid lubricant composition comprising an emulsion of an oil phase and an aqueous phase, the oil phase comprising silicone, on a container contact surface of a conveyor, wherein the emulsion contains about 5 to 50 wt. % of the aqueous phase, and wherein the continuous thin film of the lubricant is placed on the surface of the moving conveyor forming a lubricated area and an unlubricated margin on the conveyor, and wherein an edge of the conveyor comprises the unlubricated margin; and (b) moving a container on the conveyor surface in order to transport the container from a first location to a second location.