Self collapsible blow moulded plastic thin-walled containers and a dispensing method using same

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PATENT NO 9828166
APP PUB NO 20150321826A1
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14758330

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A blow molded bottle (1): a) which is self-collapsible during its emptying; b) which comprises at least two transversal grooves and/or ribs (6.1), preferably located in the tubular body portion (6), equipped with collapse starters (6.2); c) wherein the mean wall thickness (Tmean) of the tubular body portion (6) is—in an increasing order of preference—less than or equal to 200; 180; 160; 150 μm; preferably comprised between 65 and 150; and more preferably comprised between 90 and 130 μm. The invention also discloses a method, a preform (100) and a mold for the manufacture of the aforementioned container by blow molding. The invention also discloses a method for bottling liquid into the bottles (1), a method for dispensing the liquid, a dispenser for implementing the method and a method for packing the thin-walled bottles, in view of storage and transportation.

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  • SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN ET EN ABRÉGÉ “S.A.E.M.E.”;SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN "S.A.E.M.E"

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Bouffand, Marie-Bernard Le Lyaud, FR 4 36
Colloud, Alain Reyvroz, FR 27 566
Gehringer, Christine Vinzier, FR 5 70
Jeziorska,, Jr Agnieszka Thonon-les-Bains, FR 1 5

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