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Preparation of glass container for thermoplastic closure
Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1983-01-17
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Granted: 1983-12-20
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Expires: 2003-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A method for sealing a rim-like opening in a glass container is described. The surface of the opening is treated with tin and/or titanium oxide precursors and with or without one or more of the groups consisting of fluorides, sulfur oxides and sulfur oxide precursors and then overcoated with a chromium III organic metallic complex. A membrane comprising a thermoplastic film is pressed onto the coated opening surface and heated to cause glass-plastic adhesion, forming a closure. The coating steps may be applied to glass containers immediately after forming and annealing as appropriate, or may be applied to glass containers taken from storage.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael T. Dembicki
- 👤 William J. Poad
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 05:52
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C23/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/34; B29C65/36; B29C65/3604; B29C65/3656; B29C65/3672; B29C65/3676; B29C65/368; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/114; B29C66/13; B29C66/131; B29C66/20; B29C66/24; B29C66/242; B29C66/2422; B29C66/24221; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/53; B29C66/534; B29C66/5346; B29C66/53461; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7232; B29C66/72321; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/74; B29C66/746; B29C66/7465; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8145; B29C66/81457; B29C66/818; B29C66/8181; B29C66/81811; B67; B67B; B67B5/00; B29C66/02; B29C66/026; B29K; B29K2705/00; B29K2705/02; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/56; B29L2031/565; B29L2031/712; B29L2031/7158; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S215/00; Y10S215/02; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24843
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for sealing a rim-like opening in a glass container, said rim-like opening having a sealing surface, comprising: removing any contaminant material, if present, from the sealing surface, treating said surface with a chemical agent comprising at least one metal oxide precursor selected from the group consisting of tin oxide and titanium oxide precursors and mixtures thereof and forming, respectively, a tin or titanium oxide or a mixture thereof coating on said surface, overcoating said tin or titanium oxide or a mixture thereof coating on said surface by applying a chromium (III) organic metallic complex to said surface, and pressing a membrane comprising a thermoplastic material against said sealing surface at a temperature above the softening point but below the melting point of the plastic.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for sealing a rim-like opening in a glass container, said rim-like opening having a sealing surface, comprising: removing any contaminant material, if present, from the sealing surface, treating said surface with a chemical agent comprising at least one metal oxide precursor selected from the group consisting of tin oxide and titanium oxide precursors and mixtures thereof and forming, respectively, a tin or titanium oxide or a mixture thereof coating on said surface, overcoating said tin or titanium oxide or a mixture thereof coating on said surface by applying a chromium (III) organic metallic complex to said surface, and pressing a membrane comprising a thermoplastic material against said sealing surface at a temperature above the softening point but below the melting point of the plastic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the chromium (III) organic metallic complex is a trans acid having the formula ##STR2## wherein R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different, R 1 and R 2 may be H, alkyl, --CH 2 COOH or phenyl, and the total number of carbon atoms is an integer in the range of 4 to 10.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the chemical agent comprises in addition zero to one or more of a composition selected from the group consisting of fluorine compounds, sulfur oxides and sulfur oxide precursors and mixtures thereof, the said treatment with the chemical agent being conducted at an elevated temperature below the flame polishing temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the metal oxide precursor compound is selected from a member of the group consisting of tin chlorides and titanium chlorides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the fluorine compound is a member of the group consisting of NH 4 SnF 3 , (CH 3 ) 2 SnF 2 , alkyl fluorides, SnF 4 , BF 3 , AlF 3 , NH 4 F and NH 4 HF 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the trans aicd is fumaric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the chemical agent employed in treating the surface is essentially a tin chloride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the chemical agent employed in treating the surface is essentially a titanium chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the chemical agent employed in treating the surface is essentially a mixture of tin and titanium chlorides.
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