US 12,466,121 B2
Finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform
Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, MI (US); Gregory Carpenter, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Jonathan Mcgurk, Toledo, OH (US); and Theodore Tekip, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to LiquiForm Group LLC, Saline, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/800,510
Filed by LIQUIFORM GROUP LLC, Saline, MI (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/019137
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 17, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/167616, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087929 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B29B 11/14 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 49/06 (2013.01) [B29B 11/14 (2013.01); B29C 2049/024 (2013.01); B29C 2949/0715 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0769 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0778 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0821 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0822 (2022.05); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform, the finish comprising:
a brim defining an opening of the finish, the brim configured to provide a sealing surface with a forming and filling head for forming the container from the preform and filling the container with a product; and
a support flange extending from an outer side surface of the finish, the support flange including an undersurface having an inner portion that is directly opposite to the brim;
wherein the inner portion of the undersurface of the support flange is closer to an axial center of the finish than an innermost portion of the outer side surface, and the entire brim is radially aligned with and linearly over the inner portion of the support flange.