Container for Bottle-In-Box Package

Abstract

Containers useful in bottle-in-box applications among others, including a blow molded portion and a non-blow molded portion integrally connected, wherein the blow molded portion includes: (i) at least one layer of polypropylene thermoplastic material having a flexural modulus (1% secant) of from about 140,000 psi to about 220,000 psi under ASTM D790; (ii) a containing volume of at least two liters suitable for containing a liquid or semi-liquid composition; and (iii) a containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio of greater than 100 mL/gram; wherein the non-blow molded portion further includes an attachment means for connecting a dispenser.

1 . A container comprising a blow molded portion and a non-blow molded portion integrally connected, wherein the blow molded portion comprises:
 (i) at least one layer of polypropylene thermoplastic material having a flexural modulus (1% secant) of from about 140,000 psi to about 220,000 psi under ASTM D790;   (ii) a containing volume of at least two liters suitable for containing a liquid or semi-liquid composition; and   (iii) a containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio of greater than 100 mL/gram;   
       wherein the non-blow molded portion further comprises an attachment means for connecting a dispenser. 
     
     
         2 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio is greater than 125 mL/gram. 
     
     
         3 . A container according to  claim 2 , wherein the containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio is greater than 150 mL/gram. 
     
     
         4 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio is from about 100 to about 250 mL/gram. 
     
     
         5 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the containing volume is from about 3 liters to about 20 liters. 
     
     
         6 . A container according to  claim 4 , wherein the containing volume is from about 5 liters to about 10 liters. 
     
     
         7 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene thermoplastic material has a Water Vapor Transmission Rate of from about 5 gm*25 μm/m 2 /day. 
     
     
         8 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container passes the vibration stability test. 
     
     
         9 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is selected from threads. 
     
     
         10 . A container according to  claim 10 , wherein the dispenser selected from tubes, taps, spouts, valves, pumps, spray nozzles, moveable diaphragms, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A container according to  claim 10  wherein the dispenser is a self-venting press-tap. 
     
     
         12 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is formed from a polypropylene pre-form and has a hoop blow-up stretch ratio of from about 4.5 to about 10. 
     
     
         13 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the container is at least partially encompassed by an outer structural container. 
     
     
         14 . A container having a height to width ratio of from about 3:1 to about 1:3, comprising a blow molded portion and a non-blow molded portion integrally connected, wherein;
 (a) the blow molded portion comprises:
 (i) at least one layer of polypropylene thermoplastic material having a flexural modulus (1% secant) of from about 140,000 psi to about 220,000 psi under ASTM D790; 
 (ii) a containing volume of from about 2 liters to about 20 liters, suitable for containing a liquid or semi-liquid composition; and 
 (iii) a containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio of greater than 75 mL/gram; and 
   (b) the non-blow molded portion comprises;
 (i) at least one layer of polypropylene thermoplastic material having a flexural modulus (1% secant) of from about 140,000 to about 220,000 psi; and 
 (ii) an attachment means for connecting a dispenser. 
   
     
     
         15 . A container according to  claim 14 , wherein the attachment means is selected from threads. 
     
     
         16 . A container according to  claim 14 , wherein the container is at least partially encompassed by an outer structural container. 
     
     
         17 . A container according to  claim 16  wherein the outer structural container is a corrugated board box. 
     
     
         18 . A container according to  claim 14  wherein the container is formed from a polypropylene preform having a hoop blow-up stretch ratio of from about 4.5 to about 8. 
     
     
         19 . A container according to  claim 14 , wherein the dispenser selected from tubes, taps, spouts, valves, pumps, spray nozzles, moveable diaphragms, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . A container according to  claim 10  wherein the dispenser is a self-venting press-tap.