Laminated packaging material for paper container

• US 6,974,612 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2000
• Issued: 12/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Original Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Norio, Ogita, Hiroaki, Frisk, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Pyon, Harold
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATTERSON, MARC A
• Application Number:
  US09/890,155
• Time in Patent Office: 2,149 Days
• Field of Search: 428/34.1, 428/34.3, 428/35.7, 428/34.2, 428/36.9, 229/5.18
• US Class Current: 428/34.2
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/12 of paper or cardboard
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2323/046 LDPE, i.e. low density polyethylene
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2439/70 Food packaging
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/10 of paper or cardboard
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/32 comprising polyolefins comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/563 Laminated linings; Coatings
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/708 Separate tearable flexible elements covering a discharge opening of a container, e.g. adhesive tape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/727 Dispensing openings provided in the upper end-walls of tubular containers, the openings being closed by means of separate stopper or other closure elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/13 Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1303 Paper containing [e.g., paperboard, cardboard, fiberboard, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1307 Bag or tubular film [e.g., pouch, flexible food casing, envelope, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1352 Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/139 Open-ended, self-supporting conduit, cylinder, or tube-type article

Abstract

A paper packaging container is formed from the packaging material comprising constitution layers of at least an outside thermoplastic material layer, a paper substrate layer, and an inside thermoplastic material layer, wherein the inside thermoplastic material layer contains at least a linear low density polyethylene, and has properties parameters of an average density of 0.900–0.930, a predetermined peak melting point, a melt flow index of 5–15, and a swelling ratio of 1.3–1.8. The use of the packaging material allows easy filling and packaging to the packaging container and quick heat sealing, and results in more toughly and strongly sealed container, and the material can be used for achieved good sealing independently of the temperature of food contents and thus maintaining the non-scalping and quality preservability of the content product.

Claims

1. A packaging material for making paper containers having an interior comprising at least a thermoplastic material outermost layer, a paper substrate layer, a barrier layer, and a thermoplastic material innermost layer in such order, the innermost layer being adapted to be located closer to the interior of the paper container than the outermost layer when the packaging material is formed into the paper container,

the thermoplastic material innermost layer containing at least a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.900 g/mL–

0.915 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 20–

50-micrometer.

2. A packaging material for paper containers according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic material outermost layer contains at least a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.900 g/mL–

0.925 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 10–

25 micrometer.

3. A packaging material for paper containers according to claim 1, including an adhesives layer between the barrier layer and the thermoplastic material innermost layer that contains at least a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.900 g/mL–

0.915 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 2–

15 micrometer.

4. A packaging material for paper containers according to claim 1, including an adhesive thermoplastic material layer between the paper substrate layer and the barrier layer which contains at least a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.890 g/mL–

0.925 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 10 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 10–

25 micrometer.

7. The packaging material of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic material innermost layer is extrusion laminated.

5. A paper packaging container formed from a packaging material comprising at least a thermoplastic material outermost layer, a paper substrate layer, a barrier layer, and a thermoplastic material innermost layer in such order, the innermost layer being located closer to an interior of the packaging container than the outermost layer, the thermoplastic material innermost layer containing at least a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.900 g/mL–

0.915 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 20–

50 micrometer;

a strip tape covering a discontinuous section of the thermoplastic material innermost layer between two edges of the packaging material in a liquid tight manner, and

at least a sealing-surface layer of the strip tape containing a linear low density polyethylene which has an average density of 0.900 g/mL–

0.915 g/mL, a peak melting point of 88°

C. to 103°

C., a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

20 dg/min, a swelling ratio of 1.4–

1.6, and a layer thickness of 20–

100 micrometer.

8. The paper packaging container of claim 5, wherein the thermoplastic material innermost layer is extrusion laminated.

6. A paper packaging container formed from a packaging material comprising at least an outside thermoplastic material layer, a paper substrate layer, and an inside thermoplastic material layer, in such order, the inside thermoplastic material layer containing at least a linear low density polyethylene, and having an average density of 0.910 g/mL–

0.930 g/mL, a peak melting point of 115 degrees °

C. or more by differential scanning calorimetry, a melt flow index of 5 dg/min–

15 dg/min, and a swelling ratio of 1.45–

1.55.

9. The paper packaging container of claim 6, wherein the inside thermoplastic material layer is extrusion laminated.