1. A stretch-blow-molded plastic container
comprising:
a container body, which is closed with a container base, and with a container neck that adjoins the container body via a shoulder area, which neck has a container opening; and
a support ring separating the container body and the container neck, the support ring being an essentially radially protruding support ring that is circumferential at least in places and that has a support ring bottom that points in the direction of the container base, wherein the shoulder area has a first shoulder section that runs directly adjacent to the support ring bottom and a second shoulder section that is integrally bonded to the first shoulder section, which second shoulder section essentially radially adjoins the support ring.
2. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the first shoulder section comprising:
an essentially stepped outline and extends essentially radially parallel to the support ring adjacent the support ring bottom and merges in a stepped manner into the second shoulder section on a peripheral area of the support ring.
3. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the first shoulder section adjoins the support ring bottom.
4. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein at a transition from the support ring to the second shoulder section, a step is formed at which the second shoulder section extends axially above the support ring.
5. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 4, wherein the support ring is embedded in the shoulder area.
6. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the second shoulder section is separated from the support ring at least in places.
7. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the second shoulder section adjoins the support ring essentially seamlessly.
8. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the container neck has an axial extension, which is greater than or equal to 2 mm, measured from the support ring to an edge of a mouth surrounding the container opening.
9. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the container neck has at least one structure that is circumferential at least in places, via which structure the plastic container is configured to be secured to a blow mold tool.
10. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 9, wherein the structure is an essentially radially protruding projection.
11. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 10, wherein the radially protruding projection has a radial extension that is 0.5 mm to 15 mm.
12. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, formed of polyethylene terephthalate and having a longitudinal stretching ratio that is greater than or equal to 1.8.
13. The stretch-blow-molded plastic container according to claim 1, wherein the container body has a non-circular cross-section.
14. A stretch-blow-molded method for production of a plastic container from a preform, which has an elongated preform body, one longitudinal end of which is closed with a preform base and which has a preform neck that adjoins its other longitudinal end, the preform body and the preform neck being separated from one another by an essentially radially protruding support ring, which is circumferential at least in places and has a support ring bottom, the method comprising:
inserting the preform into a mold cavity of a blow mold tool in such a way that the support ring is located inside the mold cavity;
elongating the preform body axially by an elongated mandrel, and axially and radially expanding the preform body by a gas that is injected with overpressure in such a way that a shoulder area of the produced plastic container is formed, which has a first shoulder section, which essentially adjoins the support ring bottom and is bonded integrally with a second shoulder section, which essentially radially adjoins the support ring; and
demolding and removing the finished stretch-blow-molded plastic container from the mold cavity of the blow mold tool.
15. The stretch-blow molded method according to claim 14, wherein the preform body is radially expanded in such a way that the support ring is formed integrally with the second shoulder section.
16. The stretch-blow-molded method according to claim 14, wherein the preform that is inserted into the mold cavity of the blow mold tool is held by form-locking.
17. The stretch-blow-molded method according to claim 16, wherein the securing of the preform on the blow mold tool by form-locking is performed with at least one structure that is circumferential at least in places on the preform neck, which structure interacts with a corresponding form-locking device on the blow mold tool.
18. The stretch-blow-molded method according to claim 17, wherein the securing by form-locking is performed with a projection that protrudes essentially radially from the preform neck, which projection is supported on a corresponding seating of the blow mold tool.
19. The stretch-blow-molded method according to claim 14, wherein the demolding and removal of the stretch-blow-molded plastic container from the mold cavity of the blow mold tool is performed with a vacuum device, a spreading gripper, or a pinching gripper.
20. The stretch-blow-molded method according to claim 14, comprising:
a two-state stretch-blow-molding in which a preform is manufactured in a separate production method, separated in time andor space, is then reheated again to a predetermined extent, and then is stretch-blow molded in a stretch-blow-molding device to form a desired plastic container.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A metallic cover plate for an electrical switch or outlet, the metallic cover plate comprising: a base having a substantially planar member formed primarily of metal; wherein the metallic planar member comprises a plurality of removable tabs being connected by at least one grooved portion in at least one of a front and a rear side of the metallic planar member; wherein the at least one groove extends only partially through the metallic planar member for a majority of the groove’s length; and wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive an electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex socket, a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.
2. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein the metallic cover plate and at least one groove are formed by die casting.
3. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a switch.
4. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a duplex outlet.
5. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket.
6. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a single round electrical socket.
7. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein at least one of said removable tabs forms a first tab set, the metallic planar member further comprising at least one of said removable tabs forming a second tab set, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forming the second tab set forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a different electrical hardware device than the electrical hardware device for the first tab set, the electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex socket, a groundfault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.
8. The metallic cover plate of claim 1, wherein the planar member is formed of at least one of zinc, magnesium and aluminum.
9. A metallic cover plate for an electrical switch or outlet, the metallic cover plate comprising: a base having a substantially planar member formed primarily of die cast metal; wherein the metallic planar member comprises a plurality of removable tabs being connected by at least one grooved portion in at least one of a front and a rear side of the metallic planar member; and wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive an electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex socket, a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.
10. The metallic cover plate of claim 9, wherein the at least one groove extends only partially through the metallic planar member for a majority of its length.
11. The metallic cover plate of claim 7, wherein the at least one groove forms a periphery line around at least one of said removable tabs.
12. The metallic cover plate of claim 7, wherein at least one of said removable tabs forms a first tab set, and wherein the metallic planar member further comprising at least one of said removable tabs forms a second tab set, when removed the second tab set, forming an aperture sized and shaped to receive a different electrical hardware device than the electrical hardware device for the first tab set, the electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex’ socket, a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.
13. The metallic cover plate of claim 9, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a duplex outlet.
14. The metallic cover plate of claim 9, wherein removal of at least one of said tabs forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket.
15. The metallic cover plate of claim 9, wherein at least one of said removable tabs having a thickness and the at least one groove having a depth equal to between 40% and 50% of the thickness of the removable tabs.
16. The metallic cover plate of claim 9, wherein at least one said removable tabs having a thickness, the planar member having said at least one groove on the front side having a depth equal to between 40% and 50% of the thickness, the planar member further having said at least one groove back side having a depth equal to between 20% and 40% of the thickness.
17. The metallic cover plate of claim 16, wherein at least one of said removable tabs having a thickness, the planar member having said at least one groove on the front side having a depth equal to between 20% and 50% of the thickness.
18. A die cast metallic cover plate for an electrical switch or outlet, the metallic cover plate comprising: a base having a planar member formed of die cast metal; wherein the metallic planar member comprises a plurality of tabs having at least a first tab set comprising at least one of said removable tabs being connected by at least one grooved portion in at least one of a front and a rear side of the metallic planar member; and wherein removal of the first tab set forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive an electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex socket, a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.
19. The metallic cover plate of claim 18, wherein the metallic planar member further comprises at least a second tab set comprising said at least one of said removable tabs, and wherein the second set of removable tabs, when removed, forms an aperture sized and shaped to receive a different electrical hardware device than the electrical hardware device for the first tab set, the electrical hardware device selected from the group consisting of a switch, a duplex socket, a ground-fault circuit interrupt socket, and a single round electrical socket.