When were plastic spray bottles invented?

07, Oct. 2024

 

How Did We Get Here? The History of Plastic Packaging

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Plastic packaging has been making our lives easier since its invention in the s. But how did this immensely convenient packaging come about? Here's a history lesson in plastic packaging.

: Plastic made its first appearance at the Great International Exhibition in London, presented by Alexander Parkes. This material, called 'Parkesine,' was bio-based and had been derived from cellulose.

Early s: Cellophane was created by Dr. Jacques Brandenberger, a Swiss textile engineer. The invention came about as Dr. Brandenberger was attempting to make clothing stain-resistant through the application of a flexible, clear film.

: Scotch Cellulose Tape, renamed Cellophane Tape at a later date, was invented by Richard Drew, an engineer working for 3M. This greatly benefited bakers and grocers, as they were able to keep their packages sealed in a more attractive and easy way.

: Saran' was an accidental discovery by lab worker Ralph Wiley of Dow Chemical. This plastic material found its first use to be providing protection for military equipment, and was later used for the packaging of food.

: Earl Silas Tupper worked to create the well-known, highly-convenient plastic packaging we all know as Tupperware. Mr. Tupper chose to promote his polyethylene food containers through housewives who used Tupperware sales as a source of income. The invention of airtight plastic containers is considered among the most notable advances in the history of plastic packaging.

: 'Stopette,' a deodorant created by Dr. Jules Montenier, brought the spray bottle into the commercial world of plastics. Dr. Montenier created the spray bottle to dispense the deodorant when squeezed by consumers. Stopette was one of the sponsors of the popular program 'What's My Line', and subsequently brought on a tremendous increase in the use of spray bottles.

: Canadians Larry Hansen and Harry Wasylyk are to thank for the modern garbage bag. Originally used commercially in places such as hospitals, this plastic product is found in abundance in virtually any public place you can imagine.

: Zipper-seal bags, created by Robert W. Vergobbi, were initially intended for use as pencil bags, but their versatility soon turned them toward food storage. Ziploc bags came about in , and sandwich bags on a roll were later introduced.

: The first licensed character lunch box was created by Geuder, Frey, and Paeschke of Wisconsin. The tin box featured Mickey Mouse and a plastic handle. Plastic was used for the whole box in the s.

: Sealed Air Corporation engineers Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding brought the world bubble wrap.

: Swanson TV Dinners came in microwaveable plastic trays, rather than the aluminum material used since the mid-s. These TV dinners were incredibly popular due to post-war fascination with time-saving devices, and the novelty of watching television.

: Bagged salad packaging reduced food waste and made buying fresh produce easier.

: Yogurt came in flexible plastic tubes for convenient snacking on the go.

: Heinz Dip & Squeeze was the first innovation for ketchup packaging in 42 years, allowing customers to choose whether to dispense or dip into the sauce.

Plastic has come a long way! We hope that you feel a little bit more knowledgeable about plastic packaging and its interesting timeline.

Spray bottle

This article is about the type of bottle. For the drink, see Spritzer

Actuation of a nasal-spray bottle, used to deliver medication via the nostrils Principle of operation of an atomizer

A spray bottle is a bottle that can squirt, spray or mist fluids.

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While spray bottles existed long before the middle of the 20th century, they used a rubber bulb which was squeezed to produce the spray; the quickly-moving air siphoned fluid from the bottle. The rapid improvement in plastics after World War II increased the range of fluids that could be dispensed, and reduced the cost of the sprayers because assembly could be fully automated.

The Drackett company, manufacturers of Windex glass cleaner, was a leader in promoting spray bottles. Roger Drackett raised soybeans, converted the soybeans to plastic using technology purchased from Henry Ford, and was an investor in the Seaquist company, an early manufacturer of sprayers and closures. Initially, the brittle nature of early plastics required that sprayers be packaged in a cardboard box, and the sprayer inserted in the glass Windex bottle by the consumer. The cost in the manufacturing sprayers was also a factor; consumers would reuse the sprayers with bottle after bottle of glass cleaner. As plastics improved and the cost of sprayers dropped, manufacturers were able to ship products with the sprayer already in the bottle.

In the late s, spray bottles with trigger-style actuators appeared and quickly became popular, as this design was less fatiguing to use. The original pump-style bottle remained more popular for applications like non-aerosol deodorants, where size was a factor and repeated pumps were not required.

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Unlike the rubber bulb dispenser which primarily moved air with a small amount of fluid, modern spray bottles use a positive displacement pump that acts directly on the fluid. The pump draws liquid up a siphon tube from the bottom of the bottle and forces it through a nozzle. Depending on the sprayer, the nozzle may or may not be adjustable, so as to select between squirting a stream, aerosolizing a mist, or dispensing a spray.

In a spray bottle, the dispensing is powered by the user's efforts, as opposed to the spray can, in which the user simply actuates a valve and product is dispensed under pressure.

Several designs have been developed.[1][2][3] Some of the pumping mechanisms of spray bottles are similar to those of pump dispensers which are used for more viscous products.

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References

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  • Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, pp 275'276, , ISBN 978-0-470--6
  • Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, , ISBN 1--25-4[

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  • D Standard Practice for Determining Spray Patterns of Mechanical Pump Dispensers
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  • D Standard Test Method for the Determination of the Dip Tube Retention of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Determination of Component Retention of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Output Per Stroke of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Determining the Peak Force-to-Actuate a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Determining the Dip Tube Length of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Measuring the Dip Tube Length of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Basic Functional Stability of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser
  • D Standard Test Method for Basic Storage Stability of a Mechanical Pump Dispenser

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