Plastic Liner For Home Organizational Items

Abstract

A home product includes a container and a plastic liner. The container includes an interior surface. The plastic liner is integrally conformed and attached to a substantial portion of the interior surface of the container to seal and protect the container. The plastic liner is conformed and attached to the container via a thermoforming or blow molding-process.

1 . A home product, comprising: 
 a container having an interior surface; and    a plastic sheet integrally conformed and attached to a substantial portion of the interior surface of the container.    
   
   
       2 . The home product of  claim 1 , wherein the plastic sheet is a thermoformed plastic liner formed directly onto the interior surface of the container.  
   
   
       3 . The home product of  claim 1 , wherein the container is a woven container.  
   
   
       4 . The home product of  claim 1 , wherein the container includes a plurality of openings.  
   
   
       5 . The home product of  claim 4 , wherein the plastic sheet includes a plurality of protrusions extending at least partially into the plurality of openings to mechanically interconnect the plastic sheet and the container.  
   
   
       6 . The home product of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of protrusions extend entirely through the plurality of openings.  
   
   
       7 . The home product of  claim 5 , wherein the plastic sheet includes a plurality of dimples opposite the plurality of protrusions.  
   
   
       8 . The home product of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer disposed between the plastic sheet and the interior surface of the container to adhere the plastic sheet to the interior surface of the container.  
   
   
       9 . The home product of  claim 8 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a plurality of adhesive bands disposed between the plastic sheet and the container.  
   
   
       10 . The home product of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of bands include at least one of a plurality of parallel bands and a plurality of cross-hatched bands.  
   
   
       11 . The home product of  claim 1 , further comprising a rim component fixed to a rim of the container.  
   
   
       12 . A home product, comprising: 
 a woven container having an interior surface;    a liner thermoformed onto the interior surface of the woven container such that the liner and the woven container form an integral product.    
   
   
       13 . The home product of  claim 12 , wherein the liner is a plastic liner.  
   
   
       14 . The home product of  claim 12 , wherein the container includes a plurality of openings and the liner includes a plurality of protrusions that extend at least partially into the plurality of openings to integrally connect the liner and the container.  
   
   
       15 . The home product of  claim 14 , wherein the liner includes a plurality of dimples opposite the plurality of protrusions.  
   
   
       16 . The home product of  claim 12 , further comprising an adhesive layer disposed between the liner and the container to adhere the liner to the container.  
   
   
       17 . The home product of  claim 16 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a plurality of adhesive bands disposed between the liner and the container.  
   
   
       18 . The home product of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of bands include at least one of a plurality of parallel bands and a plurality of cross-hatched bands.  
   
   
       19 . The home product of  claim 12 , further comprising a rim component fixed to a rim of the container.  
   
   
       20 . A method of manufacturing a lined container, comprising: 
 heating a plastic material to at least a semi-molten state;    positioning the plastic material adjacent the container; and    deforming the semi-molten plastic material into a plastic liner integrally conformed to an interior surface of the container.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein deforming the plastic material includes applying a substantially uniform positive force to a substantial portion of the plastic material.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein applying a substantially uniform positive force includes performing a blow-molding operation on the plastic material.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein deforming the plastic material includes extruding a plurality of portions of the plastic material at least partially into a plurality of openings in the container to mechanically secure the plastic liner to the container.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein deforming the plastic material includes applying a substantially uniform negative force to a substantial portion of the plastic material.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein applying a substantially uniform negative force includes performing a vacuum thermoforming operation.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein deforming the plastic material includes drawing a plurality of portions of the plastic material at least partially into a plurality of openings in the container to mechanically secure the plastic liner to the container.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising at least temporarily fixing a manufacturing collar to a rim of the container prior to positioning the plastic material adjacent the container, the manufacturing collar selectively sealingly engaging a portion of the plastic material for maximizing the negative force applied to the plastic material.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein positioning the plastic material adjacent the container includes positioning a substantially two-dimensional plastic sheet adjacent a rim of the container.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein positioning the plastic material adjacent the container includes positioning a parison within the container.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising adhering the plastic liner to the interior surface of the container while deforming the plastic material.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30 , further comprising applying an adhesive layer to the plastic material prior to deforming the plastic material such that the adhesive layer adheringly engages the container upon deforming the plastic material.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising trimming excess plastic from the plastic liner at a location adjacent a rim of the container subsequent to deforming the plastic material.  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising fixing a rim component to the container at a location that is one of adjacent to a rim of the container and on the rim of the container subsequent to deforming the plastic material.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising deforming the plastic material to a geometry similar to the container prior to deforming the plastic material into a plastic liner.