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A hot fill container formed from a polymeric material is disclosed. The container comprises a base (4), a body (2), and a neck (1), wherein the body (2) comprises an odd number of spaced-apart panels (5) that are responsive to internal pressure changes in the container. Hot fill bottles of a given c

A hot fill container formed from a polymeric material is disclosed. The container comprises a base (4), a body (2), and a neck (1), wherein the body (2) comprises an odd number of spaced-apart panels (5) that are responsive to internal pressure changes in the container. Hot fill bottles of a given capacity having an uneven number of deformable panels, e.g., five of a given wall thickness, unexpectedly accommodate significantly higher volume reductions before collapsing and distorting in an uncontrolled manner than known hot fill bottles of the same capacity having an even number of panels, e.g., six of the same wall thickness.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A hot fill container comprising a base, a body, and a neck, the body having a substantially circular transverse cross section and including a plurality of spaced-apart vertical lands and an odd number of spaced-apart panels, each panel being disposed between corresponding vertical

[ We claim:] [1.] A hot fill container comprising a base, a body, and a neck, the body having a substantially circular transverse cross section and including a plurality of spaced-apart vertical lands and an odd number of spaced-apart panels, each panel being disposed between corresponding vertical lands and including an outwardly curved central section and outer sections, the outer sections connecting with the corresponding vertical lands, and the panels are responsive to internal pressure changes in the container, the container being comprised of polymeric material.