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A bottle for storing and dispensing fluid comprises a side and at least one vertical rib section situated on the side for improving the bottle's vertical strength. Each vertical rib section comprises a plurality of vertical ribs being vertically and radially-outward extending projections, and panels

A bottle for storing and dispensing fluid comprises a side and at least one vertical rib section situated on the side for improving the bottle's vertical strength. Each vertical rib section comprises a plurality of vertical ribs being vertically and radially-outward extending projections, and panels that separate the vertical ribs. Preferably, the bottle further comprises at least two shoulders on the side, each shoulder being a radially-outward extending projection on the side and being centered at a height along the side of the bottle, wherein each shoulder and each rib section completely surround the side of the bottle such that the plurality of ribs are evenly spaced around the circumference of the bottle.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A bottle for storing and dispensing fluid, the bottle having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:a side having a generally smooth central label area having a first diameter;at least one vertical rib section situated on said side for improving the bottle's vertical s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A bottle for storing and dispensing fluid, the bottle having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:a side having a generally smooth central label area having a first diameter;at least one vertical rib section situated on said side for improving the bottle's vertical strength, each vertical rib section comprising:a plurality of vertical ribs being vertically and radially-outward extending projections; anddiscrete panels that separate the vertical ribs;at least two shoulders on said side, each shoulder being a radially-outward extending projection on said side and being situated at a certain height along said side of the bottle, wherein each shoulder and each rib section completely surround said side of the bottle such that said plurality of ribs encompass said side of the bottle, each shoulder having a second diameter larger than the first diameter of the central label area, wherein each rib section is situated between and bounded by two shoulders, thereby defining the length of each rib by contact.