초록 ▼

An ergonomically friendly container (10, 30) having hot-fill capabilities is disclosed. The container (10, 30) has a pre-ovalized dome (14, 34) with grip surfaces (20, 21, 40, 42) that undergo controlled deformation for accommodating a portion of the volumetric shrinkage due to hot-filling, capping,

An ergonomically friendly container (10, 30) having hot-fill capabilities is disclosed. The container (10, 30) has a pre-ovalized dome (14, 34) with grip surfaces (20, 21, 40, 42) that undergo controlled deformation for accommodating a portion of the volumetric shrinkage due to hot-filling, capping, and cooling. Preferably, anti-racking ribs (32a, 32b) extend laterally between the grip surfaces (20, 21, 40, 42) to prevent unwanted racking or twisting of the dome (14, 34) during vacuum absorption.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A grippable container (10, 30) comprising:a cylindrical body portion (11) having a periphery,a dome portion (14, 34) with a finish (15) above said body portion (11), said dome portion having an intermediate peripheral section inset from said body portion periphery,said

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A grippable container (10, 30) comprising:a cylindrical body portion (11) having a periphery,a dome portion (14, 34) with a finish (15) above said body portion (11), said dome portion having an intermediate peripheral section inset from said body portion periphery,said dome portion (14, 34) having a non-circular transverse cross-section and an outwardly and downwardly divergent longitudinal cross-section below said finish (15),said transverse cross-section having an opposed pair of grip surfaces (20, 21, 40, 42) affording engagement between a user's thumb and finger, said grip surfaces being inset in said intermediate peripheral section, and a pair of opposed inset peripheral anti-racking ribs extend on said intermediate peripheral section laterally of said grip surfaces, reby the grip surfaces (20, 21, 40, 42) afford facile lifting and pouring of contents from the container.