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An ergonomically friendly container having hot-fill capabilities is disclosed. The container has a dome with grip surfaces that undergo controlled deformation for accommodating a portion of the volumetric shrinkage due to hot filling, capping and cooling. Preferably, a major portion of each grip sur

An ergonomically friendly container having hot-fill capabilities is disclosed. The container has a dome with grip surfaces that undergo controlled deformation for accommodating a portion of the volumetric shrinkage due to hot filling, capping and cooling. Preferably, a major portion of each grip surface is circumscribed by a brow rib which prevents unwanted dome distortion while permitting an amount of controlled vacuum absorption. In addition, the container body is provided with vacuum flex panels of at least two different sizes which enable the grip surfaces to be located close to the center of gravity of a filled container to provide balanced pouring of the contents from the container.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A grippable container comprising:a body portion having a plurality of peripherally spaced vacuum flex panels for accommodating vacuum-induced volumetric shrinkage resulting from hot filling, capping and cooling of the container when filled with liquid, said plurality of

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A grippable container comprising:a body portion having a plurality of peripherally spaced vacuum flex panels for accommodating vacuum-induced volumetric shrinkage resulting from hot filling, capping and cooling of the container when filled with liquid, said plurality of vacuum flex panels being provided in at least two different sizes including relatively tall vacuum flex panels and relatively short vacuum flex panels, anda dome portion with a finish above said body portion,said dome portion having an opposed pair of grip surfaces affording engagement between a user's thumb and finger, andan upper label bumper extending peripherally around the container below said grip surfaces and above said vacuum flex panels, said upper label bumper extending upwardly over said relatively tall vacuum flex panels and downwardly over said relatively short vacuum flex panels, reby the grip surfaces afford facile lifting and pouring of contents from the container.