Container having broad shoulder and narrow waist
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-001/02
B65D-001/40
B65B-007/20
출원번호
UP-0237597
(2008-09-25)
등록번호
US-7699182
(2010-05-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Yourist, Sheldon
출원인 / 주소
Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
대리인 / 주소
Knoble Yoshida & Dunleavy, LLC
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초록▼
The invention relates to a plastic container having a neck, shoulder, base and body portion. There are longitudinal base panel portions with rounded, longitudinal base panel edges separating each of said flattened portions from each other at a waist. The waist has a circumferential dimension less th
The invention relates to a plastic container having a neck, shoulder, base and body portion. There are longitudinal base panel portions with rounded, longitudinal base panel edges separating each of said flattened portions from each other at a waist. The waist has a circumferential dimension less than the base and is positioned between the body portion and the base. The body portion is positioned between the waist and the circular shoulder and has flexible, substantially flat longitudinal body panels and rounded, longitudinal body panel edges separating adjacent body panels from each other and merging with the longitudinal panel edges of said base. The longitudinal body edges increase in width as the body longitudinally merges with the circular shoulder portion, and the circular shoulder portion has a rounded portion transitioning into and merging with the body panels, and a sloping portion of reducing diameter merging with the neck.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis therethrough comprising: a neck portion having a longitudinal height and terminating at an opening; a substantially circular enclosed base opposite said neck portion adapted for maintaining said container in an upright position,
What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis therethrough comprising: a neck portion having a longitudinal height and terminating at an opening; a substantially circular enclosed base opposite said neck portion adapted for maintaining said container in an upright position, wherein said base has a rounded, positive slope portion of an increasing circumferential dimension transitioning into a decreasing circumferential dimension portion having a negative slope along said longitudinal axis and further transitioning from a circular rounded portion at said base to generally flattened, longitudinal base panels with rounded, longitudinal base panel edges separating each of said base panels from each other; a waist having a circumferential dimension less than said base and positioned between a body portion and said base; the body portion positioned between said waist and a circular shoulder portion and comprising flexible, substantially flat longitudinal body panels and rounded, longitudinal body panel edges separating adjacent body panels from each other and merging with said longitudinal panel edges of said base, said body panel edges increasing in width as said body portion longitudinally extends from the waist and merges with the circular shoulder portion; the circular shoulder portion having a rounded portion transitioning into and merging with said body panels, and a sloping portion of reducing diameter merging with said neck portion; and wherein a longitudinal length of said body portion is greater than a longitudinal length of said base. 2. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the container accommodates a hot-fill production process. 3. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the container accommodates an internal vacuum when sealed with a closure component. 4. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the container is blow molded. 5. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the container holds a substance selected from the group consisting of fruit drinks, dairy-based drinks, shakes and nutritional drinks. 6. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the container is made of a polyolefin. 7. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the circumferential dimension of said circular shoulder portion at its widest point is no greater than the greatest circumferential dimension of said base. 8. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the longitudinal length of the body portion to the longitudinal length of the base can be between about 1.5:1 to 3:1. 9. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein said body portion has four flexible, substantially flat, longitudinal body panels and four rounded, longitudinal body panel edges. 10. A blow molded container comprising: a neck portion having a longitudinal height and terminating at an opening; a substantially circular enclosed base opposite said neck portion adapted for maintaining said container in an upright position, wherein said base has a rounded, positive slope portion of an increasing circumferential dimension transitioning into a decreasing circumferential dimension portion having a negative slope along said longitudinal axis and further transitioning from a circular rounded portion at said base to generally flattened, longitudinal base panels with rounded, longitudinal panel edges separating each of said flattened base panels from each other; a waist having a circumferential dimension less than said base and positioned between a body portion and said base; the body portion positioned between said waist and a circular shoulder portion and comprising flexible, substantially flat longitudinal body panels and rounded, longitudinal body panel edges separating adjacent body panels from each other and merging with said longitudinal panel edges of said base, said body panel edges increasing in width as said body portion longitudinally extends from the waist and merges with the circular shoulder portion; the circular shoulder portion having a rounded portion transitioning into and merging with said body panels, and a sloping portion of reducing diameter merging with said neck portion; and wherein the longitudinal body panels flex inwardly in response to an internal vacuum. 11. A method of hot-filling a plastic container comprising: providing a container having a longitudinal axis therethrough comprising: a neck portion having a longitudinal height and terminating at an opening; a substantially circular enclosed base opposite said neck portion adapted for maintaining said container in an upright position, wherein said base has a rounded, positive slope portion of an increasing circumferential dimension transitioning into a decreasing circumferential dimension portion having a negative slope along said longitudinal axis and further transitioning from a circular rounded portion at said base to generally flattened, longitudinal base panels with rounded, longitudinal base panel edges separating each of said flattened base panels from each other; a waist having a circumferential dimension less than said base and positioned between a body portion and said base; the body portion positioned between said waist and a circular shoulder portion and comprising flexible, substantially flat longitudinal body panels and rounded, longitudinal body panel edges separating adjacent body panels from each other and merging with said longitudinal panel edges of said base, said body panel edges increasing in width as said body portion longitudinally extends from the waist and merges with the circular shoulder portion; the circular shoulder portion having a rounded portion transitioning into and merging with said body panels, and a sloping portion of reducing diameter merging with said neck portion; filling the container with a substance, said substance having an elevated temperature; sealing the container with a closure component; and allowing the container to cool, wherein an original shape of the container is substantially maintained after allowing the filled container to cool. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of fruit drinks, dairy-based drinks, shakes, and nutritional drinks. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the container is made of a polyolefin. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein a longitudinal length of said body portion is greater than a longitudinal length of said base. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein a ratio of a longitudinal length of the body portion to a longitudinal length of the base can be between about 1.5:1 to 3:1.
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