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A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion and the grip portion each include a

A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion and the grip portion each include a plurality of horizontal ribs. The horizontal ribs of the sidewall portion each include at least one chamfered rib that provides additional structural strength and support to the container during hot fill, packaging and shipping operations.

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What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container comprising:an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container, a sidewall portion extending from said upper portion to a base, said base closing off an end of the container; said upper portion, said sidewall portion and said base coopera

What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container comprising:an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container, a sidewall portion extending from said upper portion to a base, said base closing off an end of the container; said upper portion, said sidewall portion and said base cooperating to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled; said sidewall portion defined in part by a grip portion, a hinge means adjacent said grip portion and a plurality of horizontal ribs; wherein each of said plurality of horizontal ribs include at least one chamfered rib formed therein, said chamfered rib having a chamfered rib width greater than a width of each of said plurality of said horizontal ribs, said hinge means located between said grip portion and said chamfered rib, wherein said grip portion further comprises a pinch grip and said hinge means further comprises a pair of vertical ribs that intersect each of said plurality of horizontal ribs and said at least one chamfered rib further comprises a pair of chamfered ribs.