A bottle has a body intermediate a neck and a closed bottom of the bottle. The body has an exterior surface defining a circumference of the body. The body includes a plurality of panel segments. Each panel segment has an upper panel end, a lower panel end, a length extending from the upper panel end
A bottle has a body intermediate a neck and a closed bottom of the bottle. The body has an exterior surface defining a circumference of the body. The body includes a plurality of panel segments. Each panel segment has an upper panel end, a lower panel end, a length extending from the upper panel end to the lower panel end, opposite longitudinal sides, and a panel centerline extending at a substantially constant acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the bottle. The panel segments are disposed generally side-by-side around the circumference of the body. The exterior surface of each panel segment may be substantially planar along the circumferential width of the panel segment.
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1. A bottle having an open top, a closed bottom, and a longitudinal axis extending between the open top and the closed bottom, the bottle comprising: a neck having an upper neck end defining the open top of the bottle, and a lower neck end; anda body intermediate the lower neck end and the closed bo
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A bottle having an open top, a closed bottom, and a longitudinal axis extending between the open top and the closed bottom, the bottle comprising: a neck having an upper neck end defining the open top of the bottle, and a lower neck end; anda body intermediate the lower neck end and the closed bottom of the bottle, the body having an upper body segment, a center body segment, and a lower body segment, the center body having an exterior surface defining a circumference and including a plurality of panel segments, each panel segment having an upper panel end, a lower panel end, a length extending from the upper panel end to the lower panel end, opposite longitudinal sides, and a panel centerline extending at a constant acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the bottle, the panel segments being disposed side-by-side and contiguous around the circumference of the body;wherein each panel segment extends from the upper panel end to the lower panel end in a sinusoidal direction about the panel centerline, and the circumferential shape of the center body is a polygon at any point along a majority of the length of the center body. 2. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein each panel segment has an exterior surface that curves inward toward the longitudinal axis of the bottle along at least a portion of the length of the panel segment. 3. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein each panel segment has an exterior surface and a circumferential width extending between the opposite longitudinal sides of the panel segment, the exterior surface of each panel segment being substantially planar along the circumferential width of the panel segment. 4. The bottle set forth in claim 3, wherein the circumferential width of each panel segment is equal to the circumferential width of any other panel segment at any point along an entirety of the length of the panel segment. 5. The bottle set forth in claim 2, wherein each panel segment has a circumferential width extending between the opposite longitudinal sides of the panel segment, the exterior surface of each panel segment being substantially planar along substantially an entirety of the circumferential width of the panel segment. 6. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein the body includes an upper circumferential transition portion tapering inward from the upper body segment to the upper panel ends of the panel segments to define an upper circumferential edge at the intersection of the upper body segment and the upper circumferential transition portion, and a lower circumferential transition portion tapering inward from the lower body segment to the lower panel ends of the panel segments to define a lower circumferential edge at the intersection of the lower body segment and the lower circumferential transition portion. 7. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the upper and lower body segments is generally cylindrical. 8. The bottle set forth in claim 6, wherein each of the upper and lower circumferential transition portions has a plurality of generally triangular-shaped segments, each triangular-shaped segment extending across a pair of adjacent panel segments from one side of a one of the adjacent panel segments to an opposite side of the other adjacent panel segment. 9. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal sides of adjacent panel segments intersect one another to define longitudinal panel edges on the exterior surface of the body. 10. The bottle set forth in claim 1, wherein the acute angle at which the panel centerline extends relative to the longitudinal axis of the bottle measures between about 2 degrees and about 15 degrees. 11. A bottle having an open top, a closed bottom, and a longitudinal axis extending between the open top and the closed bottom, the bottle comprising: a neck;a body disposed between the neck and the closed bottom, the body having an upper portion, a center portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being substantially cylindrical shaped, and the center portion having a plurality of panel segments, each panel segment having an upper panel end, a lower panel end, a length extending from the upper panel end to the lower panel end, and a centerline extending between the upper and lower panel ends and being offset from the longitudinal axis of the bottle, the panel segments being disposed side-by-side and contiguous around the circumference of the body;wherein an exterior surface of each panel segment is planar in the circumferential direction and the circumferential width of each panel segment is equal to all other planar segments at any point along a majority of the length of the panel and the circumferential shape of the center portion is a polygon at any point along a majority of the length of the center portion;further wherein each panel centerline extends at a constant acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the bottle, and each panel segment extends from the upper panel end to the lower panel end in a sinusoidal direction about the panel centerline, and each panel segment has an exterior surface that curves inward toward the longitudinal axis of the bottle to define a generally concave surface along a majority of the length of the panel segment. 12. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the center portion has eight planar segments. 13. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the concave external surface of each panel segment defines a radius. 14. A bottle having an open top and a closed bottom, the bottle comprising: a neck;a body disposed between the neck and the closed bottom, the body having an upper portion, a center portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion being cylindrical shaped and having the same circumferential length, and the center portion having a plurality of panel segments, the panel segments being disposed side-by-side and contiguous around the circumference of the body in a longitudinal and sinusoidal pattern;wherein each panel segment has a planar exterior surface in the circumferential direction at any point along the length of the panel segment, such that the circumferential shape of the center portion is a polygon at any point along a majority of the length of the center portion, and the center portion has a circumference at any point along a majority of the length of the center portion which is shorter than the circumference of the upper portion and the lower portion. 15. The bottle of claim 14, wherein the center portion has at least six planar segments.
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Bretz, John M.; Konieczka, John L.; Schoessel, Scott A.; Maine, Jill; Charriez, Roland, Bottle.
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