A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the
A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the container body and, prior to being filled with the hot product, a projection (12) extending from the container body. After the container body is filled with a hot product in a production line, the neck of the filled container body is capped with a cap and then, the container body is cooled. During the cooling operation, the hot product is contracted so that the projection extending from the container can be pushed (P) into the container body like a traditional push-up so that the resultant, filled and cooled container body is relatively free of structural geometry.
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1. A method for handling plastic containers, each said plastic container including a neck portion, a body portion defining an interior, and a base portion, the body portion having at least one supplemental vacuum panel formed therein, wherein the base portion of the plastic container includes a stan
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A method for handling plastic containers, each said plastic container including a neck portion, a body portion defining an interior, and a base portion, the body portion having at least one supplemental vacuum panel formed therein, wherein the base portion of the plastic container includes a standing surface for conveyance on a relatively flat surface and has a moveable element arranged at a bottom end thereof, the method comprising: hot-filling each plastic container with a hot product;capping each hot-filled plastic container with a cap to sealingly enclose the hot product in the plastic container;creating a vacuum in each hot-filled and capped plastic container by cooling;removing a first portion of the vacuum by deflection of the at least one supplemental vacuum panel; andmoving, using a compressive force, the moveable element of the base portion of the hot-filled and capped plastic container from a first position to a second position to remove a second portion of the vacuum, the first position extending away from the interior and the second position extending more toward the interior than the first position,wherein removal of the first portion of the vacuum and of the second portion of the vacuum together remove substantially the entire vacuum. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising blow molding each plastic container such that a projection including at least a portion of the moveable element extends below the standing surface of the plastic container in the first position. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the projection includes the entire moveable element. 4. The method of claim 2, further comprising: repositioning, before said hot-filling, the moveable element to the second position so as not to extend below the standing surface; andconveying, before said hot-filling, each plastic container with the repositioned moveable element not extending below the standing surface on the relatively flat surface using the standing surface. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the moveable element extends below the standing surface of the plastic container during said filling, said capping, and said cooling. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the containers are supported by its neck during said hot-filling and said capping. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vacuum created in the hot-filled and capped plastic container causes distortion of the plastic container, and removing the vacuum forms the plastic container to a desired shape. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the vacuum is less than the second portion of the vacuum. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental vacuum panel does not interfere with positioning of a label proximate the sidewall. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the body portion is free of surface features and is free of any other at least one supplemental or mini vacuum panels other than said supplemental vacuum panel that removes the first portion of the vacuum. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one supplemental vacuum panel is defined in a grip panel in the body portion of the plastic container. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the standing surface of the plastic container is separate from the moveable element and supports the plastic container during one or more of said hot-filling, said capping, said creating a vacuum, and said removing the first portion of the vacuum. 13. A method for handling plastic containers, each said plastic container including a threaded neck portion, a body portion defining an interior, and a base portion, the body portion including a dome portion adjacent the threaded neck portion, a first label stop portion adjacent the dome portion, a second label stop portion, the body portion having at least one supplemental vacuum panel formed therein, and a sidewall between the first and second label stop portions that is relatively free of structural geometry to accommodate placement of a label, and wherein the base portion of the plastic container includes a standing surface for conveyance on a flat surface and has a moveable element arranged at a bottom end thereof, the method comprising: hot-filling each plastic container with a hot product;capping each hot-filled plastic container with a cap to sealingly enclose the hot product in the plastic container;creating a vacuum in each hot-filled and capped plastic container by cooling;removing a first portion of the vacuum by deflection of the at least one supplemental vacuum panel; andmoving the moveable element of the base portion of the hot-filled and capped plastic container from a first position to a second position to remove a second portion of the vacuum, the first position extending away from the interior and the second position extending more toward the interior than the first position,wherein removal of the first portion of the vacuum and of the second portion of the vacuum together remove substantially the entire vacuum, and wherein the supplemental vacuum panel does not interfere with positioning of the label. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first portion of the vacuum is less than the second portion of the vacuum. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one supplemental vacuum panel is defined in a grip panel in the body portion of the plastic container. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the standing surface of the plastic container is separate from the moveable element and supports the plastic container during one or more of said hot-filling, said capping, said creating a vacuum, and said removing the first portion of the vacuum.
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