Hot fill container with enhanced label support
July 23, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References D295381 D295382 Non-paneling container Process for preparing biaxially oriented hollow shaped articles from thermoplastic materials Hot filled container Container having collapse panels with longitudinally extending ribs Hot fill container Pressure resistant bottle-shaped container Ovalized label panel for round hot filled plastic containers Patent #: 4946053 InventorsApplicationNo. 556535 filed on 07/23/1990US Classes:215/381, Pressure-responsive structure40/310, Bottle-carried indicia215/382, Contoured sidewall (e.g., curved, corrugated, ribbed, variable thickness, etc.)215/383, Recess in sidewall220/609, Pressure responsive contour220/675, Molded container426/87, PRODUCT WITH DEFINED INDICATING MEANS, E.G., INDICIA, ETC.426/131, Canned426/399Including delivery of pasteurized or sterilized food material to container, e.g., aseptic, etc.ExaminersPrimary: Weaver, Sue A.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB65D 001/02B65D 001/42 B65D 023/08 AbstractA container made of thermoplastic material such as PET includes a bottom portion, a neck portion, and an intermediate body portion including at least two circumferential rows of panels for providing controlled volumetric reduction of the container. A land separates each adjacent pair of panels in each row. The rows of panels are staggered with respect to each other such that the lands of one row are vertically aligned with the panels of any adjacent row. The design distributes circumferentially the vertical and horizontal support for any label applied to the label panel of the container while still providing the desired panel movement in response to the existence of a partial vacuum within the container due to hot filling. | |
