Container handling system
US10501225B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C2003/226
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Plastic container that is to be filled with a hot product includes a threaded neck portion, a base portion including a standing surface and a moveable element, and a body portion including a dome portion, first and second label stop portions, a supplemental vacuum panel and a sidewall relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the body portion. During cooling, the hot product is contracted so as to create an induced vacuum. The supplemental vacuum panel is configured and operative to remove a first portion of an induced vacuum, and the moveable element is configured and operative to move from a first position to a second position to remove a second portion of the vacuum, wherein the first portion of the vacuum and the second portion of the vacuum constitute substantially the entire vacuum.
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