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Swirl bell bottle with wavy ribs

US11220368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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194References

10Claims

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Assignee

Niagara Bottling, LLC · US

Inventors

Jay Clarke Hanan · Diamond Bar, US
Jochen Forsthovel · Regensburg, DE
Alexander Schau · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D2501/0036
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for a container comprising a base, a bell, a sidewall between the base and the bell, a neck and a finish which define an opening to an interior of the container, and a shoulder between the sidewall and the bell. Strap ribs extend from a central portion of the base and terminate at the sidewall. The strap ribs cooperate with vertically aligned recessed columns of the sidewall to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, or stretching along the sidewall and the base. An inwardly offset portion of the sidewall is disposed between each pair of adjacent recessed columns. The inwardly offset portions of the sidewall are configured to resist outward bowing of the sidewall due to internal pressure of contents within the container.

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