Plastic container

US11987416B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Niagara Bottling, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jochen Forsthovel · Regensburg, DE
• Alexander Schau · Regensburg, DE
• Gerald Hüttner · Vilseck, DE
• Andrew Dimitri Peykoff · Laguna Beach, US
• Jay Clarke Hanan · Diamond Bar, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2019
• Grant date: May 21, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2501/0036
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Plastic container (1) being composed of a neck (3), a shoulder (5), a body (4) and a base section (2), where the base section (2) comprises at least two tie members (6a) extending from a central area (8) to the side wall of the base (2). According to the invention, the tie members (6b, 6c) and/or the function of the tie members (6b, 6c) of the base (2) at least in certain areas extend into the body section (4) or into the body (4) and the shoulder section (5) of the plastic container (1).