Base design for pasteurization
US7140505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D1/0261
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container base may include a standing ring defining a touch point for contact with a horizontal surface, where the standing ring has an outer portion and an inner portion, and merges with the container sidewall. The base may also have a stacking ring having an inner portion and an outer portion, where the outer portion merges with the inner portion of the standing ring. The base may further have a substantially circular recessed portion coupled to the inner portion of the stacking ring, comprising: a plurality of substantially flat concentric rings recessed from the stacking ring, wherein each ring is recessed from the next outermost adjacent ring; a substantially flat center coupled to an inner diameter of an innermost substantially flat ring and recessed therefrom; and a cross-brace extending from the stacking ring into the substantially flat center.
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