Method for handling a hot-filled container having a moveable portion to reduce a portion of a vacuum created therein
US7900425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C2003/226
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for vacuum compensation in hot-filled and cooled containers. Each container reduces, via one or more vacuum panels, a first portion of a vacuum created in the container. Each container also has a repositionable portion to reduce a second portion of the vacuum. During hot-filling, no portion of the repositionable portion extends below a standing or bearing surface of the container.
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