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Container, in particular a bottle, made of thermoplastic material

US8096434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2006
Grant dateJan 17, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D1/0284
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermoplastic container, in particular a bottle, made by blow-molding or stretch blow-molding of a heated preform and including a bell-shaped convex base with its concavity facing outward and provided with reinforcing impressions projecting inward and radiating around a central recess, the impressions having a trapezoid shape with its smaller dimension located toward the center of the base; the impressions include respective arches which form convex trapezoid segments with concavity facing inward and extending from the seat to the central recess by being connected thereto immediately proximate the upper end of the central recess.

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