Hot-fill container
US8328033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D79/0084
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A one-piece plastic hot-fill container may employ a shoulder portion, a base portion and a sidewall portion, which may be integrally formed with and extend from the shoulder portion to the base portion. The container may further have a plurality of compression ribs molded into the sidewall portion in vertical and horizontal directions—at least the vertical compression ribs being operable to change from a first shape to a second shape in response to cooling of the liquid and further extending inwardly within the container.
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