Lightweight, high strength bottle

US8567624B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ralph T. Coley, Jr. · Cohasset, US
• Robert Kleinrath · Hanover, US
• Daniel L. Witham · Maumee, US
• Tracy Momany · Sylvania, US
• David Ryan · Beavercreek, US
• Masaaki Sasaki · Tokyo, JP
• Takao Iizuka · Tokyo, JP
• Michael T. Lane

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2013
• Expiry date: May 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2501/0081
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The bottle may include a vacuum panel array and/or a rib array to help improve strength, reduce material and accommodate deformation forces tending to collapse the bottle upon filling with pasteurized contents.