Plastic container with reinforced base

US9327861B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Arno Haner · Wiesent, DE
• Gerald Huettner · Vilseck, DE
• Thomas Ringl · Ebermannsdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2013
• Grant date: May 3, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 21, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D1/0284
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic container has a mouth region and a main body adjoining the mouth region in a longitudinal direction (L) of the plastic container. The main body has a peripheral wall extending around in a circumferential direction of the plastic container. A container base adjoining the main body has a central region and a plurality of reinforcing ribs which, starting from the central region, extend in the direction of the circumferential wall. A stepped portion extending at least partially in the circumferential region of the plastic container is provided in a circumferential region of the container base which extends in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal direction (L), wherein a vertical position of this stepped portion varies in the longitudinal direction (L).