Plastic container and base portion for plastic container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019337662-A1
Application number	US-201916515575-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 18, 2019
Priority date	Aug 27, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A plastic container includes a neck portion, a sidewall portion, and a base including a support ring that extends downward and is configured to support the container on a support surface; a first base portion that extends upwardly from the support ring; a second base portion that extends downwardly from the first base portion; and a reentrant portion that extends upwardly from the second base portion. In embodiments, the container can hold carbonated contents and the sidewall portion may be substantially smooth.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A plastic container configured to hold carbonated contents, the plastic container comprising:
a neck portion; a sidewall portion extending below the neck portion, the sidewall portion being substantially smooth; and a base extending below the sidewall portion, the base including:
an annular support ring that extends downward and is configured to support the container on a support surface; and
a reentrant portion disposed about a centerline of the plastic container that extends upwardly from the support ring;
wherein a thickness of the support ring is greater than a thickness of the sidewall portion;
and the thickness of the annular support ring is about 50% greater than the thickness of the sidewall portion.

Assignees

• Plastipak Packaging Inc

Inventors

• Pedmo Marc A

Classifications

• B29K2023/12

  PP, i.e. polypropylene · CPC title

• B29L2031/7158

  Bottles · CPC title

• B29K2023/06

  PE, i.e. polyethylene · CPC title

• B29B11/08

  Injection moulding · CPC title

• B29K2067/003

  PET, i.e. poylethylene terephthalate · CPC title