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Plastic container having reinforced gripping structure
US8985362B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8985362-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414159933-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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A plastic container includes a shoulder portion having an annular rib defined therein and a generally cylindrical main body portion having a longitudinal axis. At least one gripping recess is defined in the main body portion that has an oblong shape when viewed in front elevation and that is defined in part by a curved concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation. The gripping recess includes a plurality of horizontal indentations, each of which is sized to receive a finger of a consumer when the plastic container is being gripped by the consumer.
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What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container, comprising: an elongated neck portion defining a dispensing opening with a vertical longitudinal axis extending therethrough; and a main body portion from which the elongated neck portion extends, the main body portion having a generally cylindrical shape with a maximum outer diameter, the main body portion having a gripping recess within an area defined by an outer boundary, the outer boundary having a generally oblong shape when view…
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- B65D1/0246Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B65D1/40Primary
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- What does patent US8985362B2 cover?
- A plastic container includes a shoulder portion having an annular rib defined therein and a generally cylindrical main body portion having a longitudinal axis. At least one gripping recess is defined in the main body portion that has an oblong shape when viewed in front elevation and that is defined in part by a curved concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation. The gripping recess inc…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Graham Packaging Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65D1/0246. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).